Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Nitrite

Tyler County Psd

Nitrite, closely related to the fertilizer chemical nitrate, comes from urban runoff and from fertilizer applied to agricultural lands to pollute drinking water. Nitrite is significantly more toxic than nitrate. Excessive nitrite in water can cause oxygen deprivation in infants and increase the risk of cancer.

 

5

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND10ND
20200.130 ppm220.120 ppm - 0.140 ppm
20210.500 ppm110.500 ppm
2022N/A00N/A
20230.503 ppm110.503 ppm

ppm = parts per million

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 1 ppm

The legal limit for nitrite, established in 1991, was based on the rate of conversion of ingested nitrate into nitrite in adults. This limit may not fully protect against the risk of cancer due to nitrite exposure.

ppm = parts per million

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-03-0619030847-03AND
2020-11-047349152002A0.120 ppm
2020-11-057349152003A0.140 ppm
2021-05-0673702840050.500 ppm
2023-04-06305762430010.503 ppm