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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrate and nitrite

Albany

Nitrate and nitrite enter water from fertilizer runoff, septic tanks and urban runoff. These contaminants can cause oxygen deprivation for infants and increase the risk of cancer. Nitrite is significantly more toxic than nitrate. Click here to read more about nitrate.

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172

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

42

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.763 ppm286ND - 6.10 ppm
20150.901 ppm298ND - 5.40 ppm
20160.781 ppm297ND - 5.70 ppm
20170.585 ppm297ND - 4.60 ppm
20180.584 ppm309ND - 5.40 ppm
20190.387 ppm275ND - 5.70 ppm

ppm = parts per million

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.14 ppm

The health guideline of 0.14 parts per million, or ppm, for nitrate and nitrite is based on the equivalent health guideline for nitrate, as defined in a peer-reviewed scientific study by EWG. This guideline represents a one-in-one-million annual cancer risk level.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 10 ppm

ppm = parts per million

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-04-21AI38476ND
2014-04-21AI38477ND
2014-04-21AI38478ND
2014-04-21AI38479ND
2014-04-21AI38480ND
2014-04-21AI38481ND
2014-04-21AI38482ND
2014-04-21AI384832.30 ppm
2014-04-21AI38484ND
2014-04-21AI384851.40 ppm
2014-04-21AI38486ND
2014-04-21AI38487ND
2014-04-22AI38650ND
2014-04-22AI38651ND
2014-04-22AI38652ND
2014-04-22AI38653ND
2014-04-22AI38654ND
2014-04-22AI38655ND
2014-04-22AI38656ND
2014-04-22AI38657ND
2014-04-22AI386586.10 ppm
2014-05-13AI40519ND
2014-05-13AI40520ND
2014-05-13AI40521ND
2014-05-13AI40522ND
2014-05-13AI405230.660 ppm
2014-09-03AI521476.00 ppm
2014-10-13AI574094.90 ppm
2015-01-27AI635905.30 ppm
2015-04-20AI75265ND
2015-04-20AI75266ND
2015-04-20AI75267ND
2015-04-20AI75268ND
2015-04-20AI75269ND
2015-04-20AI75270ND
2015-04-20AI75271ND
2015-04-20AI75272ND
2015-04-20AI75273ND
2015-04-20AI75274ND
2015-04-20AI752751.10 ppm
2015-04-20AI75276ND
2015-04-20AI75277ND
2015-04-20AI752781.70 ppm
2015-04-20AI75279ND
2015-04-21AI75397ND
2015-04-21AI75398ND
2015-04-21AI75399ND
2015-04-21AI75400ND
2015-04-21AI75401ND
2015-04-21AI754020.630 ppm
2015-04-21AI75403ND
2015-04-21AI75404ND
2015-04-21AI75405ND
2015-04-21AI754062.40 ppm
2015-04-22AI755065.40 ppm
2015-08-05AI856494.70 ppm
2015-10-29AJ002084.90 ppm
2016-01-26AJ050323.80 ppm
2016-04-12AJ100065.70 ppm
2016-07-19AJ185344.30 ppm
2016-09-19AJ27916ND
2016-09-19AJ27917ND
2016-09-19AJ27918ND
2016-09-19AJ279191.20 ppm
2016-09-19AJ27920ND
2016-09-19AJ27921ND
2016-09-19AJ27922ND
2016-09-19AJ27923ND
2016-09-19AJ27924ND
2016-09-19AJ27925ND
2016-09-19AJ27926ND
2016-09-19AJ27927ND
2016-09-19AJ279280.650 ppm
2016-09-19AJ27929ND
2016-09-19AJ27930ND
2016-09-19AJ27931ND
2016-09-20AJ283172.10 ppm
2016-09-20AJ28318ND
2016-09-20AJ28319ND
2016-09-20AJ28320ND
2016-09-20AJ28321ND
2016-09-20AJ28322ND
2016-09-20AJ28323ND
2016-09-20AJ28324ND
2016-09-20AJ28325ND
2016-10-24AJ320534.90 ppm
2017-01-30AJ437463.80 ppm
2017-06-12AJ57392ND
2017-06-12AJ57393ND
2017-06-12AJ57394ND
2017-06-12AJ57395ND
2017-06-12AJ57396ND
2017-06-12AJ57397ND
2017-06-12AJ57398ND
2017-06-12AJ57399ND
2017-06-12AJ57400ND
2017-06-12AJ57401ND
2017-06-12AJ57402ND
2017-06-12AJ57403ND
2017-06-12AJ57404ND
2017-06-12AJ574051.000 ppm
2017-06-12AJ574061.10 ppm
2017-06-12AJ57407ND
2017-06-13AJ57556ND
2017-06-13AJ57557ND
2017-06-13AJ57558ND
2017-06-13AJ57559ND
2017-06-13AJ57560ND
2017-06-13AJ57561ND
2017-06-13AJ57562ND
2017-06-13AJ575630.560 ppm
2017-06-16AJ579614.60 ppm
2017-06-19AJ57962ND
2017-07-26AJ618253.10 ppm
2017-10-30AJ726612.80 ppm
2018-01-25AJ779663.00 ppm
2018-04-12AJ874011.70 ppm
2018-07-19AJ949133.80 ppm
2018-08-21AJ98544ND
2018-08-21AJ98545ND
2018-08-21AJ98546ND
2018-08-21AJ98547ND
2018-08-21AJ98548ND
2018-08-21AJ985492.00 ppm
2018-08-21AJ98550ND
2018-08-21AJ98551ND
2018-08-21AJ98552ND
2018-08-21AJ98553ND
2018-08-21AJ98554ND
2018-08-21AJ98555ND
2018-08-21AJ98556ND
2018-08-21AJ98557ND
2018-08-21AJ985580.530 ppm
2018-08-21AJ98559ND
2018-08-21AJ98560ND
2018-08-21AJ98561ND
2018-08-21AJ98562ND
2018-08-21AJ98563ND
2018-08-21AJ985640.410 ppm
2018-08-21AJ98565ND
2018-08-21AJ98566ND
2018-10-31AK051355.40 ppm
2018-11-08AK057220.340 ppm
2018-11-08AK05723ND
2018-11-08AK057240.340 ppm
2019-05-23AK182445.70 ppm
2019-09-11AK30311ND
2019-09-11AK30312ND
2019-09-11AK30313ND
2019-09-11AK30314ND
2019-09-11AK30315ND
2019-09-11AK30316ND
2019-09-11AK30317ND
2019-09-11AK30318ND
2019-09-11AK30319ND
2019-09-11AK30320ND
2019-09-11AK303211.30 ppm
2019-09-11AK303221.000 ppm
2019-09-11AK30323ND
2019-09-11AK30324ND
2019-09-11AK30325ND
2019-09-11AK30326ND
2019-09-11AK30327ND
2019-09-25AK32836ND
2019-09-25AK32837ND
2019-09-25AK32838ND
2019-09-25AK32839ND
2019-09-25AK328401.50 ppm
2019-09-25AK328410.960 ppm
2019-09-25AK32842ND
2019-11-11AK36874ND
2019-11-12AK36614ND