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Nitrite

Bethpage WD

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.

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Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND110ND
2015ND140ND
2016ND510ND
2017ND1760ND
2018ND1510ND
2019ND1460ND

ppm = parts per million

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-05-08140553-002-PRIND
2014-05-081405553-001-PRIND
2014-05-081405553-003-PRIND
2014-05-091405686-005-PRIND
2014-05-091405686-001-PRIND
2014-05-091405686-002-PRIND
2014-05-091405686-003-PRIND
2014-05-091405686-006-PRIND
2014-05-091405686-004-PEIND
2014-05-131405879-001-PRIND
2014-05-131405877-001-PRIND
2015-03-231503F54-001 PRIND
2015-05-121505847-001 PRIND
2015-05-121505792-003 PRIND
2015-05-121505847-003 PRIND
2015-05-121505792-005 PRIND
2015-05-121505792-002 PRIND
2015-05-121505792-006 PRIND
2015-05-121505847-002 PRIND
2015-05-121505792-004 PRIND
2015-05-121505792-001 PRIND
2015-05-121505792-007 PRIND
2015-05-121505792-008 PRIND
2015-09-241509J66-001 PRIND
2015-09-241509J66-002 PRIND
2016-04-191604H82-001 PRIND
2016-06-071606552-007 PRIND
2016-06-071606552-002 PRIND
2016-06-071606552-003 PRIND
2016-06-071606552-008 PRIND
2016-06-071606552-010 PRIND
2016-06-071606552-004 PRIND
2016-06-071606552-006 PRIND
2016-06-071606552-001 PRIND
2016-06-071606552-012 PRIND
2016-06-071606552-009 PRIND
2016-06-071606552-013 PRIND
2016-06-071606552-005 PRIND
2016-06-071606552-011 PRIND
2016-10-03701016001ND
2016-10-03701016003ND
2016-10-03401016002ND
2016-10-03701004002ND
2016-10-03701004003ND
2016-10-03701004001ND
2016-10-04701085001ND
2016-10-04701086001ND
2016-10-04701086003ND
2016-10-04701090001ND
2016-10-04701086002ND
2016-10-04701090002ND
2016-11-01703342002ND
2016-11-01703342001ND
2016-11-01703329003ND
2016-11-01703329002ND
2016-11-01703342003ND
2016-11-01703340001ND
2016-11-01703338001ND
2016-11-02703439002ND
2016-11-02703443001ND
2016-11-02703443002ND
2016-11-02703441001ND
2016-11-02703443003ND
2016-12-01705757003ND
2016-12-01705755001ND
2016-12-01705759001ND
2016-12-01705754002ND
2016-12-01705757002ND
2016-12-01705757001ND
2016-12-01705755002ND
2016-12-01705755003ND
2016-12-02705864001ND
2016-12-02705860001ND
2016-12-02705864002ND
2016-12-02705864003ND
2016-12-02705856001ND
2017-01-03708124002ND
2017-01-03708119001ND
2017-01-03708121003ND
2017-01-03708121002ND
2017-01-03708119003ND
2017-01-03708122001ND
2017-01-03708121001ND
2017-01-03708119002ND
2017-01-04708230001ND
2017-01-04708228001ND
2017-01-04708226003ND
2017-01-04708226001ND
2017-01-04708226002ND
2017-02-017010301003ND
2017-02-017010301002ND
2017-02-017010296002ND
2017-02-017010299001ND
2017-02-017010299003ND
2017-02-017010301001ND
2017-02-017010297001ND
2017-02-017010299002ND
2017-02-027010428002ND
2017-02-027010428003ND
2017-02-027010428001ND
2017-02-027010431001ND
2017-02-027010433001ND
2017-03-017012330005ND
2017-03-017012330002ND
2017-03-017012330001ND
2017-03-017012330007ND
2017-03-017012330004ND
2017-03-017012330003ND
2017-03-017012330006ND
2017-03-017012324003ND
2017-03-027012444003ND
2017-03-027012444005ND
2017-03-027012444001ND
2017-03-027012444004ND
2017-03-027012444006ND
2017-04-037014707002ND
2017-04-037014702002ND
2017-04-037014702004ND
2017-04-037014702003ND
2017-04-037014702006ND
2017-04-037014702001ND
2017-04-037014702007ND
2017-04-037014707003ND
2017-04-037014702005ND
2017-04-047014793002ND
2017-04-047014793004ND
2017-04-047014793001ND
2017-04-047014793003ND
2017-04-047014793006ND
2017-04-117015494004ND
2017-04-117015498001-PRIND
2017-04-117015494003ND
2017-04-287017197013-PRIND
2017-04-287017197006-PRIND
2017-04-287017197002-PRIND
2017-04-287017197012-PRIND
2017-04-287017197011-PRIND
2017-04-287017197004-PRIND
2017-04-287017197008-PRIND
2017-04-287017197009-PRIND
2017-04-287017197005-PRIND
2017-04-287017197003-PRIND
2017-04-287017197010-PRIND
2017-04-287017197007-PRIND
2017-04-287017197001-PRIND
2017-05-017017330004ND
2017-05-017017330003ND
2017-05-017017330006ND
2017-05-017017330001ND
2017-05-017017330002ND
2017-05-017017330005ND
2017-05-017017330009ND
2017-05-017017330007ND
2017-05-027017419003ND
2017-05-027017419006ND
2017-05-027017419002ND
2017-05-027017419004ND
2017-05-027017419007ND
2017-05-057017419001ND
2017-06-017020087007ND
2017-06-017020087008ND
2017-06-017020087002ND
2017-06-017020087009ND
2017-06-017020087005ND
2017-06-017020087001ND
2017-06-017020087003ND
2017-06-017020087004ND
2017-06-017020087006ND
2017-06-027020207001ND
2017-06-027020195001ND
2017-06-027020188001ND
2017-06-027020195002ND
2017-06-027020188002ND
2017-06-027020195003ND
2017-07-037023051003ND
2017-07-037023057002ND
2017-07-037023057001ND
2017-07-037023051001ND
2017-07-037023051002ND
2017-07-037023060001ND
2017-07-037023057003ND
2017-07-057023149001ND
2017-07-057023149007ND
2017-07-057023149002ND
2017-07-057023149006ND
2017-07-057023149004ND
2017-07-057023149003ND
2017-08-027025936004ND
2017-08-027025925001ND
2017-08-027025936005ND
2017-08-027025936003ND
2017-08-027025936001ND
2017-08-037026044001ND
2017-08-037026044004ND
2017-08-037026044003ND
2017-08-037026104001ND
2017-08-037026044002ND
2017-08-037026104002ND
2017-08-147027134001ND
2017-08-147027134002ND
2017-09-017028733004ND
2017-09-017028733003ND
2017-09-017028733001ND
2017-09-017028733005ND
2017-09-017028733006ND
2017-09-017028733002ND
2017-09-057028822003ND
2017-09-057028822001ND
2017-09-057028822006ND
2017-09-057028822002ND
2017-09-057028822005ND
2017-09-057028822004ND
2017-09-087029253001ND
2017-10-027031513001ND
2017-10-027031519001ND
2017-10-027031523003ND
2017-10-027031513003ND
2017-10-027031523001ND
2017-10-027031523002ND
2017-10-027031513002ND
2017-10-037031771002ND
2017-10-037031771001ND
2017-10-037031771003ND
2017-10-037031776002ND
2017-10-037031776001ND
2017-10-237033724001ND
2017-11-017034468002ND
2017-11-017034471001ND
2017-11-017034471003ND
2017-11-017034471002ND
2017-11-017034468001ND
2017-11-017034468003ND
2017-11-027034615002ND
2017-11-027034621001ND
2017-11-027034612003ND
2017-11-027034612001ND
2017-11-027034615001ND
2017-11-027034612002ND
2017-11-077035057001ND
2017-12-047037025001ND
2017-12-047037025002ND
2017-12-047037020001ND
2017-12-047037022003ND
2017-12-047037022001ND
2017-12-047037025003ND
2017-12-047037022002ND
2017-12-057037178001ND
2017-12-057037183001ND
2017-12-057037128001ND
2017-12-057037178002ND
2017-12-057037178003ND
2017-12-057037183002ND
2018-01-027039433003ND
2018-01-027039432001ND
2018-01-027039428001ND
2018-01-027039433001ND
2018-01-027039428002ND
2018-01-027039433002ND
2018-01-037039537003ND
2018-01-037039537002ND
2018-01-037039537001ND
2018-01-037039549001ND
2018-01-037039542001ND
2018-01-057039663001ND
2018-02-017041855001ND
2018-02-017041864003ND
2018-02-017041859001ND
2018-02-017041864002ND
2018-02-017041859002ND
2018-02-017041859003ND
2018-02-017041864001ND
2018-02-027041932001ND
2018-02-027041923001ND
2018-02-027041932003ND
2018-02-027041929001ND
2018-02-027041932002ND
2018-02-237043795003-PRIND
2018-02-237043795001-PRIND
2018-02-237043795002-PRIND
2018-03-017044227002ND
2018-03-017044170003ND
2018-03-017044227001ND
2018-03-017044170002ND
2018-03-017044170001ND
2018-03-017044227003ND
2018-03-017044230001ND
2018-03-027044364001ND
2018-03-027044360001ND
2018-03-027044360003ND
2018-03-027044368001ND
2018-03-027044360002ND
2018-04-027046852001ND
2018-04-027046849003ND
2018-04-027046851001ND
2018-04-027046849002ND
2018-04-027046851003ND
2018-04-027046849001ND
2018-04-027046851002ND
2018-04-037046965001ND
2018-04-037046961001ND
2018-04-037046965003ND
2018-04-037046965002ND
2018-04-037046968001ND
2018-05-017050006003ND
2018-05-017050006001ND
2018-05-017050001001ND
2018-05-017050003003ND
2018-05-017050006002ND
2018-05-017050003002ND
2018-05-017050003001ND
2018-05-027050253001ND
2018-05-027050249001ND
2018-05-027050253002ND
2018-05-027050249002ND
2018-05-077050706010-PRIND
2018-05-077050706009-PRIND
2018-05-077050706007-PRIND
2018-05-077050706008-PRIND
2018-05-077050706006-PRIND
2018-05-077050706005-PRIND
2018-05-077050706004-PRIND
2018-05-077050706011-PRIND
2018-05-077050706003-PRIND
2018-05-077050706001-PRIND
2018-05-077050706002-PRIND
2018-06-047053554001ND
2018-06-047053553001ND
2018-06-047053547002ND
2018-06-047053547001ND
2018-06-047053553002ND
2018-06-047053553003ND
2018-06-047053547003ND
2018-06-057053665002ND
2018-06-057053665001ND
2018-06-057053667002ND
2018-06-057053667001ND
2018-07-027056821003ND
2018-07-027056825002ND
2018-07-027056821001ND
2018-07-027056820001ND
2018-07-027056825003ND
2018-07-027056821002ND
2018-07-027056825001ND
2018-07-037057052001ND
2018-07-037057049002ND
2018-07-037057049001ND
2018-07-037057052002ND
2018-08-067060488003ND
2018-08-067060483003ND
2018-08-067060482001ND
2018-08-067060483002ND
2018-08-067060488001ND
2018-08-067060488002ND
2018-08-067060483001ND
2018-08-077060729002ND
2018-08-077060734002ND
2018-08-077060729001ND
2018-08-077060734001ND
2018-09-047063508001ND
2018-09-047063506002ND
2018-09-047063507001ND
2018-09-047063507003ND
2018-09-047063506001ND
2018-09-047063506003ND
2018-09-047063507002ND
2018-09-057063696003ND
2018-09-057063696004ND
2018-09-057063696005ND
2018-09-057063696002ND
2018-10-017066339001ND
2018-10-017066339002ND
2018-10-017066338003ND
2018-10-017066338002ND
2018-10-017066338001ND
2018-10-017066339003ND
2018-10-017066352001ND
2018-10-027066493004ND
2018-10-027066493003ND
2018-10-027066488001ND
2018-10-027066493001ND
2018-10-027066493002ND
2018-11-017069664001ND
2018-11-017069664002ND
2018-11-017069667001ND
2018-11-017069663001ND
2018-11-017069664003ND
2018-11-017069667002ND
2018-11-017069667003ND
2018-11-027069898004ND
2018-11-027069898003ND
2018-11-027069898001ND
2018-11-027069898002ND
2018-11-087070472001ND
2018-12-037072611001ND
2018-12-037072611005ND
2018-12-037072611004ND
2018-12-037072611003ND
2018-12-037072611006ND
2018-12-037072611002ND
2018-12-037072611007ND
2018-12-047072767001ND
2018-12-047072767002ND
2018-12-047072758001ND
2019-01-027075224001ND
2019-01-027075233003ND
2019-01-027075226002ND
2019-01-027075226003ND
2019-01-027075233001ND
2019-01-027075226001ND
2019-01-027075233002ND
2019-01-037075439001ND
2019-01-037075435001ND
2019-01-037075439002ND
2019-02-047078242005ND
2019-02-047078242006ND
2019-02-047078242001ND
2019-02-047078242007ND
2019-02-047078242002ND
2019-02-047078242003ND
2019-02-047078242004ND
2019-02-057078379001ND
2019-02-057078379002ND
2019-03-047081156001ND
2019-03-047081153002ND
2019-03-047081155002ND
2019-03-047081155003ND
2019-03-047081155001ND
2019-03-047081153001ND
2019-03-047081153003ND
2019-03-057081245002ND
2019-03-057081245001ND
2019-03-057081245003ND
2019-04-017083986001ND
2019-04-017083986003ND
2019-04-017083989001ND
2019-04-017083988002ND
2019-04-017083988001ND
2019-04-017083986002ND
2019-04-017083988003ND
2019-04-027084124001ND
2019-04-027084124003ND
2019-04-027084124002ND
2019-04-167085910001ND
2019-05-017087754002ND
2019-05-017087752001ND
2019-05-017087749001ND
2019-05-017087754001ND
2019-05-017087752003ND
2019-05-017087752002ND
2019-05-017087754003ND
2019-05-027087901001ND
2019-05-027087901002ND
2019-05-027087900001ND
2019-06-037091747007ND
2019-06-037091747006ND
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2019-06-047091922006ND
2019-06-047091922002ND
2019-06-107092852009-PRIND
2019-06-107092852013-PRIND
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2019-06-107092852004-PRIND
2019-06-107092852006-PRIND
2019-06-107092852008-PRIND
2019-06-107092852012-PRIND
2019-06-107092852001-PRIND
2019-06-107092852010-PRIND
2019-06-107092852011-PRIND
2019-06-107092852002-PRIND
2019-06-107092852003-PRIND
2019-06-117093118001ND
2019-07-027096069001ND
2019-07-027096069003ND
2019-07-027096056001ND
2019-07-027096069002ND
2019-07-027096056003ND
2019-07-027096060001ND
2019-07-027096056002ND
2019-07-037096337002ND
2019-07-037096337001ND
2019-07-037096334002ND
2019-07-037096334001ND
2019-08-017099649002ND
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2019-08-017099654003ND
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2019-08-017099654001ND
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2019-08-017099649003ND
2019-08-027099700001ND
2019-08-027099700002ND
2019-08-027099695001ND
2019-08-027099695002ND
2019-09-0370103521004ND
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2019-10-0370107205004ND
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