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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrite

Albion

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.

 

156

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND120ND
2019ND1420ND

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
2014-09-18LLF39128ND
2014-09-18LLF39127ND
2018-09-17LLI05854ND
2018-09-17LLI05853ND
2018-11-19LLI15995ND
2018-11-19LLI15992ND
2018-11-19LLI15996ND
2018-11-19LLI15993ND
2018-11-19LLI15994ND
2018-11-21LLI16431ND
2018-11-21LLI16433ND
2018-11-21LLI16432ND
2018-12-12LLI19023ND
2018-12-26LLI20697ND
2019-01-07LLI21389ND
2019-01-14LLI22213ND
2019-01-14LLI22214ND
2019-01-14LLI22212ND
2019-01-14LLI22211ND
2019-01-23LLI23194ND
2019-01-23LLI23195ND
2019-01-23LLI23193ND
2019-01-29LLI23792ND
2019-01-29LLI23793ND
2019-01-29LLI23794ND
2019-01-31LLI23977ND
2019-01-31LLI23979ND
2019-01-31LLI23978ND
2019-02-04LLI24080ND
2019-02-04LLI24082ND
2019-02-04LLI24081ND
2019-02-04LLI24079ND
2019-02-04LLI24084ND
2019-02-04LLI24083ND
2019-02-04LLI24078ND
2019-02-04LLI24085ND
2019-02-20LLI26362ND
2019-02-20LLI26363ND
2019-02-20LLI26364ND
2019-03-04LLI27620ND
2019-03-04LLI27619ND
2019-03-04LLI27621ND
2019-03-18LLI29512ND
2019-03-18LLI29511ND
2019-03-18LLI29510ND
2019-04-01LLI31317ND
2019-04-01LLI31315ND
2019-04-01LLI31320ND
2019-04-01LLI31316ND
2019-04-01LLI31319ND
2019-04-01LLI31318ND
2019-04-01LLI31321ND
2019-04-15LLI33222ND
2019-04-15LLI33221ND
2019-04-15LLI33218ND
2019-04-15LLI33224ND
2019-04-15LLI33219ND
2019-04-15LLI33223ND
2019-04-15LLI33220ND
2019-04-17LLI33711ND
2019-04-17LLI33710ND
2019-04-17LLI33709ND
2019-04-17LLI33712ND
2019-04-29LLI35265ND
2019-04-29LLI35268ND
2019-04-29LLI35266ND
2019-04-29LLI35267ND
2019-04-29LLI35263ND
2019-04-29LLI35264ND
2019-04-29LLI35262ND
2019-05-13LLI37465ND
2019-05-13LLI37467ND
2019-05-13LLI37468ND
2019-05-13LLI37470ND
2019-05-13LLI37464ND
2019-05-13LLI37466ND
2019-05-13LLI37469ND
2019-05-28LLI39593ND
2019-05-28LLI39594ND
2019-05-28LLI39595ND
2019-05-28LLI39597ND
2019-05-28LLI39599ND
2019-05-28LLI39596ND
2019-05-28LLI39598ND
2019-06-10LLI41879ND
2019-06-10LLI41876ND
2019-06-10LLI41877ND
2019-06-10LLI41880ND
2019-06-10LLI41881ND
2019-06-10LLI41882ND
2019-06-10LLI41878ND
2019-06-24LLI45612ND
2019-06-24LLI45614ND
2019-06-24LLI45609ND
2019-06-24LLI45615ND
2019-06-24LLI45613ND
2019-06-24LLI45610ND
2019-06-24LLI45611ND
2019-07-08LLI48201ND
2019-07-08LLI48197ND
2019-07-08LLI48195ND
2019-07-08LLI48199ND
2019-07-08LLI48198ND
2019-07-08LLI48200ND
2019-07-08LLI48196ND
2019-07-15LLI49522ND
2019-07-15LLI49524ND
2019-07-15LLI49523ND
2019-07-22LLI50965ND
2019-07-22LLI50966ND
2019-07-22LLI50969ND
2019-07-22LLI50967ND
2019-07-22LLI50968ND
2019-07-26LLI52171ND
2019-07-26LLI52170ND
2019-08-05LLI53817ND
2019-08-05LLI53819ND
2019-08-05LLI53818ND
2019-08-19LLI57288ND
2019-08-19LLI57291ND
2019-08-19LLI57290ND
2019-08-19LLI57289ND
2019-08-26LLI59118ND
2019-09-03LLI60890ND
2019-09-03LLI60891ND
2019-09-03LLI60892ND
2019-09-16LLI64295ND
2019-09-16LLI64297ND
2019-09-16LLI64296ND
2019-09-30LLI68253ND
2019-09-30LLI68252ND
2019-09-30LLI68254ND
2019-10-07LLI69395ND
2019-10-07LLI69394ND
2019-10-07LLI69396ND
2019-10-14LLI70676ND
2019-10-14LLI70675ND
2019-10-14LLI70677ND
2019-10-21LLI71507ND
2019-10-21LLI71509ND
2019-10-21LLI71508ND
2019-10-28LLI73029ND
2019-10-28LLI73028ND
2019-10-28LLI73027ND
2019-11-13LLI76638ND
2019-11-13LLI76637ND
2019-11-18LLI77547ND
2019-11-25LLI79655ND
2019-11-25LLI79656ND
2019-11-25LLI79654ND
2019-12-09LLI82098ND
2019-12-09LLI82100ND
2019-12-09LLI82099ND
2019-12-23LLI85508ND
2019-12-23LLI85507ND
2019-12-23LLI85506ND