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Nitrite

Moorestown Water Department

NOTE: Moorestown Water Department purchases water from NJ American Water - Western which is required to test for nitrite. Sample information shown below was taken by NJ American Water - Western.

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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77

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND130ND
2019ND120ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND130ND
2022ND130ND
2023ND140ND

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

NOTE: Moorestown Water Department purchases water from NJ American Water - Western which is required to test for nitrite. Sample information shown below was taken by NJ American Water - Western.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-1038457001ND
2018-04-2438457901ND
2018-04-2438461001ND
2018-04-2438460901ND
2018-04-2438457401ND
2018-04-2438453501ND
2018-04-2438460201ND
2018-04-2538457601ND
2018-08-0240453901ND
2018-08-0240463701ND
2018-08-0240463801ND
2018-08-2840461101ND
2018-09-1039787301ND
2019-01-2342645701ND
2019-01-2342650701ND
2019-01-2842647501ND
2019-01-2842650901ND
2019-01-2942647701ND
2019-01-2942649901ND
2019-01-2942650101ND
2019-02-0543293801ND
2019-08-2742653501ND
2019-08-2742650301ND
2019-08-2742653701ND
2019-08-2842653401ND
2020-01-0848072701ND
2020-01-1448072601ND
2020-01-1548071401ND
2020-01-1548071501ND
2020-02-0448843001ND
2020-02-1349102501ND
2020-03-1848923201ND
2020-03-1848923301ND
2020-07-2150015901ND
2020-07-2150016001ND
2020-07-2150016201ND
2020-07-2751541501ND
2021-01-0653090301ND
2021-01-2153087101ND
2021-01-2153087201ND
2021-01-2553730501ND
2021-02-2553435201ND
2021-02-2553435101ND
2021-03-1553802801ND
2021-03-1553802901ND
2021-03-1553803001ND
2021-06-1054819401ND
2021-06-2354819601ND
2021-06-2354819001ND
2021-10-2856492601ND
2022-01-0557303301ND
2022-01-1057300501ND
2022-01-1057300601ND
2022-01-1057300801ND
2022-03-2457958601ND
2022-03-2457958701ND
2022-03-2457958801ND
2022-08-2959251001ND
2022-08-2959251601ND
2022-08-2959250601ND
2022-08-2959251701ND
2022-08-3059251501ND
2022-10-0560568301ND
2023-01-0461650801ND
2023-01-1061650501ND
2023-01-1061650601ND
2023-01-1061655901ND
2023-02-2161969501ND
2023-06-1363796801ND
2023-06-1963796601ND
2023-06-1963797001ND
2023-06-2263503401ND
2023-06-2267060701ND
2023-09-1462387401ND
2023-09-2868308401ND
2023-10-1868035701ND
2023-10-2668037701ND