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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrite

Glencrest Mobile Home Park

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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND

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
2014-03-27ND
2014-06-16ND
2014-08-18ND
2014-12-18ND
2015-03-1812549214ND
2015-06-1712922331ND
2015-08-1813170641ND
2015-11-1713548182ND
2016-02-2213903432ND
2016-05-2414295997ND
2016-07-1114618306ND
2016-11-1415266844ND
2017-02-2015694592ND
2017-06-2016303710ND
2017-09-2016771152ND
2017-12-1117202262ND
2018-03-19ND
2018-06-26ND
2018-09-24ND
2018-11-12ND
2019-02-19ND
2019-05-20ND
2019-08-22ND
2019-11-20ND