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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrite

Evergreen Village 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.

 

30

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND50ND
2015ND50ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND50ND
2018ND50ND
2019ND50ND

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
2014-03-061402-00837ND
2014-03-061402-00838ND
2014-06-051405-01286ND
2014-09-041408-01550ND
2014-12-051411-00760ND
2015-03-1212553927ND
2015-03-1212553929ND
2015-06-1112927864ND
2015-09-3013430367ND
2015-12-0313673650ND
2016-03-3114024914ND
2016-03-3114024912ND
2016-06-0214460607ND
2016-09-0114964599ND
2016-12-0115420032ND
2017-03-0915841614ND
2017-03-0915841616ND
2017-06-0516310968ND
2017-09-2116777569ND
2017-12-0417208339ND
2018-03-011802-00987ND
2018-03-011802-00988ND
2018-06-051805-01862ND
2018-09-171808-02162ND
2018-12-121811-01278ND
2019-03-071902-01362ND
2019-03-141902-01363ND
2019-06-061905-02041ND
2019-09-031908-02197ND
2019-12-041911-01690ND