Inorganic chemicals · 2023
Nitrite in Corcoran, City of, CA tap water
Corcoran, City of, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Nitrite and reported no detectable amount.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average System-wide | Not detected mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Range System-wide | Not detected mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Corcoran, City of, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Nitrite
A compound from fertilizer runoff, sewage, and erosion of natural deposits.
Like nitrate, elevated levels can cause 'blue baby syndrome' in infants.
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People also ask
+Is there Nitrite in Corcoran, City of, CA tap water?
Corcoran, City of, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Nitrite and found no detectable amount.
+What's the federal limit for Nitrite in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Nitrite is 1 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Nitrite?
A compound from fertilizer runoff, sewage, and erosion of natural deposits. Like nitrate, elevated levels can cause 'blue baby syndrome' in infants.
+Where does this Nitrite measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Nitrite entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Corcoran, City of, CA water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/ca/corcoran/2023/source.