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CONTAMINANT

n-Nitrosomorpholine (NMOR)

STATES DETECTED

1

serves

727,000

utilities detected

6

Overview

N-Nitrosomorpholine (NNM, NMOR) is an organic compound which is known to be a carcinogen and mutagen

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n-Nitrosomorpholine (NMOR) around the Country

UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION
State Utilities People Served
California6726,694

Utilities with the highest amounts of n-nitrosomorpholine (NMOR), 2021-2023

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LARGE UTILITIES
Utility Location Tests Average level People served
Jurupa Community Services District*Jurupa Valley, CA31 of 530.00514 ppb133,292
Glendale Water DepartmentGlendale, CA20 of 210.00358 ppb201,334
Burbank Water Department*Burbank, CA5 of 50.00312 ppb105,451
El Monte Water DepartmentEl Monte, CA1 of 30.00150 ppb22,968
San Gabriel Valley Water Company- El Monte*El Monte, CA33 of 3580.000253 ppb254,300
San Gabriel Valley Water Company-MontebelloEl Monte, CA33 of 3580.000253 ppb9,349

* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report n-Nitrosomorpholine (NMOR), but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.

UtilityLocationTestsAverage levelPeople served
Jurupa Community Services District*Jurupa Valley, CA31 of 530.00514 ppb133,292
Glendale Water DepartmentGlendale, CA20 of 210.00358 ppb201,334
Burbank Water Department*Burbank, CA5 of 50.00312 ppb105,451
El Monte Water DepartmentEl Monte, CA1 of 30.00150 ppb22,968
San Gabriel Valley Water Company- El Monte*El Monte, CA33 of 3580.000253 ppb254,300

* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report n-Nitrosomorpholine (NMOR), but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.

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