# Nitrite — Drinking water contaminant limits by regulator

For Nitrite, regulator is European Union (Directive 2020/2184); limit is 0,50; unit is mg/l; limit type is Parametric value, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Contaminant:** Nitrite _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulator:** European Union (Directive 2020/2184) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Limit:** 0,50 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Unit:** mg/l _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limit type:** Parametric value _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Nitrite | 0,50 | mg/l

## Source

- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32020L2184

Last verified: 2026-08-06. Review by: 2027-08-06.
Part of [Drinking water contaminant limits by regulator](https://referencesource.org/drinking-water-contaminant-limits/).