# Nitrite — Drinking water contaminant limits by regulator

For Nitrite, regulator is United Kingdom (SI 2016/614); limit is 0.50; unit is mgNO2/1; limit type is Prescribed concentration or value (maximum), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Contaminant:** Nitrite _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulator:** United Kingdom (SI 2016/614) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Limit:** 0.50 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Unit:** mgNO2/1 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limit type:** Prescribed concentration or value (maximum) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Nitrite (ii) | 0.50 | mgNO2/1 |

## Source

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/614/schedule/1/made

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/).