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Nitrate and nitrite are not a risk in rainwater unless the rain is stored in an underground tank that is possibly leaking or the collection surface is dirty with animal or human faecal matter.

If rain is collected from a clean surface and stored in a clean tank there is no risk of nitrate/nitrite contamination.