Greater daily exposure to nitrites in food and water may increase the risk for type 2 diabetes, French researchers reported. Compared with those in the lowest tertile of total nitrite exposure (mean 3 ...

University of California farm advisor Michael Cahn trains lettuce growers to test their fields for nitrates. By putting a thimbleful of dirt into a test tube with some water and watching as a strip ...

Nitrogen is a naturally occurring nutrient found in most soils. It is essential for life in plants and most plants require large amounts of nitrogen for best growth. Nitrate (nitrogen) formation also ...

Experts said the main water quality issues in the Quad Cities are nitrates and lead pipes affecting drinking water, which can ...

California is facing a hidden threat to its drinking water supply. Nitrate pollution is a problem for both cities and rural areas, and it could get worse as the state's population grows. Yet, ...

As Central Iowa Water Works imposes a lawn-watering ban to help ensure member utilities have the capacity to treat high levels of nitrates in their source water, some central Iowans are eyeing the ...

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In this review we present an update on maternal exposure to nitrates in drinking water in relation to possible adverse reproductive and developmental effects, and also discuss nitrates in drinking ...

An official says Des Moines Water Works likely will sue three counties that manage drainage districts with high concentrations of nitrates.Water Works officials say the nitrates flow into the Raccoon ...

Elevated nitrates in drinking water — a persistent problem in Iowa — have been be linked to health concerns that include birth defects, cancers and thyroid problems, according to a state environmental ...

Water in Las Vegas is still safe to drink by federal and state standards, but researchers are watching nitrate levels in the water extracted from ground wells throughout the valley with alarm. That’s ...

A JUDGE WILL LISTEN TO THOSE ARGUMENTS ON AUGUST 23. A NEW STUDY SAYS IOWA WATER COULD CAUSE CANCER. AND THE NITRATES IN OUR DRINKING WATER ARE TO BLAME. KCCI’S TOMMIE CLARK SPOKE WITH AN IOWA ...