The kind of microbes commonly used to turn nitrate into nitrogen gas fed on organic carbons for energy, in order to process ...

All of this disproportionately affects the elderly. In a 2023 study of patients with a median age of 75, approximately 30% of ...

Luis Arevalo fears his grandson will never be able to drink water straight from the tap because of the nitrate in the local water supply.

DEAR DR. BLONZ: I would like a better understanding of the differences between nitrates, nitrites and nitrosamines in food and the body. There are studies linking nitrates to colorectal cancer, but a ...

Des Moines Water Works employee Bill Blubaugh collects a water sample from the Raccoon River in June 2021 in Des Moines. (Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio ...

The government has said it stands by the Food Standards Agency in the extraordinary row with World Health Organization scientists demanding action over the safety risks of nitrites in processed meat ...

Can beet juice help lower blood pressure levels? Dietician Neha Shirke explains how its nitrates work in the body, how much to drink and who should be cautious.

Deepak Nitrite Ltd informed that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Deepak Chem Tech Ltd, has started manufacturing operations at its nitric acid plant. The plant is located in Nandesari, Vadodara district, ...

Ever since the EU Nitrates Directive was introduced in 1991, successive Irish governments have pushed back against it. The directive, intended to curb nitrate pollution, set a limit of 170 kg of ...

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