A new report finds nitrate contamination in Wisconsin could cost communities millions and increase health care bills. Nitrate, primarily from excess farm fertilizer and manure, is Wisconsin's most ...

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A study from the University of Exeter, Exeter, England, found that regular consumption of beetroot juice may help lower blood pressure in adults over 60 years of age. Beetroot is naturally rich in ...

The Des Moines River winds through agricultural land in Boone County. Nitrate levels reached 16.66 milligrams per liter in the Des Moines River June 12 and 19.39 mg/L in the Raccoon River June 9. With ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - Nitrate levels in some of the state’s waterways are among the highest in the nation, as a recent study finds Iowa’s agriculture industry accounts for 80% of the nitrogen in ...

For the first time in several weeks, the nitrate levels in two drinking water sources in central Iowa have dipped below the EPA's violation standard. That's 10 mg per liter. These are the numbers over ...

Iowa residents face water restrictions while experts warn about rising nitrate levels in drinking water that pose serious health risks, especially for pregnant women and children. Ryan Seacrest Breaks ...

Chemist Lisa Morarend explained how ion chromatography is used to measure nitrate and other contaminants in water samples at the Fleur Drive Treatment Plant in Des Moines during a press event Tuesday.

Nitrate levels in the Raccoon River are the highest they have been since 2013, forcing local officials in central Iowa to enact a lawn watering ban for the first time. The stage three water shortage ...

Potassium nitrate (KNO 3), known historically as saltpeter or the mineral niter, is a common salt with multiple uses. It has been known since antiquity; an early appearance in the chemical literature ...