Nitrogen species in drinking water indicate potential exposure pathway for Balkan Endemic Nephropathy

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 229-237

  Niagolova, Nedialka ^a   McElmurry, Shawn P ^b   Voice, Thomas C ^b   Long, David T ^a   Petropoulos, Evangelos A ^a   Havezov, Ivan ^c   Chou, Karen ^a   Ganev, Varban ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

^c BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Bulgaria)

^d Trakia University Medical College   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Balkan Endemic Nephropathy; Bulgaria; Drinking water; Exposure; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC POLLUTION; BALKAN ENDEMIC NEUROPATHY (BEN); CAUSATIVE AGENTS; NITROGEN SPECIES;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASES; HEALTH CARE; NITROGEN; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

POTABLE WATER;

CHLORIDE; DRINKING WATER; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; TAP WATER; WELL WATER;

DISEASE INCIDENCE; DRINKING WATER; NITROGEN; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; BULGARIA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EPIDEMIC; EXPOSURE; KIDNEY DISEASE; STANDARD; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

AMMONIA; BALKAN NEPHROPATHY; BULGARIA; CHLORIDES; DRINKING; ENDEMIC DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; NITRATES; NITRITES; NITROGEN; POTASSIUM; RURAL HEALTH; SODIUM; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

BULGARIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 10044243695     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2004.08.003     Document Type: Article

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