Are nitrate levels in groundwater stable over time?

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 129-133

  Ruckart, Perri Zeitz ^a   Henderson, Alden K ^a   Black, Michele Lynberg ^b   Flanders, W Dana ^c  

^a AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquifer; Exposure; Groundwater; Nitrate

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; DRINKING WATER; NITRATE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COLORIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; NEOPLASM; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; REDUCTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALORIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NITRATES; NITROGEN; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 39549084363     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jes.7500561     Document Type: Article

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