Nitrate/nitrite poisoning in dairy cattle associated with consumption of forages irrigated with municipally treated wastewater

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 163-170

  Al Qudah, K M ^a   Rousan, L M ^a   Ereifej, K I ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Cows; Methemoglobin; Nitrate; Nitrite poisoning; Treated wastewater

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BLOOD; BLOOD VESSELS; DAIRIES; NITRATES; PLASMAS; WASTEWATER; WATER RECYCLING;

COWS; DAIRY CATTLE; DAIRY HERDS; HEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATIONS; METHEMOGLOBIN; METHYLENE BLUES; MUCOUS MEMBRANES; NITRITE POISONING; POSTMORTEM EXAMINATIONS; SMALL INTESTINES; TREATED WASTEWATER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BLOOD; CATTLE; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FORAGE; GRASS; IRRIGATION; NITRATE; NITRITE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER;

ANIMALIA; BOS; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 60849114041     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240802051205     Document Type: Article

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