Drinking Water Nitrate and Health

Encyclopedia of Environmental Health

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 167-178

  Ward, M H ^a   Brender, J D ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cardiovascular disease; Congenital malformations; Diabetes; Drinking water; Endogenous nitrosation; Intrauterine growth retardation; Methemoglobinemia; N nitroso compounds; Nitrate; Nitrate nitrogen; Nitrite; Prematurity; Spontaneous abortion; Thyroid disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861345613     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52272-6.00562-6     Document Type: Chapter

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