Nitrates in Your Drinking Water

Nitrates in Your Drinking Water

1 pp. === Infants and certain elderly people are the most susceptible to nitrates found in water. When these individuals drink water or eat foods that contain high levels of nitrates, their blood can lose the ability to effectively carry oxygen. This condition is called methemoglobinemia or blue bab...

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Main Author: Hassinger, Elaine
Other Authors: Soil, Water & Enviromental Science
Language:en_US
Published: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) 1994
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/156936
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spelling ndltd-arizona.edu-oai-arizona.openrepository.com-10150-1569362015-10-23T04:28:34Z Nitrates in Your Drinking Water Hassinger, Elaine Soil, Water & Enviromental Science 1 pp. Infants and certain elderly people are the most susceptible to nitrates found in water. When these individuals drink water or eat foods that contain high levels of nitrates, their blood can lose the ability to effectively carry oxygen. This condition is called methemoglobinemia or blue baby syndrome. This article discusses the health problem caused by nitrates found in your drinking water, and the way to test for those nitrates. 1994-02 text Pamphlet http://hdl.handle.net/10150/156936 AZ9416-1994 en_US University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Publication AZ9416 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)
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description 1 pp. === Infants and certain elderly people are the most susceptible to nitrates found in water. When these individuals drink water or eat foods that contain high levels of nitrates, their blood can lose the ability to effectively carry oxygen. This condition is called methemoglobinemia or blue baby syndrome. This article discusses the health problem caused by nitrates found in your drinking water, and the way to test for those nitrates.
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