Until recently the inorganic anions nitrate (NO 3 −) and nitrite (NO 2 −) were considered inert end products of nitric oxide (NO) metabolism and unfavorable dietary constituents.However, a new ...

around 5% of dietary nitrates and nitrites come from their use as a food additive. Nitrate is also converted into nitrite by the bacteria in ‘the deep crypts’ of our tongue and our stomach.

In humans, dietary nitrate (mostly from green leafy vegetables) is converted to nitrite in saliva, and to nitric oxide (NO) in the acidic stomach. Petersson and colleagues hypothesized that ...

Every two years the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has to submit a list of impaired bodies of water. More than half of ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, after rejecting a portion of Iowa’s 2024 list of impaired water segments, is now ...

EPA says parts of Des Moines, Raccoon, Iowa, Cedar and S. Skunk rivers should be added to Iowa's impaired waters list because ...

Climate-driven extreme weather conditions, such as droughts and intense precipitation, may be accelerating the pace at which ...

Extreme weather spurred by climate change, including droughts and heavy rains, may increase the risk of nitrates from ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said nitrate and nitrite levels in six sections of the Cedar, Des Moines, Iowa, ...

The Cedar River, a critical drinking water source for nearly 130,000 residents in Cedar Rapids, has once been again listed as ...