Main Title |
Health effects of nitrates in water / |
Author |
Shuval, Hillel I., ;
Gruener., Nachman
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Other Authors |
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CORP Author |
Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem (Israel). Environmental Health Lab.;Health Effects Research Lab., Cincinnati, Ohio. Water Quality Div. |
Publisher |
Health Effects Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ; Available through National Technical Information Service, |
Year Published |
1977 |
Report Number |
EPA/600/1-77/030; EPA-06-012-3; PB270479 |
Stock Number |
PB-270 479 |
OCLC Number |
05460205 |
Subjects |
Drinking water--Standards ;
Nitrates--Environmental aspects
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Additional Subjects |
Toxicology ;
Inorganic nitrates ;
Potable water ;
Field tests ;
Infants ;
Methemoglobinemia ;
Epidemiology ;
Nitrites ;
Bioassay ;
Mice ;
Rats ;
Laboratory animals ;
Toxicity ;
Pregnancy ;
Growth ;
Behavior ;
Cardiovascular system ;
Standards ;
Concentration(Composition) ;
Environmental health ;
Water pollution effects(Humans) ;
Laboratory experiments ;
Fetuses ;
Threshold limit valves ;
Maximum permissible exposure level
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBD |
EPA 600-1-77-030 |
c.1 |
Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
05/27/2014 |
EKBD |
EPA-600/1-77-030 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
06/06/2003 |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 600-1-77-030 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
ELBD |
EPA 600-1-77-030 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
03/19/2004 |
NTIS |
PB-270 479 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
xii, 149 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. |
Abstract |
A multi faceted study of the health effects of nitrate in drinking water using epidemiological and toxicological techniques is reported. The results of the epidemiological studies indicate that infants consuming appreciable amounts of water high in nitrates in the form of powdered milk formula show significantly raised methemoglobin levels. This is also true for infants consuming tap water having a nitrate concentration ranging from 45-55 milligrams per liter. Laboratory studies of acute and chronic exposure used nitrites and found indication that nitrites can pass the rats placenta and cause raised methemoglobin levels in the fetus; that pregnant rats are particularly sensitive to exposure to nitrites, that pups born to dams exposed to nitrites during gestation show poor growth and development; and that rats exposed to sodium nitrate as well as sodium nitrite in their drinking water for 18 months show distinct deviations in heart blood vessels even at the level of 200 mg/liter of NaNO2. Behavioral effects were noted in mice exposed to high concentrations of nitrite in drinking water. |
Notes |
"Grant no. 06-012-3." Includes bibliographical references. |