Greater daily exposure to nitrites in food and water may increase the risk for type 2 diabetes, French researchers reported. Compared with those in the lowest tertile of total nitrite exposure (mean 3 ...

Over the past several weeks, nitrate levels in the Des Moines metro's drinking water have been a hot topic of discussion. A lawn watering ban that was implemented June 12 prompted rumors of a ...

In the chemical industries, sodium nitrate is used in industrial-grade activities. However, concerns over groundwater and drinking water contamination and diseases like Blue Baby Syndrome limit its ...