Medically reviewed by Elizabeth Barnes, RDN Medically reviewed by Elizabeth Barnes, RDN Sodium nitrate is a compound found in the body, water, and certain foods. It's also a food preservative ...

Des Moines Water Works is facing challenges as elevated nitrate levels push its Fleur Drive facility to operate beyond its ...

High levels of nitrates in rivers plus a lawn watering ban have residents worried, but CIWW said it has no plans to implement a drinking water ban.

Sodium nitrate is a compound found in the body, water, and certain foods. It's also a food preservative commonly used in packaged meats.

Learn about sodium nitrate, including the pros and cons, whether it’s safe, and if there are benefits to it.

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 ...

Nitrate levels in Iowa's Raccoon River are at their highest since 2013. Lawn watering ban is trying to prevent more restrictions and keep water safe.

Even low levels of nitrate—a common agricultural runoff and drinking water contaminant—are associated with increased risks of preterm birth and low birthweight babies, according to a study ...

High levels of nitrates in rivers plus a lawn watering ban have residents worried, but CIWW said it has no plans to implement a drinking water ban.

By the end of the summer, Des Moines Water Works will begin paying another agency to treat the excess nitrates it filters from the area's drinking water — ending its practice of directly dumping ...