City of Brantford Council received information in regards to nitrate levels in the Grand River during a Committee of the ...

Two studies conducted in the township last fall revealed extremely high levels of nitrates at four tributaries that greatly exceeded safety standards for drinking water established by the ...

We put a lot of trust in the authorities responsible for keeping our drinking water and food safe to consume, but at the end ...

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Nitrate is a naturally occurring compound caused by the breakdown of nitrogen. But when levels get too high in drinking water — above 10 milligrams per liter — it can cause health problems.

For 86% of Nebraskans, groundwater is their primary source of drinking water. When nitrates, often coming from fertilizer, seep in to groundwater, the cancer-causing agent can stay there for decades.

The story so far: An assessment of India’s groundwater by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) found that several States are grappling with a serious problem of nitrate contamination.

Bacteria commonly utilize nitrate and nitrite as terminal electron acceptors for respiration in the absence of oxygen, or for incorporation in biomass. However, it was only recently described that ...