They’re found in fruit, veg and cured meat, but why is it that we are warned against eating some foods with nitrates and nitrites in, but we’re told to fill our fridges with others?

Nitrates are naturally occurring compounds formed from nitrogen and oxygen. Dietary nitrate is found in vegetables, ...

Inorganic nitrate and nitrite from endogenous or dietary sources are metabolized in vivo to nitric oxide (NO) and other bioactive nitrogen oxides. The nitrate-nitrite-NO pathway is emerging as an ...

It noted that nitrates exceeding the 10 mg/L limit were found in some wells that went as deep as 100 feet. Among DEQ’s recommendations, staff at the agency would like to see more wells added to ...

Residents who want to check the drinking water from their private wells for nitrates will have the opportunity to do so from 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17 at the Scott County Public Works ...

However, plants and animals cannot use nitrogen gas directly. Nitrates and other minerals are taken into a plant via specially adapted root cells called root hair cells. They are specially adapted ...