The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently added segments of five rivers near large Iowa cities including Cedar Rapids to the state's impaired waters list for nitrate — over the repeated ...

Those findings were released late last month. The Safe Drinking Water Act identifies a dangerous level of nitrate concentration as anything above levels of 10 milligrams per liter. The NDEE’s ...

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 ...

CERESCO, Neb. (KLKN) – A study released Thursday by the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy found high levels of nitrate in groundwater. Nitrate is a naturally occurring compound ...

Increasing levels of nitrate in Ontario’s watersheds including the Grand River is a serious issue for the entire province, says Mayor Kevin Davis. But the mayor is optimistic that solutions can be ...

Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23284, United States ...