Home reverse osmosis systems are becoming more popular in central Iowa as nitrates affect public drinking water supplies.

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Central Iowa lawn watering ban continues despite falling nitrate levels in Des Moines, Raccoon rivers. Most comply, but a few get tickets, lose water.

STORY COUNTY, Iowa (KCCI) - Farmers in Central Iowa say they’re continuously monitoring and working to limit the amount of nitrogen used on their land, which can lead to nitrate levels in waterways, ...

These crystals of lead iodide formed from a mixture of lead nitrate and potassium iodide. Yiping Zhang, of Xiamen University prepared the fine, flaky crystals by mixing the reagents in boiling ...

POLK CITY, Iowa — As a lawn watering ban continues in central Iowa due to high nitrate levels in water sources, farmers and ...

This method involves reacting a soluble inorganic azide, preferably sodium azide, with a soluble lead salt, preferably lead nitrate or lead acetate, in aqueous solution whereby lead azide is ...

Farmers often face tough decisions about how much nitrogen to apply to corn, especially when spring weather disrupts pre-plant fertilizer plans. It's a critical decision: too little nitrogen can limit ...

This article was originally published with the title “Therapeutic Value of Nitrate of Lead” in SA Supplements Vol. 6 No. 143supp (September 1878), p. 2280 doi:10.1038 ...

It can reduce lead in old cities like Chicago, nitrate in agricultural communities and total trihalomethanes (THMs) in places with heavily chlorinated water.