Picture this: You turn on your tap for a glass of water. Clear, clean, safe. That's what you expect, right? Here's the thing ...

New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) and the Danish Cancer Research Institute (DCRI) investigated the association between the intake of nitrate and nitrite from a wide range of different ...

RIGHT NOW. NITRATE LEVELS IN THE DES MOINES AND RACCOON RIVERS REMAIN UNUSUALLY HIGH FOR A WINTER SEASON. THOSE RIVERS ARE THE DRINKING WATER SOURCES FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN CENTRAL ...

WE’RE TRACKING THAT SNOW CHANCE AND THE COLDER TEMPERATURES HERE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. NEW AT FIVE. NITRATE LEVELS ARE HIGH AGAIN IN CENTRAL IOWA’S MAIN DRINKING WATER SOURCES. AND NOW OFFICIALS ARE ...

A new report finds nitrate contamination in Wisconsin could cost communities millions and increase health care bills. Nitrate, primarily from excess farm fertilizer and manure, is Wisconsin's most ...

Des Moines Water Works spent over $1 million to treat near-record nitrate levels this summer that necessitated a law-watering ban A study is underway to determine the best approach for expanding ...

A study from the University of Exeter, Exeter, England, found that regular consumption of beetroot juice may help lower blood pressure in adults over 60 years of age. Beetroot is naturally rich in ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - Nitrate levels in some of the state’s waterways are among the highest in the nation, as a recent study finds Iowa’s agriculture industry accounts for 80% of the nitrogen in ...

Beet juice has been praised for its blood-pressure-lowering benefits, but new research suggests those benefits may also depend on your age – and your mouth. Scientists have discovered that the ...

Map of Nitrate Measures in Public Water: Iowa (1970-1988). Figure 2 reports the median nitrate level in each month-year of all reported public water measures in Iowa (1970-1988). Each blue point is a ...