Effects of Nitrate and Nitrite in Drinking Water on Humans

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Effects of Nitrate and Nitrite in Drinking Water on Humans

Background document for development of WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality

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My field experience, research and observations, over the years, and that of other researchers upon whose veracity we can also rely, have it that the health effects of Nitrate and Nitrite from drinking water have been neglected by many borehole water owners and providers.

PLEASE  READ AND NOTE THIS ARTICLE: Nitrate and nitrite in drinking water. Background document for development of WHO Guidelines for Drinking water Quality. 

NITRATE AND NITRITE IN DRINKING WATER cause the condition, called methaemoglobinaemia which causes cyanosis and, at higher concentrations, asphyxia. Children are at more risk than Adults.

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http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/chemicals/nitratenitrite2ndadd.pdf

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