conclusions according to the results of the study, standard amount of nitrate in drinking water had no significant impact on laminin content. on the other hand, exceeded nitrate concentrations limited the distribution of laminin, leading to potential adverse effects on glomerular basement membrane. results in the study, intensity of reaction to anti-laminin was not the same in renal glomeruli. ...

To evaluate the effect of the tidal cycle on the pore water nitrate dynamics in intertidal sediment, concentrations of inorganic nitrogen in water and sediment were monitored during tidal cycles in the mud flat of Tama Estuary, Japan. During submergence, nitrate concentration was highest in the overlying water and decreased monotonically with increasing depth in the sediment, suggesting that th...

Increases in corn cultivation for biofuels production, due to the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, are likely to lead to increases in nitrate concentrations in both surface and groundwater resources in the United States. These increases might trigger the requirement for additional energy consumption for water treatment to remove the nitrates. While these increasing concentrations o...

groundwater is one of the most important resources of water supply for various uses in many regions all over the globe including iran. different contaminants severely affect these resources and might render groundwater unsuitable for consumption. groundwater contamination by nitrate is a well known globally growing problem due to the population growth and increase of demand for food supplies. t...

Present studies show that nitrate accumulation is the major factor influencing the water uptake by vegetables, but there is lack of knowledge on how the relationship between nitrate and water concentrations in different vegetable tissues. We determined nitrate accumulation and water content in vegetables of rape, Chinese cabbage, and spinach under different nitrogen levels (experiment I), 29 sp...

Background & Aims of the Study: The global consumption of bottled water is growing with substantial growth in sales volumes on every continent. The highest growth rates are occurring in Asia and South America. Biological and chemical monitoring of these waters is necessary. The aim of current study was determination of nitrate concentration in bottled drinking water in Qom, Iran in 2012...