title: Potential health consequences of ground-water contamination by nitrates in Nebraska.
abstract: Ground water serves as the primary source of drinking water for nearly all of rural Nebraska. However, ground-water contamination by nitrates, largely due to the use of fertilizers, is an increasing problem. In an ecologic study, the author found that counties characterized by high fertilizer usage and significant ground-water contamination by nitrates also had a high incidence of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Other potential health effects of nitrates in drinking water are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68198-3135.
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Weisenburger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004782:Environmental Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D009329:Nebraska / Q000453:epidemiology; D009566:Nitrates / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000506:poisoning*; D012423:Rural Health; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical
chemical_list: D009566:Nitrates