Overview

Nitrate is ubiquitous. It is present in water, soil, plants food, and is also a normal human metabolite. The main external sources of nitrate are vegetables and drinking water. This book examines the relationship between nitrates and human health. During the latter half of the 20th century or so, nitrate has been feared as the source of the rare condition called matheaemoglobinaemia, or ""blue baby syndrome"", for young infants. Nitrate has also been implicated with causing cancer, through increased formation of carcinogenic compounds. Both claims are based on dubious evidence. This book sets out research results to disprove these assumptions, and goes on to explore the beneficial effects of nitrate in preventing infections, cancer and cardiovascular diseases. It should be of interest to researchers in medicine, and those in agriculture and food industries.

Full Product Details

9780851995663

Table of Contents

Reviews

This no-nonsense approach to elementary statistics should get you or your students started. Its emphasis on understanding the problem and choosing the correct statistical solution is one that I endorse whole-heartedly.

This book is a must-read for all environmental scientists to create an inquisitiveness about the sources and interpretation of the data being used to create policy. --Journal of Environmental Quality There are considerable implications for soil science in the conclusions. The book deserves to be read widely. --Soil Use and Management This no-nonsense approach to elementary statistics should get you or your students started. Its emphasis on understanding the problem and choosing the correct statistical solution is one that I endorse whole-heartedly. --European Journal of Soil Science

Author Information

CABI

Tab Content 6

Countries Available