Nitrate contamination in water resources, human health risks and its remediation through adsorption: a focused review

N Patel, AL Srivastav, A Patel, A Singh… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The level of nitrate in water has been increasing considerably all around the world due to
vast application of inorganic nitrogen fertiliser and animal manure. Because of nitrate's high …

Tracking nitrate sources in groundwater and associated health risk for rural communities in the White Volta River basin of Ghana using isotopic approach (δ15N …

G Anornu, A Gibrilla, D Adomako - Science of the total environment, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, we present a first attempt on the use of integrated hydro-chemical and isotopic
technique to trace the sources of groundwater nitrate contamination in the Upper East …

[HTML][HTML] Dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA) seasonally dominates NO3 reduction pathways in an anthropogenically impacted sub …

RJ Bernard, B Mortazavi, AA Kleinhuizen - Biogeochemistry, 2015 - Springer
Sediments have an important role in nutrient dynamics by providing sites for denitrification,
which, in conjunction with nitrogen (N) fixation and other processes such as dissimilatory …

Contamination levels of water sources and the associated nitrate health risks to six age groups

JC Egbueri, CF Ikwuka, JC Agbasi, ND Nweke… - Toxin …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Advancements in health risk assessment are vital for protecting public health. This study's
objectives were to analyze the degree of nitrate contamination, the multi-route health risks to …

Quality of groundwater resources in Afghanistan

E Hayat, A Baba - Environmental monitoring and assessment, 2017 - Springer
Water is the main source of energy production and economy in Afghanistan where
agriculture accounts for more than 50% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) …

Environmental correlates of community composition and toxicity during a bloom of Pseudo-nitzschia spp. in the northern Gulf of Mexico

HL Macintyre, AL Stutes, WL Smith… - Journal of Plankton …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The potentially toxic diatom genus Pseudo-nitzschia is a common component of the
microalgal assemblage in the northern Gulf of Mexico. We characterized community …

Nitrate contamination of groundwater in two areas of the Cameroon Volcanic Line (Banana Plain and Mount Cameroon area)

AA Ako, GET Eyong, J Shimada, K Koike… - Applied Water …, 2014 - Springer
Water containing high concentrations of nitrate is unfit for human consumption and, if
discharging to freshwater or marine habitats, can contribute to algal blooms and …

[HTML][HTML] Natural groundwater nutrient fluxes exceed anthropogenic inputs in an ecologically impacted estuary: lessons learned from Mobile Bay, Alabama

D Montiel, AF Lamore, J Stewart, WJ Lambert… - Biogeochemistry, 2019 - Springer
In this study we evaluated the magnitude and seasonal variations of natural and
anthropogenic fluxes of inorganic (NO 3−, NH 4+, and PO 4 3−) and organic (DON and …

[HTML][HTML] Natural radon and radium isotopes for assessing groundwater discharge into Little Lagoon, AL: implications for harmful algal blooms

N Su, WC Burnett, HL MacIntyre, JD Liefer… - Estuaries and …, 2014 - Springer
Naturally occurring isotopes of radon (222 Rn) and radium isotopes (223,224,226,228 Ra)
were used as tracers to assess submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) into Little Lagoon …

Chemometric evaluation of nitrate contamination in the groundwater of a hard rock area in Dharapuram, south India

PJ Sajil Kumar, P Jegathambal, EJ James - Applied Water Science, 2014 - Springer
This paper presents the results of investigations on groundwater nitrate contamination in the
Dharapuram area of Tamil Nadu in south India as a primary step to initiate denitrification …