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nitrate

In the chemical families: Inorganic salts, Nitrate compounds

Chemical that enters water from fertilizer runoff, leaching septic tanks, and erosion of natural deposits

Health Effects related to nitrate: Hematologic (blood) system, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

Routes of Exposure related to nitrate:

  • Environment: agriculture
  • Water

More chemicals in Inorganic salts: salt, potassium bromide, manganese sulfate, sodium tetraborate, sodium percarbonate, aluminium hydroxide, iron oxide black, potassium hydroxide, potassium iodide, potassium metabisulfite, view all...

More chemicals in Nitrate compounds: potassium nitrate, thiamine nitrate, sodium nitrate, magnesium nitrate, miconazole nitrate, view all...