She said: "Nitrates can get into our bloodstream if we drink water that contains too much of them, and that can result in ...

Home reverse osmosis systems are becoming more popular in central Iowa as nitrates affect public drinking water supplies.

Sediment degrades the gravel and rock substrate on which game fish prefer to spawn, Gelwicks said. Unlike nitrate, which is ...

High levels of nitrates in rivers plus a lawn watering ban have residents worried, but CIWW said it has no plans to implement a drinking water ban.

A comparison of nitrate levels in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers shows nitrate levels were elevated nearly 40 more days in ...

Nitrate can also cause cancer if the level in water is higher than 10 milligrams per liter."As a kid, (I would) drink out the hose all the time," Gary Shoffner reminisced from his backyard.

In some parts of these states, levels of nitrate in drinking water systems were higher than the EPA's 10 mg/L safety limit. What People Are Saying. Susan Richardson, ...

Additionally, Egypt's development of 52 new water treatment plants in 2023, adding 418 million m/year in capacity, has further boosted demand for magnesium nitrate hexahydrate in the region.

For several weeks, nitrate levels in the rivers have been so high, treatment plants across central Iowa are having a hard time treating it including Des Moines Water Works. The agency treats an ...

Nitrate levels in their water sources have been high due to upstream land-use practices where excess nutrients leave the soil and enter Iowa's water. The standard is 10 milligrams per liter.