DAILY NITRATES AND NITRITES INTAKE BY INHABITANTS IN BENI-MELLAL REGION (MOROCCO) INGESTA DIARIA DE NITRATOS Y NITRITOS POR LOS HABITANTES DE LA REGIÓN DE BENI-MELLAL (MARRUECOS) INXESTA DIARIA DE NITRATOS E NITRITOS POLOS HABITANTES DA REXIÓN DE BENI-MELLAL (MARRUECOS)

Health risk assessment for exposure to nitrate in drinking water from village wells in Semarang, Indonesia

The levels of nitrate in 52 drinking water wells in rural Central Java, Indonesia were evaluated in April 2014, and the results were used for a health risk assessment for the local populations by using probabilistic techniques. The concentrations of nitrate in drinking water had a range of 0.01-84 mg/L, a mean of 20 mg/L and a medium of 14 mg/L. Only two of the 52 samples exceeded the WHO guideline values of 50 mg/L for infant methaemoglobinaemia. The hazard quotient values as evaluated against the WHO guideline value at the 50 and 95 percentile points were HQ50 at 0.42 and HQ95 at 1.2, respectively. These indicated a low risk of infant methaemoglobinaemia for the whole population, but some risk for the sensitive portion of the population. The HQ50 and HQ95 values based on WHO acceptable daily intake dose for adult male and female were 0.35 and 1.0, respectively, indicating a generally a low level of risk. A risk characterisation linking birth defects to nitrate levels in water consumed during the first three months of pregnancy resulted in a HQ50/50 values of 1.5 and a HQ95/5 value of 65. These HQ values indicated an elevated risk for birth defects, in particular for the more sensitive population. A sanitation improvement program in the study area had a positive effect in reducing nitrate levels in wells and the corresponding risk for public health. For example, the birth defect HQ50/50 values for a subset of wells surveyed in both 2014 and 2015 was reduced from 1.1 to 0.71.

Nitrite and catalase levels rule oxidative stability and safety properties of milk: a review

This review focuses on recent evidence showing that various types of udder inflammation (mastitis) are associated with increased concentration of NO˙-derived metabolites, nitrite and nitrate, and oxidatively modified organic components under commercial farming and experimental conditions.