Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Gupta, Sunil Kumar
• Gupta, R. C.
• Chhabra, S. K.
• Eskiocak, Sevgi
• Gupta, A. B.
• Gupta, Rita

Titel

Health issues related to N pollution in water and air

Ist Teil von

• Current science (Bangalore), 2008-06, Vol.94 (11), p.1469-1477

Ort / Verlag

Current Science Association

Erscheinungsjahr

2008

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Nitrates enter human body through drinking water, food and air. Ingested nitrates converted to nitrite by microflora lead to methaemoglobinemia, increased free oxide radicals that predispose cells to irreversible damage and effects like cancer, increased infant mortality, abortions, birth defects, recurrent diarrhoea, recurrent stomatitis, histopathological changes in cardiac muscles, alveoli of lungs and adrenal glands, deterioration of immune system of the body. When inhaled, NOx can cause unconsciousness, vomiting, mental confusion, congestion and inflammation of the respiratory tract, pulmonary oedema, genetic mutations, and adversely affect development of the foetus and decrease fertility.