More Information and References for Drinking Water: Nitrates
References and community resources
Utah Department of Environmental Quality[[br]] [https://deq.utah.gov/division-drinking-water] U.S. Environmental Protection Agency[[br]] [https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water] Utah Environmental Public Health Tracking Program[[br]] [http://epht.health.utah.gov/epht-view/topic/DrinkingWater.html] National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program[[br]] [https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/showWaterLandingSolution.action] __Citations__:[[br]] ATSDR Case Studies in Environmental Medicine: Nitrate/Nitrite Toxicity. [https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/sites/peer_review/tox_profile_nitrate_nitrite.html] Manassaram, D. M., Backer, L. C., & Moll, D. M. (2006). A Review of Nitrates in Drinking Water: Maternal Exposure and Adverse Reproductive and Developmental Outcomes. Environmental Health Perspectives, 114(3), 320-327. doi:10.1289/ehp.8407 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2007b): Technical Factsheet on: Nitrate/Nitrite. [https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-06/documents/ny_hh_644_w_03121998.pdf] U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Water (4606) Occurrence Estimation Methodology and Occurrence Findings Report for the Six-Year Review of Existing National Primary Drinking Water Regulations. EPA-815-R-03-006 www.epa.gov June 2003. [https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-12/documents/815f03001.pdf]More Resources and Links
Additional indicator data by state and county may be found on these websites:- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) WONDER database, a system for disseminating public health data and information.
- United States Census Bureau data dashboard.
- Utah Healthy Places Index, evidence-based and peer-reviewed tool, supports efforts to prioritize equitable community investments, develop critical programs and policies across the state, and much more.
- County Health Rankings
- Kaiser Family Foundation's State Health Facts
Medical literature can be queried at PubMed library.