2024
Nitrate exposure from drinking water and dietary sources among Iowa farmers using private wells
Skalaban T, Thompson D, Madrigal J, Blount B, Espinosa M, Kolpin D, Deziel N, Jones R, Beane Freeman L, Hofmann J, Ward M. Nitrate exposure from drinking water and dietary sources among Iowa farmers using private wells. The Science Of The Total Environment 2024, 919: 170922. PMID: 38350573, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170922.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaximum contaminant levelUrinary nitrate concentrationDietary intakeNitrate concentrationsNitrate excretionNitrate exposureDietary nitrateDrinking waterDietary assessment toolsPrivate wellsAssociated with adverse health risksVulnerable to nitrate contaminationWater nitrate concentrationsNitrate ingestionAdverse health risksAgricultural Health StudyDrinking water intakeMedian intakeProspective cohortUrinary nitrateDietary nitrate ingestionContamination levelsNitrate contaminationNitrate intakeHealth Study
2022
Natural and Anthropogenic Processes Affecting Domestic Groundwater Quality within the Northwestern Appalachian Basin
Siegel H, Soriano M, Clark C, Johnson N, Wulsin H, Deziel N, Plata D, Darrah T, Saiers J. Natural and Anthropogenic Processes Affecting Domestic Groundwater Quality within the Northwestern Appalachian Basin. Environmental Science And Technology 2022, 56: 13761-13773. PMID: 36129683, PMCID: PMC9536308, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c04011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNorthern Appalachian BasinAppalachian BasinMaximum contaminant levelDomestic wellsContaminant distributionMetal-rich groundwaterMajor ion compositionDomestic sewage sourcesPrimary drinking water sourceBasin brinesGroundwater qualityAlkaline groundwaterCoal mining operationsGroundwater sourcesRoad saltingSewage sourcesUpland regionsGroundwaterDischarge pointNitrate pollutionValley regionWater qualityMining operationsNitrate concentrationsAgricultural activities