nitrate: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add new Web site: The Royal Society of Chemistry - Chemical Science - Understanding the formation of nitrate from nitrogen at the interface of gaswater microbubbles. | Nov 02, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Nitrate. | Sep 07, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: PennState Extension - Nitrates in Drinking Water. | May 29, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: OpenStax - Pharmacology for Nurses - Nitrates. | Jan 31, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthline - Are Nitrates and Nitrites in Foods Harmful? | Dec 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Nitrates and Nitrites: What are they and what foods have them? | Sep 13, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Harvard Health Publishing - Nitrates in food and medicine: What's the story? | Jun 30, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - The truth about the nitrates in your food. | May 07, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Cancer Institute - Cancer Trends Progress Report - Nitrate. | Mar 14, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Minnesota Department of Health - Nitrate and Methemoglobinemia. | Nov 07, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center For Biotechnological Information - PubMed Central - Nitrate and Nitrite in Health and Disease. | Aug 09, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Scientific Reports - Nitrate as a potential prebiotic for the oral microbiome. | Jun 03, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMD - Foods High in Nitrates. | Dec 12, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Health - Everything You Need to Know About Nitrates. | Sep 22, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - Nitrate and Nitrite. | May 30, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Nitrates. | Dec 28, 2022 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 08, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Nitrate. | Jan 04, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Nitrates and Nitrites. | Jan 04, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Apr 12, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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