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Nitrate and its decay products converted in the human body are unhealthy. Therefore, intense nitrate pollution, particularly of drinking water, must be avoided. 5o mg per litre are considered to be the acceptable limit, but for infants this limiting value should be classified as already precarious.
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Von Unold, P. (2002). NMS, Nitrate Monitoring System. In: Breh, W., Gottlieb, J., Hötzl, H., Kern, F., Liesch, T., Niessner, R. (eds) Field Screening Europe 2001. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0564-7_62
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