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[Nitrates in drinking water in the Valencia community. Indirect risk of methemoglobinemia in infants]
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[Nitrates in drinking water in the Valencia community. Indirect risk of methemoglobinemia in infants]
[Article in
Spanish]
An Esp Pediatr.
1991 Jan.
Abstract
An analysis is made of the concentration of nitrates in the public drinking water of the Valencia Community (Spain), corresponding to 467 municipalities and representing 99% of the population of the community. Concentration exceeded maximum tolerable levels according to Spanish legislation in 95 towns; of these, the concentrations were over double the maximum value in 32, and in a further 18 municipalities the levels were over 150 mg/l. The consumption of these waters on the part of infants appears to be contraindicated, in view of the risk of meta-hemoglobinemia involved.
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