Human health risk of nitrate in groundwater of Tehran–Karaj plain, Iran

Abstract Groundwater pollution by nitrate has is a major concern in the Tehran–Karaj aquifer, Iran, where the wells provide up to 80% of the water supply for a population of more than 18 million—yet detailed human health risks associated with nitrate are unknown due to the lack of accessible data to...

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Main Authors: Maedeh Alizadeh, Roohollah Noori, Babak Omidvar, Ahmad Nohegar, Severin Pistre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-58290-6