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Managing To Reduce Nitrate Leaching: What Is In It For The Farmer?, Gilbert D. Miller, Jay C. Andersen
Managing To Reduce Nitrate Leaching: What Is In It For The Farmer?, Gilbert D. Miller, Jay C. Andersen
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Nitrates leached into groundwater may be associated with the following: (1) methemoglobinemia (blue baby) in humans and other mammals; (2)cardiovascular collapse and shock in horses; (3) possibility of cancer (EPA); and (4) eutrophication of water bodies (IFIA) when nitrate contaminated groundwater reaches surface water through wells or springs. Nitrate leaching is not only a possible source of environmental damage but also the loss of an input before it is used in production.