Nitrate

Broader Terms

Nitrate is a negatively charged ion (anion) and so must be paired with a positively charged ion (cation) as in the salts potassium nitrate, KNO3, or sodium nitrate, NaNO3.
Sneed Extension Specialists Biological & Agricultural Engineering Published by: North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service Publication Number: AG 473-4 Last Electronic Revision: March 1996 (JWM) Drinking water high in nitrate is potentially harmful to human and animal health.
of Agronomy Cornell University Nitrate is one of the most common groundwater contaminants in rural areas.
Once nitrate is formed, its movement in soil and potential for contamination of ground water depend on several factors including the soil characteristics, location and characteristics of the underground water formations (aquifers), and climatic conditions.
Most of the plant nitrate is in the bottom third of the stalk.

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