{"id":80073,"date":"2025-12-28T11:33:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T06:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=80073"},"modified":"2025-12-29T15:36:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T10:06:05","slug":"nitrate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/nitrate\/","title":{"rendered":"Nitrate"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Nitrate Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a submission by the Central Groundwater Board, over 20% of groundwater samples collected in Delhi in 2023 had nitrate levels exceeding the permissible limit of 45 mg\/l.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Nitrate<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a compound of <\/span><b>nitrogen and oxygen.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is naturally found in <\/span><b>air, soil, water, and some food.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plants and animals require nitrates for their <\/span><b>survival and growth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the human body also produces this compound.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Applications of Nitrate<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In industry, nitrate is used as <\/span><b>fertilizers for crops and lawns.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nitrates are used in <\/span><b>food preservation, certain pharmaceutical medications<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as well as the manufacture of munitions and explosives.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Impact of Nitrate Contamination<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It gets <\/span><b>into water from fertilizer in runoff<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, manure from animal feeding operations and wastewater treatment plant discharge.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Health:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Excessive nitrate in <\/span><b>groundwater causes methemoglobinemia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, reducing the ability of red blood cells to carry oxygen, particularly affecting infants and vulnerable populations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Environment:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Elevated nitrate levels in groundwater <\/span><b>can lead to algal blooms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in lakes and ponds, severely degrading aquatic ecosystems by <\/span><b>depleting oxygen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and harming biodiversity.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/delhi\/groundwater-report-sounds-alarm-over-nitrate-contamination\/articleshow\/126193618.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nitrate is a nitrogen\u2013oxygen compound found in air, soil, water, and food, essential for plant and animal growth and also produced by the human body. 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