Further evidence of a positive correlation between exposure to nitrate fertilizers (NaNO3 and KNO3) and gastric cancer death rates: Nitrites and nitrosamines

Zaldívar, R; Wetterstrand, W. H.

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“…Epidemiológica! studies have shown a link between the incidence of gastric cancer and the amount of NO 3 ingestion (191) and the use of (exposure to) nitrogen fertilizers (192)(193)(194). However, if we consider that nitrogen fertilizers may …”

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Nitrogen fertilizers and the amount of vitamins in plants: A review

Mozafar

1993

Journal of Plant Nutrition

165

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Nitrogen fertilizers and the amount of vitamins in plants: A review

Mozafar

1993

Journal of Plant Nutrition

165

101

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“…N-nitroso-compounds can be formed endogenously in humans; they have been identified in vivo in the stomach, in the infected urinary bladder and in saliva and faeces [Fraser et al, 1980]. In epidemiological studies, gastric cancer risk was linked to nitrogen (fertilizer) usage in Chile [Armijo & Coulson, 1975;Zaldivar, 1977;Zaldivar & Wetterstrand, 1975] and to the nitrate concentration in well-water in Colombia [Cuello et al, 1976;Tannenbaum et al, 1979]. Case-control studies in Japan and among Japanese migrants to Hawaii [Haenszel et al, 1972] have linked gastric cancer risk to certain food items, and to well-water use in Japan ].…”

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Environmental factors and cultural measures affecting the nitrate content in spinach

Breimer¹

1982

Fertilizer Research

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3. Gezien de relatief grote spreiding in nitraatgehalten van b.v. spinazie mogen stikstofbemestingsadviezen die erop gericht zijn het overschrijden van een bepaald nitraatgehalte in het geoogste gewas te voorkomen niet gebaseerd worden op de gemiddelde nitraatgehalten die in bemestingsproeven per stikstoftrap worden gevonden.Dit proefschrift.4. Verschuiving van de oogst van spinazie van 's ochtends vroeg naar een later tijdstip op de dag leidt niet noodzakelijkerwijs tot lagere nitraatgehalten en biedt in verband met de verdere verwerking van het produkt eerder na-dan voordelen.5. De overwegend hoge nitraatgehalten van kasgroenten in de wintermaanden zijn eerder een gevolg van de heersende lichtomstandigheden en het kasklimaat dan van het gevoerde bemestingsbeleid.6. In het kader van de nitraatproblematiek is het aanbevelen van een gevarieerde voedselkeuze en het opstellen van richtlijnen ten aanzien van het bewaren en bereiden van bepaalde groenten vooralsnog zinvoller dan het aan een maximum binden van het nitraatgehalte van een aantal 'probleem'groenten.7. Bij de huidige stand van kennis omtrent het verband tussen voeding en kanker is het opstellen van globale richtlijnen ten aanzien van voedselbereiding en -gebruik juister dan het selectief uitsluiten dan wel aanbevelen van bepaalde voedingsmiddelen. page 55, heading of Table 11: read "on" for "in" page 61, equation in section 5.4.1: read "(0-60 cm)" for "(6-60)"and "(0-6 cm)" , "harvested" for "havested"Woord vooraf Een speciaal woord van dank wil ik richten tot de heer Matser voor de voortreffelijke wijze waarop hij het tekenwerk heeft verricht.Alle anderen die op een of andere wijze aan het onderzoek hebben bijgedragen en hier niet met name zijn genoemd wil ik bij deze ook bedanken.Tenslotte wil ik alle instellingen die faciliteiten hebben geboden om de in dit proefschrift beschreven proeven uit te voeren hartelijk danken. VI PrefaceThe present investigation was carried out in the period 1977-1981 at the Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition of the Agricultural University Wageningen, Netherlands. This university supplied the major financial support through a research grant, with additional financial support rendered by the Dutch Nitrogen Fertilizer Industry and Unilever Research, Netherlands. This support is gratefully acknowledged. In the present form this report is the author's doctoral dissertation submitted to the Faculty of the Agricultural University.The author hereby wishes to thank prof.dr.ir. A. van Diest for his critical reading and correction of the English text, and dr.ir. J.H.G. Slangen for his valuable advices during the investigations and in the course of the preparation of this report. The author also acknowledges the valuable support received from several Agricultural Research Institutes and University Departments which made facilities and manpower available to conduct the experiments and to transform the results obtained into the present report. VII Curriculum vitaeTibbe Breimer werd in 1949 geboren te Beilen. Na het behalen va...

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“…In the mid-1970s, researchers observed a correlation between the application of nitrate fertilisers per hectare of arable land and the mortality rate from gastric cancer in Chile (Armijo & Coulson, 1975;Zaldívar & Wetterstrand, 1975;Zaldívar, 1977). A study conducted in Kashmir revealed that 22.3 % of gastric cancer cases were attributable to soil contamination, with 21.6 % and 38.6 % of patients reporting frequent contact with fertilisers and pesticides (Bhat et al, 2015).…”

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Food security, human health, and economy: a holistic approach to sustainable regulation

Mishenin,

Koblianska,

Yarova

et al. 2023

Agric. resour. econ.

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Purpose. The research aims to formulate recommendations for sustainable food security regulation taking into account the agriculture intensification’s impact on public health, health-associated economic loss, and regional variations of these effects. Methodology / approach. The impact of agricultural intensification on public health was analysed using national and regional (climate zones) data on cancer cases per 100,000 population and mineral fertiliser application per hectare of sown area from the State Statistics Service of Ukraine for 2010–2019. Regression analyses were performed using GRETL 2022c, employing OLS and ARMAX models. Additionally, health-related economic losses from contaminated food consumption in 2020 were estimated based on regional environmental damage assessments and data on environmental damage structure. These assessments informed and guided the suggestions of an organisational and economic framework essential for sustainable food security regulation. Results. Based on global research experiences, we identified a notable positive correlation between cancer morbidity and the application of mineral fertilisers in Ukraine, both on a national scale and within four distinct natural geographical zones. These findings highlight the imperative to reconceptualise the notion of food security by incorporating the dimension of human health. Given the eco-destructive nature of the agricultural environment and the socio-ecological and economic factors influencing public health, we articulate the structural and functional elements of an organisational and economic framework essential for the sustainable regulation of food security. Originality / scientific novelty. The research results underscore the need to redefine the concept of food security to encompass the dimension of human health. Moreover, it evaluates the economic losses related to health state resulting from consuming contaminated food across various natural and climatic zones. It demonstrates that a harmonious coexistence of food security objectives and the preservation of human health can be achieved by developing a suitable organisational and economic framework for sustainable food security regulation. Practical value / implications. The comprehensive assessment of environmental and economic damage to public health caused by contaminated food consumption, considering regional contexts and natural geographical zones, enables determining the scale of environmental, economic and medical risks and, thus, making adequate and optimal management decisions in sustainable food security regulation based on ecologisation of agricultural production.

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Further evidence of a positive correlation between exposure to nitrate fertilizers (NaNO3 and KNO3) and gastric cancer death rates: Nitrites and nitrosamines

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Nitrogen fertilizers and the amount of vitamins in plants: A review

Nitrogen fertilizers and the amount of vitamins in plants: A review

Environmental factors and cultural measures affecting the nitrate content in spinach

Food security, human health, and economy: a holistic approach to sustainable regulation

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