Fertilizer risks in the developing countries

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jul 1988 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Nature, volume 334, pages 207-208 (issn: 0028-0836, eissn: 1476-4687,

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Authors: G R, Conway; J N, Pretty;

doi: 10.1038/334207a0

pmid: 2840581

Fertilizer risks in the developing countries

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Abstract

In industrialized nations nitrogen fertilizers are known to present a health hazard, and their use may be restricted. The developing countries are a different case altogether.

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International Institute for Environment and Development
United Kingdom

Keywords

Urinary Bladder Neoplasms, Nitrogen, Water Supply, Humans, Environmental Pollutants, Fertilizers, Developing Countries, Methemoglobin

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