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Nitrates and nitrites in food and water

Edited by M J Hill, Public Health Laboratory Service, UK

Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition No. 7

A well-produced and detailed survey, particularly in the chapters on food and health.
Hydrobiologica

Nitrate and nitrite are potentially dangerous substances which can have a detrimental effect on the ecological balance of rivers and lakes, and can cause harm to human health. This book puts into context the magnitude and complexity of the problems caused by nitrate and nitrite, and provides advice and information on ways to combat it.

ISBN 1 85573 282 3
ISBN-13: 978 1 85573 282 7
January 1991
208 pages  234 x 156mm  hardback  
£145.00 / US$245.00 / €175.00

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About the editor

M J Hill Public Health Laboratory Service, UK

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Contents

Methods for the analysis of nitrate and nitrite in food and water
R C Massey
 - Introduction
 - Genreal analytical considerations
 - Sample pre-treatment
 - Analytical methods
 - Conclusions
 - References

Nitrate in water
D Oaks
 - Introduction
 - Legislation on nitrite in water
 - Nitrate considerations in water
 - Nitrate models
 - Nitrate control
 - References

Origins of nitrate in water
M J Hill
 - Introduction
 - Nitrate from atmosphere sources
 - Bacterial production of nitrate in soil
 - Nitrate from fertilizer
 - Nitrate leaching from the soil
 - Quantitative aspects
 - References

Origin and significance of nitrite in water
C W Mackerness and C W Keevil
 - Introduction
 - The origin of nitrite in water
 - The significance if nitrite in water
 - Conclusions
 - References

Nitrates and nitrites in foods
C L Walters
 - The nitrogen cycle
 - The stabilities of nitrite and nitrate in foods
 - Human exposure to nitrate and nitrite from food
 - References

Nitrates and nitrites as food additives: rationale and mode of action
T A Roberts and R H Dainty
 - Background
 - Curing of meats and meat products
 - Mechanism(s) of microbial inhibition by nitrite
 - References

Human exposure, pharmacology and metabolism of nitrate and nitrite
P J Parker and S A Leach
 - Introduction
 - Dietary exposure to nitrate and nitrite
 - Nitrite and nitrate exposure from endogenous mammalian biosynthesis
 - Nitrate – its metabolism and transport in body fluids
 - N-Nitrosation reactions and the fate of nitrite in the body
 - Conclusions
 - References

Nitrates, nitrites from food and water in relation to human disease
M J Hill
 - Introduction
 - Acute effects
 - Infant methaemoglobinaemia
 - Nitrate and gastric cancer
 - Risk assessment of gastric cancer in relation to nitrate intake
 - Nitrate and non-gastric cancers
 - References