Ecotoxicology and environmental safety
Ingested nitrate and nitrite, drinking water disinfection by-products, and incidence of thyroid cancer among licensed pesticide applicators and spouses in the Agricultural Health Study.
Dazhe Chen, Christine G Parks, Laura E Beane Freeman, Jonathan N Hofmann, Maya Spaur, Jessica M Madrigal, Rashmi Sinha, Rena R Jones, Mary H Ward, Dale P Sandler
Published: 202610.1016/j.ecoenv.2026.119758
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Ingested nitrate and nitrite and some disinfection by-products (DBPs) are suspected carcinogens. However, epidemiologic evidence linking these exposures to thyroid cancer (TC) is limited. OBJECTIVES: We examined water nitrate and dietary…
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