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** Romania
** Romania
** Spain
** Spain
** ''Other?''
** UK
* Infants < 6 months of age
* Infants < 6 months of age
* Exposure to nitrate via baby food formula mixed with drinking water
* Exposure to nitrate via baby food formula mixed with drinking water

Revision as of 12:43, 5 June 2008

This is the main page of nitrate risk assessment conducted in INTARESE WP3.4. The analytica file can be uploaded here: File:Nitrate.ANA



Scope

Purpose

To investigate the effects of nitrate contaminated drinking water.

Boundaries

  • European countries in selected regions:
    • Finland
    • Romania
    • Spain
    • UK
  • Infants < 6 months of age
  • Exposure to nitrate via baby food formula mixed with drinking water
  • Effects: infant methemoglobinemia

Scenarios

  • BAU (business-as-usual)

Intended users

Participants

  • Researchers at KTL
  • Researcher at Imperial College London
  • Researchers at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
  • Researchers at Municipal Institute of Medical Research Foundation

Definition

Causal diagram

Causal diagram of nitrate risk assessment


Model of nitrate risk assessment

Decision variables

  • Water source (population using private water supplies)

Indicators

  • Total MetHg morbidity and mortality due to nitrate in drinking water
  • Nitrate/MetHg DALYs

Other variables

  • Concentration of nitrate in drinking water from public supply
  • Concentration of nitrate in drinking water from private supply
  • Exposure of infants < 6 months to water from private supply
  • Infection status of infants < 6 months

Modules


Sources of nitrate in drinking water
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Exposure to nitrate in drinking water


Health effects of nitrate in drinking water


Analyses

Result

Results

Conclusions