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Ingested nitrate, disinfection by-products, and risk of colon and rectal cancers in the Iowa Women's Health Study cohort by Jones, Rena R., DellaValle, Curt T., Weyer, Peter J., Robien, Kim, Cantor, Kenneth P., Krasner, Stuart, Beane Freeman, Laura E., Ward, Mary H.

“…N-nitroso compounds (NOC) formed endogenously after nitrate/nitrite ingestion and disinfection by-products (DBPs) are suspected colorectal carcinogens, but…”
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Nitrate Intake and the Risk of Thyroid Cancer and Thyroid Disease by Ward, Mary H., Kilfoy, Briseis A., Weyer, Peter J., Anderson, Kristin E., Folsom, Aaron R., Cerhan, James R.

“…Background: Nitrate is a contaminant of drinking water in agricultural areas and is found at high levels in some vegetables. Nitrate competes with uptake of…”
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Atrazine in public water supplies and risk of ovarian cancer among postmenopausal women in the Iowa Women's Health Study by Inoue-Choi, Maki, Weyer, Peter J, Jones, Rena R, Booth, Benjamin J, Cantor, Kenneth P, Robien, Kim, Ward, Mary H

“…BackgroundFew studies have evaluated environmental chemical exposures in relation to ovarian cancer. We previously found an increased risk of ovarian cancer…”
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Drinking Water Nitrate and Human Health: An Updated Review by Ward, Mary H, Jones, Rena R, Brender, Jean D, de Kok, Theo M, Weyer, Peter J, Nolan, Bernard T, Villanueva, Cristina M, van Breda, Simone G

“…Nitrate levels in our water resources have increased in many areas of the world largely due to applications of inorganic fertilizer and animal manure in…”
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Nitrate from Drinking Water and Diet and Bladder Cancer Among Postmenopausal Women in Iowa by Jones, Rena R, Weyer, Peter J, DellaValle, Curt T, Inoue-Choi, Maki, Anderson, Kristin E, Cantor, Kenneth P, Krasner, Stuart, Robien, Kim, Freeman, Laura E Beane, Silverman, Debra T, Ward, Mary H

“…Nitrate is a drinking water contaminant arising from agricultural sources, and it is a precursor in the endogenous formation of N-nitroso compounds (NOC),…”
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Ingested Nitrate, Disinfection By-products, and Kidney Cancer Risk in Older Women by Jones, Rena R., Weyer, Peter J., DellaValle, Curt T., Robien, Kim, Cantor, Kenneth P., Krasner, Stuart, Freeman, Laura E. Beane, Ward, Mary H.

“…N-nitroso compounds formed endogenously after nitrate/nitrite ingestion are animal renal carcinogens. Previous epidemiologic studies of drinking water nitrate…”
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Ingested nitrate and nitrite, disinfection by‐products, and pancreatic cancer risk in postmenopausal women by Quist, Arbor J.L., Inoue‐Choi, Maki, Weyer, Peter J., Anderson, Kristin E., Cantor, Kenneth P., Krasner, Stuart, Freeman, Laura E. Beane, Ward, Mary H., Jones, Rena R.

“…Nitrate and nitrite are precursors of N‐nitroso compounds (NOC), probable human carcinogens that cause pancreatic tumors in animals. Disinfection by‐products…”
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Ingestion of Nitrate and Nitrite and Risk of Stomach and Other Digestive System Cancers in the Iowa Women's Health Study by Buller, Ian D, Patel, Deven M, Weyer, Peter J, Prizment, Anna, Jones, Rena R, Ward, Mary H

“…Nitrate and nitrite are precursors in the endogenous formation of N-nitroso compounds (NOC) which are potent animal carcinogens for the organs of the digestive…”
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Nitrate and nitrite ingestion and risk of ovarian cancer among postmenopausal women in Iowa by Inoue‐Choi, Maki, Jones, Rena R., Anderson, Kristin E., Cantor, Kenneth P., Cerhan, James R., Krasner, Stuart, Robien, Kim, Weyer, Peter J., Ward, Mary H.

“…Nitrate and nitrite are precursors in the endogenous formation of N‐nitroso compounds (NOC), potential human carcinogens. We evaluated the association of…”
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Drinking Water Disinfection Byproducts, Ingested Nitrate, and Risk of Endometrial Cancer in Postmenopausal Women by Medgyesi, Danielle N, Trabert, Britton, Sampson, Joshua, Weyer, Peter J, Prizment, Anna, Fisher, Jared A, Beane Freeman, Laura E, Ward, Mary H, Jones, Rena R

“…Disinfection byproducts (DBPs) and -nitroso compounds (NOC), formed endogenously after nitrate ingestion, are suspected endometrial carcinogens, but…”
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Pilot study of global endocrine disrupting activity in Iowa public drinking water utilities using cell-based assays by Jones, Rena R., Stavreva, Diana A., Weyer, Peter J., Varticovski, Lyuba, Inoue-Choi, Maki, Medgyesi, Danielle N., Chavis, Nicole, Graubard, Barry I., Cain, Terence, Wichman, Michael, Beane Freeman, Laura E., Hager, Gordon L., Ward, Mary H.

“…Some anthropogenic substances in drinking water are known or suspected endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs), but EDCs are not routinely measured. We conducted…”
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Prenatal nitrate intake from drinking water and selected birth defects in offspring of participants in the national birth defects prevention study by Brender, Jean D, Weyer, Peter J, Romitti, Paul A, Mohanty, Binayak P, Shinde, Mayura U, Vuong, Ann M, Sharkey, Joseph R, Dwivedi, Dipankar, Horel, Scott A, Kantamneni, Jiji, Huber, Jr, John C, Zheng, Qi, Werler, Martha M, Kelley, Katherine E, Griesenbeck, John S, Zhan, F Benjamin, Langlois, Peter H, Suarez, Lucina, Canfield, Mark A

“…Previous studies of prenatal exposure to drinking-water nitrate and birth defects in offspring have not accounted for water consumption patterns or potential…”
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Characterization of Arsenic and Atrazine Contaminations in Drinking Water in Iowa: A Public Health Concern by Roh, Taehyun, Knappett, Peter S K, Han, Daikwon, Ludewig, Gabriele, Kelly, Kevin M, Wang, Kai, Weyer, Peter J

“…Arsenic and atrazine are two water contaminants of high public health concern in Iowa. The occurrence of arsenic and atrazine in drinking water from Iowa's…”
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Assessing the relationship between groundwater nitrate and animal feeding operations in Iowa (USA) by Zirkle, Keith W., Nolan, Bernard T., Jones, Rena R., Weyer, Peter J., Ward, Mary H., Wheeler, David C.

“…Nitrate-nitrogen is a common contaminant of drinking water in many agricultural areas of the United States of America (USA). Ingested nitrate from contaminated…”
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Case study approach to modeling historical disinfection by-product exposure in Iowa drinking waters by Krasner, Stuart W., Cantor, Kenneth P., Weyer, Peter J., Hildesheim, Mariana, Amy, Gary

“…In the 1980 s, a case–control epidemiologic study was conducted in Iowa（USA） to analyze the association between exposure to disinfection by-products（DBPs） and…”
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Agricultural Compounds in Water and Birth Defects by Brender, Jean D., Weyer, Peter J.

“…Agricultural compounds have been detected in drinking water, some of which are teratogens in animal models. The most commonly detected agricultural compounds…”
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Interaction of Nitrate and Folate on the Risk of Breast Cancer Among Postmenopausal Women by Inoue-Choi, Maki, Ward, Mary H, Cerhan, James R, Weyer, Peter J, Anderson, Kristin E, Robien, Kim

“…Ingested nitrate can be endogenously reduced to nitrite, which may form N-nitroso compounds, known potent carcinogens. However, some studies have reported no…”
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Impact of residential mobility on estimated environmental exposures in a prospective cohort of older women by Medgyesi, Danielle N., Fisher, Jared A., Cervi, Meredith M., Weyer, Peter J., Patel, Deven M., Sampson, Joshua N., Ward, Mary H., Jones, Rena R.

“…Longitudinal studies of environmental hazards often rely on exposure estimated at the participant's enrollment residence. This could lead to exposure…”
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Municipal Drinking Water Nitrate Level and Cancer Risk in Older Women: The Iowa Women's Health Study by Weyer, Peter J., Cerhan, James R., Kross, Burton C., Hallberg, George R., Kantamneni, Jiji, Breuer, George, Jones, Michael P., Zheng, Wei, Lynch, Charles F.

“…Nitrate contamination of drinking water may increase cancer risk, because nitrate is endogenously reduced to nitrite and subsequent nitrosation reactions give…”
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Assessing bottled water nitrate concentrations to evaluate total drinking water nitrate exposure and risk of birth defects by Weyer, Peter J, Brender, Jean D, Romitti, Paul A, Kantamneni, Jiji R, Crawford, David, Sharkey, Joseph R, Shinde, Mayura, Horel, Scott A, Vuong, Ann M, Langlois, Peter H

“…Previous epidemiologic studies of maternal exposure to drinking water nitrate did not account for bottled water consumption. The objective of this National…”
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