Sodium nitrite is often added to cured meats, in order to prevent spoilage while also giving the meats their distinctive color and flavor. It can also cause health problems in large amounts, however, ...

NEW ORLEANS – A preservative used to cure bacon is being tested as poison for the nation's estimated 5 million feral hogs. Descendants of both escaped domestic pigs and imported Eurasian boars, the ...

In vitro urine test (tests for leukocytes and nitrite). Hold test pads in urine stream for 1–2 seconds. Test results in 1–2 minutes. Compare test pads to color block on foil pouch. Match color of each ...

FORD COUNTY - The Ford County Health Department has announced that the State Laboratory is not currently accepting nitrate or nitrite samples from home owners who wish to test their well water.

A free well-testing program for Minnesota homeowners has become the latest target in the state's increasingly fractious political battle over water and agricultural pollution. At its December meeting, ...