Effect of nitrates in drinking water on the prevalence of thyroid cancer and other thyroid diseases: a literature review and post-Chernobyl research experience in Belarus

V. M. Drozd; I. Branovan; N. Shiglik; M. L. Lushchyk; T. Yu. Platonova; V. I. Pashkevich; A. V. Kudelsky; I. Shimanskaya; L. I. Danilova; J. Biko; C. Reiners

doi:10.3103/S0095452716060074

Effect of nitrates in drinking water on the prevalence of thyroid cancer and other thyroid diseases: a literature review and post-Chernobyl research experience in Belarus

Authors: Drozd V.M.¹^,2, Branovan I.³, Shiglik N.³, Lushchyk M.L.², Platonova T.Y.¹^,4, Pashkevich V.I.⁴, Kudelsky A.V.⁴, Shimanskaya I.¹, Danilova L.I.², Biko J.⁵, Reiners C.⁵
Affiliations:
1. International Arnica Foundation for Assistance to Patients with Radiation-Induced Thyroid Cancer
2. Department of Endocrinology
3. Chernobyl Project
4. Laboratory of Hydrogeology and Hydroecology
5. Clinic and Polyclinic for Nuclear Medicine
Issue: Vol 50, No 6 (2016)
Pages: 372-376
Section: Article
URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0095-4527/article/view/173491
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3103/S0095452716060074
ID: 173491

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Nitrate content in the groundwater of Belarus has increased dramatically due to intensive use of nitrogen fertilizers in agriculture. Research performed during the post-Chernobyl period showed that the increased incidence of thyroid cancer is affected both by the level of nitrates in the groundwater and the radiation dose to which the thyroid was exposed.