Open AccessOn the precursors of carcinogenic N-nitroso compounds
Author(s) -
I. I. Belyaev,
М. М. Gimadeev,
V. V. Baikovsky,
E. I. Rastorgueva
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
kazanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9359
pISSN - 0368-4814
DOI - 10.17816/kazmj84500
Subject(s) - carcinogen , nitroso compounds , chemistry , nitrosamine , nitroso , environmental chemistry , nitrite , nitrosation , organic chemistry , nitrate
Due to the fact that carcinogenic N-nitrosamines have the ability to be synthesized both exogenously and endogenously from the so-called precursors (nitrites, nitrates, secondary amines), a study was carried out of drinking and waste water, as well as some products in samples taken in a number of areas of the Upper Volga basin. The amount of nitrites that a person can get from drinking water and food containing precursors of N-nitrosamines has been calculated.