The 47-year-old man had planned to die by suicide and had given some medicine to his 10-year-old son and 15-year-old daughter ...

A lack of rainfall helped preserve beds of sodium nitrate, or saltpeter. In the early 19th century, Europeans on the hunt for saltpeter to use in gunpowder turned their attention to the desert.

The Specialty Plant Nutrients segment produces potassium nitrate, sodium nitrate, sodium potassium nitrate, and specialty blends. The Iodine and Derivatives segment manufactures iodine and iodine ...

When they react water and a salt called sodium nitrate is produced. Katie: Oh, OK. So, does sodium nitrate have any uses by the way? What is it? Miss Fong: Yes. In industrial settings they're used ...

Sodium nitrite and nitrate are often added to sliced turkey as preservatives, but those compounds, which occur naturally in some foods, may form nitrosamines, which can cause cancer in lab animals.

When they react water and a salt called sodium nitrate is produced. Katie: Oh, OK. So, does sodium nitrate have any uses by the way? What is it? Miss Fong: Yes. In industrial settings they're used ...