# Nitrates & Human Health with Dr. Jesse Bell Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/wildag-podcast-6903256/nitrates-human-health-with-dr-jesse-bell Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/wildag-podcast-6903256/nitrates-human-health-with-dr-jesse-bell.md Podcast: [WildAg Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wildag-podcast-6903256) Published: 2025-10-06T10:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://2343ca81-7bfe-48a9-b15d-af65f0e54e78.libsyn.com/nitrates-human-health-with-dr-jesse-bell Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/2343ca81-7bfe-48a9-b15d-af65f0e54e78/20_Nitrates__Human_Health_with_Dr._Jesse_Bell_AudioOnly.mp3?dest-id=4523243 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wildag-podcast-6903256/episodes/nitrates-human-health-with-dr-jesse-bell Duration seconds: 3735 ## Resource This month we are joined by Dr. Jesse Bell, Claire M. Hubbard Professor of Water, Climate, and Health in the Department of Environmental, Agricultural, and Occupational Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the School of Natural Resources within the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He also serves as the director of the Water, Climate and Health Program at UNMC and the director of Water, Climate and Health at the University of Nebraska's Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute . Following our pr evious e pisode s on nitrate issues in drinking water, An dy a nd Nate chat with Dr. Bell about the specific health risks associated with nitrates in drinking water. They dive into what the science tells us about adverse health outcomes, wh o should be concerned , and things we can do to help mitigate against these risks. Resources: UNL Water – Nitrate Water, Climate and Health Program Reducing nitrate intake and health complications from drinking private well water Dr. Jesse Bell [ website , academic profile ] Dr. Andrew Little [ academic profile , @awesmlabdoc] Nathan Pflueger [ website ] AWESM Lab [ website , @awesmlab ] Nebraska Pheasants Forever [ website , @pheasants_quailforever_of_ne ] Watch these podcasts on YouTube If you enjoy this podcast, leave a rating and review so others can find us! We are dedicated to bringing important information and new ideas to listeners just like you. Help us keep WildAg going by donating to the podcast: https://nufoundation.org/fund/01155570/ Or, learn more about how your organization can sponsor episodes: https://awesmlab.unl.edu/wildag-sponsorship/ Music by Humans Win Produced and edited by Iris McFarlin ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wildag-podcast-6903256/episodes/nitrates-human-health-with-dr-jesse-bell/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/wildag-podcast-6903256/nitrates-human-health-with-dr-jesse-bell.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.