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The occupational risks for nephrolithiasis have not been widely studied. The published literature focuses on exposure to heat stress and toxic substances, not on the equally important behavioral risk factor of limited water consumption over many years. Urologic morbidity has been associated with suppressing the need to drink or void under restrictive work environments; however, no such studies link...