Determination of concentration of Nitrate in vegetables in Bam City

More than ۸۰% of human dietary intake of nitrate comes from vegetables. Nitrate is converted to nitrite and nitrosacids, which can combine with primary and secondary amines, producing nitrosamines. Nitrosamines have hazardous effects on human health .Vegetables especially leafy ones are the major source of nitrate and nitrite in human diet, because of the potential health hazards result in high intake of nitrate and nitrite, determination of these ions content in vegetables has been considered and measured in many countries. The aim of this research was to determine the concentration of nitrate in leafy vegetables in bam city.So the samples of vegetables have been gathered from and so, the content of nitrate in vegetables was determined. farmlands of Bam city According to the result, the average of nitrate content in all of samples was less than standard.

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Vegetables ، Nitrate content ، Bam city