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| Title: |
Monitoring for nitrate in UK-grown lettuce and spinach |
| Author: |
Ysart, Gillian Clifford, Robin Harrison, Nigel |
| Appeared in: |
Food additives and contaminants. Pt. A, Chemistry, analysis, control, exposure & risk assessment |
| Paging: | Volume 16 (1999) nr. 7 pages 301-306 |
| Year: |
1999-07-01 |
| Contents: |
To comply with European Commission requirements, the UK is carrying out a monitoring programme on nitrate concentrations in lettuce and spinach. This paper reports the results obtained between June 1996 and April 1998. A total of 182 samples of protected lettuce, 131 samples of outdoor-grown lettuce and 34 samples of fresh spinach were taken from the main growing areas of the UK. Nitrate concentrations in protected lettuce were influenced by the season with summer-grown crops (mean of 2382mg/kg) having lower levels than those grown in the winter (mean of 3124mg/kg). Weather conditions also affected concentrations in protected lettuces with long hours of sunshine and low rainfall associated with low nitrate levels. Nitrate concentrations in outdoor-grown lettuces were lower (mean of 1085mg/kg) than those in protected lettuces but there were insufficient data to determine if they were affected by the weather conditions or season. Similarly there were insufficient data to determine if weather conditions or season influenced nitrate concentrations in spinach (mean of 1900mg/kg) but regional differences were observed. |
| Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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