Monitoring for nitrate in UK-grown lettuce and spinach

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 301-306

  Ysart, Gillian ^a   Clifford, Robin ^a   Harrison, Nigel ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lettuce; Light; Nitrate; Spinach

Indexed keywords

NITRATE;

ARTICLE; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; LETTUCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPINACH; STANDARD; SUMMER; UNITED KINGDOM; WEATHER; WINTER;

FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INSPECTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LETTUCE; NITRATES; SEASONS; SPINACIA OLERACEA; WEATHER;

LACTUCA; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 0032805164     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026520399283966     Document Type: Article

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