The Nitrate Content of Commonly Consumed Agricultural Products Including Vegetables, Cereals, and Legumes in Iran

Subject Areas : Journal of Chemical Health Risks

Behrooz  Jannat ¹ (Halal research center of IRI, F.D.A., Iran)
Sara  Mohamadi ² (Department of Food Hygiene and Quality Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahre-Kord University, Shahre-Kord, Iran)
Narges  Abdoli ³ (Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.), Tehran, Iran)
Tayebe  Zeinali ⁴ (Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran)
Parisa  Sadighara ⁵ (Department of Environmental Health, Food Safety Division, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran)

Received: 2021-08-02 Accepted : 2022-02-05 Published : 2022-06-01

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