Vegetables are the major source of dietary nitrate, with wide variations in nitrate content. The presence of nitrate in vegetables is often associated with harmful effects on human health. The study investigated nitrate of vegetables in Phu My ward, Hiep An ward, Tuong Binh Hiep ward, Thu Dau Mot city, Binh Duong province in 2020 by UV-VIS for determining of nitrat concentration, measurement wavelength of 410 nm. The vegetable samples were collected in the fields according to method of TCVN 9016:2011 and the nitrate contents were determinated according to method of TCVN 8742:2011 (Vietnam Ministry of Sciences and Technology, 2011). The results showed that there were 3 fresh spinach samples, 3 bok choy samples, contained the nitrate contents exceeded the regulations according to the regulations of nitrate contents in vegetables in the decisions of world health organization site (WHO). These results warn the farmers and policy administers of Thu Dau Mot city to give the solutions of nitrate-content controling in vegetables producing in Binh Duong.
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Thu Dau Mot University, Viet Nam
Editor-in-Chief
Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Van Hiep Thu Dau Mot University
Editorial Board
Assoc. Prof. Le Tuan Anh Thu Dau Mot University
PhD. Nguyen Quoc Cuong Thu Dau Mot University
PhD. Doan Ngoc Xuan Thu Dau Mot University
PhD. Nguyen Khoa Truong An Thu Dau Mot University
Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Thanh Binh Thu Dau Mot University
PhD. Le Thi Thuy Dung Thu Dau Mot University
PhD. Ngo Hong Diep Thu Dau Mot University
PhD. Nguyen Duc Dat Duc Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade
Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Van Duc Animal Husbandry Association of Vietnam
PhD. Nguyen Thi Nhat Hang Department of Education and Training of Binh Duong Province
PhD. Nguyen Thi Cam Le Vietnam Aviation Academy
PhD. Trần Hạnh Minh Phương Thu Dau Mot University
M.A. Pham Van Thinh Thu Dau Mot University
PhD. Nguyen Thi Lien Thuong Thu Dau Mot University