Table 1.
Nitrate quantities in sampled green vegetables during 2012, at four locations and in two seasonal periods, in the republic of Croatia.
| Nr. | Sampling location | Sample type | Nitrate(mg/kg) spring period | Nitrate(mg/kg) autumn period | Sample type | Nitrate (mg/kg) spring period | Nitrate (mg/kg) autumn period | Sample type | Nitrate (mg/kg) spring period | Nitrate (mg/kg) autumn period | Sample type | Nitrate (mg/kg) spring period | Nitrate (mg/kg) autumn period | Nitrate in cabbage (mg/kg) spring period | Nitrate in arugula (mg/kg) autumn period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rijeka | Lettuce | 638 | 1173 | Spinach | 1213 | 1888 | Kale | 277 | 942 | Chard | 809 | 600 | 718 | 4679 |
| 2. | Rijeka | Lettuce | 1037 | 890 | Spinach | 1054 | 2351 | Kale | 45.6 | 855 | Chard | 442 | 830 | 212 | 4786 |
| 3. | Rijeka | Lettuce | 354 | 585 | Spinach | 1281 | 887 | Kale | 267 | 595 | Chard | 2166 | 773 | 856 | 4191 |
| 4. | Rijeka | Lettuce | 722 | 657 | Spinach | 1267 | 1200 | Kale | 322 | 114 | Chard | 2209 | 1295 | 473 | 4185 |
| 5. | Rijeka | Lettuce | 578 | 477 | Spinach | 1264 | 1960 | Kale | 858 | 693 | Chard | 2234 | 884 | 508 | 3880 |
| 6. | Zagreb | Lettuce | 696 | 1822 | Spinach | 126 | 1887 | Kale | 450 | 403 | Chard | 580 | 1470 | 444 | 4311 |
| 7. | Zagreb | Lettuce | 1076 | 2784 | Spinach | 171 | 1525 | Kale | 493 | 1270 | Chard | 844 | 2761 | 492 | 4628 |
| 8. | Zagreb | Lettuce | 874 | 2940 | Spinach | 364 | 845 | Kale | 354 | 36.3 | Chard | 1701 | 1923 | 230 | 4946 |
| 9. | Zagreb | Lettuce | 668 | 1440 | Spinach | 475 | 876 | Kale | 510 | 787 | Chard | 1427 | 2327 | 525 | 5370 |
| 10. | Zagreb | Lettuce | 1073 | 2005 | Spinach | 395 | 1909 | Kale | 809 | 710 | Chard | 695 | 2820 | 277 | 5246 |
| 11. | Osijek | Lettuce | 397 | 341 | Spinach | 133 | 3096 | Kale | 291 | 1425 | Chard | 754 | 1833 | 614 | 4874 |
| 12. | Osijek | Lettuce | 253 | 1054 | Spinach | 863 | 3244 | Kale | 116 | 1950 | Chard | 312 | 436 | 215 | 4682 |
| 13. | Osijek | Lettuce | 173 | 1015 | Spinach | 1010 | 3412 | Kale | 297 | 2128 | Chard | 515 | 475 | 315 | 4865 |
| 14. | Osijek | Lettuce | 449 | 690 | Spinach | 1322 | 2087 | Kale | 664 | 1202 | Chard | 794 | 358 | 531 | 4531 |
| 15 | Osijek | Lettuce | 1135 | 546 | Spinach | 36.6 | 2493 | Kale | 264 | 978 | Chard | 1779 | 468 | 286 | 3089 |
| 16 | Split | Lettuce | 2358 | 1364 | Spinach | 688 | 2247 | Kale | 915 | 1619 | Chard | 19.6 | 81.8 | 1320 | 3228 |
| 17 | Split | Lettuce | 239 | 1610 | Spinach | 666 | 2337 | Kale | 1451 | 2165 | Chard | 653 | 65.5 | 1620 | 3437 |
| 18 | Split | Lettuce | 714 | 1423 | Spinach | 670 | 2645 | Kale | 920 | 1461 | Chard | 872 | 708 | 1469 | 4810 |
| 19 | Split | Lettuce | 69.7 | 1068 | Spinach | 495 | 876 | Kale | 1020 | 1692 | Chard | 41.2 | 266 | 1588 | 3391 |
| 20 | Split | Lettuce | 571 | 1413 | Spinach | 632 | 2498 | Kale | 1737 | 2604 | Chard | 598 | 121 | 1684 | 3969 |
| Mean value | 703.7 | 1264.8 | 706.2 | 2013.1 | 603.0 | 1181.4 | 972.2 | 1024.7 | 718.8 | 4354.9 | |||||