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3. organic tomatoes contain far less heavy metals (Pb, Zn, Cu, Ni)
4. organic tomatoes contain less nitrates, about 30-40% less
5. organic tomatoes do not contain any pesticide residues
Author details
Ilić S. Zoran 1 , Kapoulas Nikolaos 2 and Šunić Ljubomir 1
*Address all correspondence to: [e-mail]
1 Faculty of Agriculture Priština-Lešak, Lešak, Serbia
2 Regional Development Agency of Rodopi, Komotini, Greece
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