The present study examined the interrelationships of roasting methods and nitrosamine compounds (NA) content in eleven food sample investigated. The total level of NA in examined food ranged from 1.1x10-3 μg per g in oven roasted white maize to 5.0x10-3 μg per g in wood roasted pig meat that is lower than the legal level in WHO (0.001 μg per kg ). The significant increase of NA concentration in all food samples on roasting was observed. Methods of roasting have significant effects on the level of nitrosamine in each of the material used.
The mineral fertilization of arable land positively affects an increase of the biological productivity of various ecosystems as well as the microbial activity in soil. From the three elements N, P, K used for fertilization - nitrogen is one of the most important factors affecting soil fertility and productivity as well as the growth and development of cultivated plants. The chemical studies show that high N rates of fertilization result in the formation of carcinogenic nitrosamines in soil environments. The use of mineral N resulted insignificant changes in microbiocenoses under investigated ecological condition. The decline of some beneficial microorganisms, as well as the occurrence of carcinogenic nitrosamines in soil, were the symptoms of changes in the environment.