Nitrate and nitrite is one of important physical and chemical index in the analysis of environmental samples. A new catalytic spectrophotometric method for the determination of nitrate and nitrite has been established based on the catalytic action of nitrite on the oxidative fading reaction of methylene blue with potassium bromate in dilute phosphoric acid medium. The optimum experimental conditions were investigated in detail, including the selection of measuring wave-length and catalytic reactive medium, the dosage of indicator and pxidizer, ...