Table 2.
Prediction of MC-LR concentration using a simplified calibration curve for the Lake water sources.
| Water source | MC-LR concentration in spiked samples | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELISA (µg L−1) | Specific water calibration curvea (µg L−1) | Recovery | Simplified calibration curveb (µg L−1) | Recovery | |
| Lake B | 25.1 (± 2.7) | 25.9 (± 4.7) | 103% (± 8) | 18.9 (± 2.7) | 75% (± 2) |
| Lake C | 4.2 (± 0.6) | 3.9 (± 0.4) | 93% (± 5) | 4.7 (± 0.5) | 112% (± 5) |
Note: aSpecific water calibration curves (Fig. S4).
bSimplified calibration curve for two lake water samples (Fig. 9(a)).