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. 2014 Nov 20;9(11):e113728. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113728

Table 2. Comparison of the commercial and measured concentrations.

Active substance Commercial concentration Measured concentration Difference (%)
Mean S.D.
Abamectin 18 g/L 24.91 g/L 1.27 g/L +38.4
Acetamiprid 200 g/kg 243.66 g/kg 6.14 g/kg +21.8
Chlorpyrifos-ethyl 480 g/L 500.20 g/L 0.02 g/L +4.2
Clothianidin 500 g/kg 453.71 g/kg 23.11 g/kg −9.3
Cyfluthrin 50 g/L 46.45 g/L 0.09 g/L −7.1
Cypermethrin 100 g/L 114.25 g/L 0.14 g/L +14.2
Deltamethrin 15 g/L 14.77 g/L 0.72 g/L −1.5
Dimethoate 400 g/L 433.35 g/L 0.92 g/L +8.3
Esfenvalerate 25 g/L 25.10 g/L 0.50 g/L +0.4
Fenoxycarb 250 g/kg 228.54 g/kg 14.49 g/kg −8.6
Hexythiazox 104 g/kg 91.24 g/kg 2.94 g/kg −12.3
Imidacloprid 200 g/L 230.29 g/L 12.24 g/L +15.1
Iprodione 750 g/kg 794.34 g/kg 7.01 g/kg +5.9
Lambda-cyhalothrin 50 g/kg 44.85 g/kg 2.47 g/kg −10.3
Prochloraz 461 g/kg 391.69 g/kg 13.72 g/kg −15
Pyriproxyfen 100 g/L 97.29 g/L 2.66 g/L −2.7
Tau-fluvalinate 240 g/L 232.65 g/L 12.80 g/L −3.1
Tebuconazole 250 g/kg 186.30 g/kg 10.32 g/kg −25.5
Thiacloprid 480 g/L 448.97 g/L 0.07 g/L −6.5
Thiamethoxam 10 g/L 10.25 g/L 0.16 g/L +2.5

S.D.: Standard Deviation.

The concentrations of commercial products are expressed according to their nature, liquid or solid.

The quantification of the active substance was performed in triplicate from the phytopharmaceutical preparation used for the spray application.

The differences were expressed as percentages of the commercial concentrations.