Table 1.
Quantification of methods for detecting biomarkers of pesticide exposure.
| Metabolites | LOD (µg/L) |
Recovery (%) |
Interbatch (%RSD) |
Intrabatch (%RSD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AChE activity | - | - | 6.2 | 12.3 |
| BChE activity | - | - | 3.1 | 9.11 |
| 6 DAPs | 50-125 | 76.0 – 112 | 6.2-14.6 | 7.1-22.5 |
| 3-PBA | 1.0 | 93.0 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| Glyphosate | 0.5 | 80.0 | 3.0 | 8.9 |
AChE: acetylcholinesterase; BChE: butyrylcholinesterase; 6 DAPs are dimethyl phosphate, dimethyl thiophosphate, dimethyl dithiophosphate, diethyl phosphate, diethyl thiophosphate, and diethyl dithiophosphate; 3-PBA: 3-phenoxybenzoic acid.