Table 1.
Raw environmental samples used for the evaluation of the developed lateral flow strips assay. The corresponding toxin concentration as microcystin-LR equivalent by TRF-IC assay (raw water) and by reference LC-MS method (intracellular toxin from extracted cells) are shown.
| Sample | Sample Location | Date | TRF-IC Assay 1 (µg/L) | LC-MS 2 (µg/L) Adapted from Hautala et al. [27] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| toxin content from raw water | intracellular toxin content from extracted cells | |||
| Å15 | Vandö kanal, Finström, Åland Islands, Finland | 28.07.2009 | 0 | 0 |
| Å21 | Nåtö hemviken, Nåtö Island, Åland Islands, Finland | 30.07.2009 | 10.1 | 8.6 |
| Å22 | Nåtö vägbank (sea), Åland Islands, Finland | 29.07.2009 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| Å23 | Dalkarby träsk, Dalkarby, Åland Islands, Finland | 29.07.2009 | 0 | 0 |
| L6 | Littoistenjärvi, Kaarina, Finland | 26.08.2009 | 3.6 | 5.2 |
| L8 | Littoistenjärvi, Kaarina, Finland | 11.09.2009 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
| E17 | Lake Harku, Estonia | 18.08.2009 | 4.2 | 1.97 |
| RN13 | Hauninen reservoir, Raisio, Finland | 9.06.2009 | 5.2 | 11.9 |
| RN14 | Hauninen reservoir, Raisio, Finland | 16.06.2009 | 9.4 | 23.6 |
| RN15 | Hauninen reservoir, Raisio, Finland | 23.09.2009 | 9.1 | 21.7 |
| RN26 | Hauninen reservoir, Raisio, Finland | 1.09.2009 | 0.7 | 0.83 |
| RN30 | Hauninen reservoir, Raisio, Finland | 29.09.2009 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| T3 | Savojärvi, Pöytyä, Finland | 7.08.2009 | 28.4 | 40.9 |
| T6 | Maaria reservoir, Turku, Finland | 24.08.2009 | 39.8 | 49.4 |