Table 2.
Commercial ELISA kits for PHAs, PCBs, and antibiotic residues.
| Kit/company | Principle | LOD | Sample matrix |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAH RaPID Assay (Strategic Diagnostics Inc.) | Competition ELISA on magnetic beads | Total PHAs in ppb level | Groundwater, surface water, well water |
| Total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) (HACH) | Soil: 20, 50, 100, 200 ppm as diesel fuel Water: 2, 5, 10, 20 ppm as diesel fuel |
Soil and water | |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) (HACH) | Competitive colorimetric ELISA assay | Semiquantitative screening based on thresholds for PCB | Water |
| MaxSignal® Florfenicol ELISA Test Kit | Competitive colorimetric ELISA assay | 0.2-1.0 ppb | Human samples (urine and serum) foods (milk, meat, egg, honey, etc.) |
| RaPID Assay® ModernWater (UK) |
Competitive colorimetric ELISA assay | Soil: 0.2 ppm to 5 ppm as phenanthrene Water: 2.66 ppb to 66.5 ppb as phenanthrene |
Soil and water |
| Aviva PAH ELISA Kit | Competition ELISA microplate | LOD 10 ng/ml | Environmental PAH samples |
| Abraxis Tetracyclines ELISA | Competition ELISA microplate | 4.0 ppb in honey; 4.0 ppb in milk; 8.0 ppb in meat; 4.0 ppb in shrimp; 0.11 ppb in water | Food and water |