Table 2.

Linearity, limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) in various matrices for 66 pesticides

Pesticide	Linearity (R2)	LOD (μg/kg)					LOQ (μg/kg)
		Beef	Pork	Chicken	Eggs	Milk	Beef	Pork	Chicken	Eggs	Milk
Aldrin	0.9986	1.91	2.31	1.04	0.79	1.63	6.30	7.61	3.43	2.62	5.39
BHC-gamma	0.9989	1.42	1.14	0.52	0.85	0.38	4.70	3.75	1.71	2.80	1.25
Bifenthrin	0.9999	0.35	0.78	0.37	0.43	0.22	1.16	2.58	1.23	1.41	0.74
Chinomethionat	0.9999	2.29	0.87	0.51	0.43	0.87	7.55	2.88	1.68	1.43	2.87
Chlordane-cis	0.9982	2.15	5.01	2.82	2.31	2.60	7.08	16.5	9.32	7.62	8.56
Chlordane-trans	0.9986	1.89	1.46	0.60	0.81	1.20	6.22	4.81	1.97	2.69	3.96
Chlorfenvinphos	0.9992	3.68	1.30	0.57	0.68	0.94	12.1	4.29	1.89	2.25	3.09
Chlorpyrifos	0.9996	2.99	2.44	0.80	0.81	0.66	9.88	8.05	2.64	2.69	2.16
Chlorpyrifos-methyl	0.9997	3.92	5.07	0.88	1.27	2.31	12.9	16.7	2.91	4.20	7.62
Cypermethrin	0.9968	1.01	2.18	1.10	0.78	1.89	3.33	7.20	3.64	2.58	6.24
p,p′-DDD	0.9999	0.87	0.67	0.23	0.48	0.40	2.85	2.20	0.75	1.60	1.33
p,p′-DDE	1.0000	0.94	1.08	0.64	0.61	0.89	3.09	3.55	2.13	2.02	2.94
o,p-DDT	0.9978	0.79	1.80	0.60	0.84	0.91	2.60	5.95	1.97	2.77	2.99
p,p′-DDT	0.9973	1.67	0.76	0.73	0.59	0.34	5.50	2.50	2.42	1.93	1.13
Diazinon	0.9998	0.56	1.51	5.57	0.42	1.08	1.85	4.97	18.4	1.38	3.55
Dichlorvos	0.9999	0.77	1.87	1.16	0.86	1.90	2.55	6.16	3.81	2.85	6.25
Dieldrin	0.9976	3.36	4.34	2.41	1.38	2.77	11.1	14.3	7.95	4.55	9.14
Dimethoate	0.9989	2.56	2.77	1.09	0.62	0.52	8.45	9.14	3.61	2.05	1.71
Diphenylamine	0.9999	0.96	0.36	0.29	0.30	0.33	3.15	1.20	0.96	1.00	1.10
Disulfoton	0.9998	0.49	0.85	0.60	0.35	0.68	1.63	2.81	1.98	1.15	2.25
Edifenphos	0.9996	0.73	1.33	0.69	0.65	0.52	2.40	4.39	2.29	2.15	1.71
Endosulfan alpha	0.9951	2.13	2.02	2.12	1.80	0.86	7.04	6.67	7.00	5.92	2.84
Endosulfan beta	0.9969	1.91	3.49	2.57	2.55	3.11	6.31	11.5	8.47	8.42	10.25
Endosulfan sulfate	0.9991	5.77	3.88	1.01	4.17	0.89	19.0	12.8	3.33	13.8	2.95
Endrin	0.9995	2.42	3.38	1.05	0.75	2.91	8.00	11.1	3.45	2.49	9.60
Ethion	0.9851	1.22	4.29	2.43	0.56	3.08	4.01	14.1	8.01	1.83	10.2
Etrimfos	0.9998	0.57	1.26	0.43	0.33	0.80	1.89	4.16	1.43	1.09	2.62
Fenarimol	0.9997	0.23	0.60	0.43	0.53	0.88	0.75	1.99	1.43	1.74	2.91
Fenbuconazole	0.9999	0.30	0.55	0.34	0.24	0.27	0.98	1.82	1.12	0.78	0.88
Fenitrothion	0.9998	2.27	1.42	0.69	1.31	0.37	7.50	4.69	2.28	4.33	1.22
Fenpropathrin	0.9999	2.91	1.02	0.96	0.63	0.76	9.62	3.37	3.17	2.08	2.52
Fensulfothion	0.9944	3.45	4.99	2.58	2.21	2.48	11.4	16.5	8.50	7.28	8.20
Fenthion	0.9989	1.39	1.23	0.73	0.56	1.02	4.59	4.07	2.41	1.86	3.38
Fenvalerate	0.9998	0.93	4.43	0.37	0.90	2.32	3.08	14.6	1.23	2.96	7.65
Flusilazole	0.9996	0.88	0.57	0.79	0.33	0.85	2.90	1.89	2.62	1.10	2.80
Heptachlor	0.9995	1.96	2.02	0.57	1.07	1.20	6.46	6.68	1.88	3.51	3.96
Heptachlor epoxide	0.9974	1.93	5.82	3.10	1.21	1.11	6.37	19.2	10.2	3.99	3.69
Isofenphos	0.9994	0.80	1.27	0.76	0.70	0.51	2.64	4.18	2.52	2.32	1.67
keto Endrin	0.9984	3.25	3.09	1.17	1.18	1.34	10.7	10.2	3.87	3.90	4.43
Kresoxim methyl	0.9997	1.20	0.87	0.38	0.69	0.59	3.95	2.86	1.26	2.28	1.94
Mecarbam	0.9988	2.25	3.44	4.34	0.71	1.78	7.42	11.4	14.3	2.35	5.89
Methacrifos	1.0000	0.96	2.53	1.16	0.96	1.34	3.17	8.35	3.81	3.15	4.43
Methidathion	0.9978	1.89	1.32	0.69	0.58	0.79	6.22	4.37	2.29	1.91	2.60
Myclobutanil	0.9998	1.10	0.68	0.65	0.46	1.02	3.63	2.23	2.14	1.53	3.35
Oxychlordane	0.9994	0.96	1.72	1.55	1.08	1.73	3.18	5.66	5.10	3.56	5.71
Penconazole	0.9999	0.77	2.53	0.66	0.76	1.42	2.53	8.36	2.17	2.50	4.69
Pentachloraniline	0.9996	0.72	1.16	1.03	0.67	1.64	2.37	3.83	3.41	2.21	5.43
Pentachlorothioanisole	0.9989	3.12	2.57	0.84	1.65	1.66	10.3	8.48	2.78	5.45	5.49
Permethrin	0.9999	1.88	1.98	2.30	2.31	0.63	6.20	6.53	7.58	7.62	2.08
Phenthoate	0.9980	1.10	0.94	1.05	0.53	0.74	3.64	3.11	3.46	1.74	2.46
Phorate	0.9998	0.86	0.46	0.39	0.44	0.95	2.83	1.53	1.28	1.46	3.14
Phosalone	0.9998	1.10	0.85	1.55	0.56	1.19	3.61	2.81	5.10	1.83	3.92
Phosmet	0.9999	3.48	1.62	0.70	0.45	0.49	11.5	5.36	2.29	1.47	1.61
Primicarb	0.9985	0.37	0.65	0.46	0.19	0.41	1.23	2.13	1.52	0.62	1.35
Primiphos methyl	0.9988	4.61	1.66	1.99	0.87	1.15	15.2	5.48	6.56	2.85	3.78
Prochloraz	0.9992	1.17	1.77	1.30	3.03	0.48	3.87	5.83	4.28	10.01	1.59
Profenphos	0.9926	0.68	2.20	2.68	1.38	0.62	2.25	7.26	8.8	4.57	2.03
Propagite	0.9972	2.14	3.20	3.21	2.33	4.91	7.05	10.6	10.6	7.70	16.2
Propiconazole	0.9959	3.89	7.01	1.78	2.19	0.79	12.9	23.1	5.87	7.21	2.60
Pyriproxyfen	0.9993	0.82	1.42	2.94	0.88	0.95	2.70	4.69	9.70	2.89	3.13
Quintozene	0.9979	3.25	3.87	2.16	1.02	1.08	10.7	12.8	7.11	3.36	3.57
Terbufos	0.9995	2.87	1.73	4.82	5.65	3.24	9.4	5.70	15.9	18.7	10.7
Triadimefon	0.9976	0.68	1.95	1.28	0.58	0.93	2.26	6.43	4.24	1.92	3.05
Triadimenol	0.9959	3.34	2.13	2.46	2.37	2.45	11.0	7.03	8.12	7.81	8.09
Trizaofos	0.9982	1.54	3.52	0.69	0.55	1.11	5.07	11.6	2.29	1.83	3.66
Vinclozolin	0.9982	0.91	1.26	0.95	1.07	1.19	3.00	4.15	3.14	3.54	3.94