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. 2020 Aug 1;29(11):1573–1586. doi: 10.1007/s10068-020-00798-4

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