Table 2.
Sum concentrations of T-2/HT-2 toxin in raw cereals determined by the ELISA method and the samples with concentrations higher than the limit of detection and the indicative levels.
| Cereals | IL a
(µg/kg) |
Positive b (%) | Higher than IL c | Mean d (µg/kg) |
SD (µg/kg) |
Min (µg/kg) |
Max (µg/kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maize (n = 71) | 200 | 26.8 | 2 | 54.1 | 85.5 | 15.6 | 332.3 |
| Wheat (n = 73) | 100 | 19.2 | 0 | 23.0 | 9.0 | 12.2 | 42.1 |
| Barley (n = 66) | 200 | 40.9 | 0 | 22.6 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 52.1 |
| Oat (n = 30) | 1000 | 70.0 | 0 | 87.9 | 63.1 | 14.3 | 212.8 |
a Indicative levels (IL) of sum concentrations of T-2/HT-2 toxin, above which further research should be done in case of repetition [19]. b The percentage of samples in which sum T-2/HT-2 concentrations were higher than the limit of detection (>LOD). c The number of samples in which sum T-2/HT-2 concentrations were higher than the indicative levels. d Mean concentration found in positives (>LOD).