Table 2.

Comparison of specific methods with the respect to efficacy, limitations, and undesirable effects.

	NTP	EB	PL
Generated by	electrical discharges	high electric field, kinetic energy of electrons up to several MeV	flash lamps, from IR to UV
Mechanisms	generated reactive species	electron collisions the mycotoxin structure reactive species generated in water	powerful short-time pulses of a broad-spectrum light UV content local overheating by high peak power
Efficacy	up to 100% in vitro up to 70% in food long aliphatic chains have less resistance as aromatic rings	up to 99% in water solution up to 70% in food lower mycotoxin concentration caused the higher exposed surface of toxins presence of water leads to higher number of radicals produced generated free radicals are scavenged by some solvents, e.g., methanol	up to 90%
Limitations	laboratory scales only surface action only antioxidant substances decreases the effect	laboratory scales only penetration from several micrometers up to several centimeters depending on the energy	laboratory scales only deeper penetration for a transparent matrix allowing complete decontamination for opaque matrix, the effect is limited to the surface
Undesirable effects	oxidation of matrix	insufficiently explored	overheating of matrix