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. 2021 Jul 21;13(8):507. doi: 10.3390/toxins13080507

Table 3.

Mean probable daily intake (PDI) of mycotoxins in milks consumed by adults and 5-year-old children at different sampling times in Pirassununga, state of São Paulo, Brazil.

Mycotoxins Mean PDI (ng/kg Body Weight /Day) 1
October/2019 January/2020 May/2020 June/2020
Adults Children Adults Children Adults Children Adults Children
AFM1 0.043 b 0.128 a 0.010 b 0.029 b 0 0 0 0
DOM-1 0.284 b 0.852 a 0.224 b 0.673 a 0.185 b 0.555 a 0 0
OTA 0.058 c 0.173 a 0.061 c 0.184 a 0.030 c 0.090 b 0.035 c 0.104 b
FB1 0.974 b 2.921 a 0.953 b 2.860 a 0.876 b 2.629 a 0.915 b 2.746 a
FB2 0.750 b 2.250 a 0.268 c 0.805 b 0 0 0.289 c 0.866 b
α-ZEL 0.468 c 1.403 a 0.340 c 1.020 b 0.317 c 0.951 b 0.319 c 0.957 b
β-ZEL 0.982 c 2.947 a 0.957 c 2.871 a 0.509 d 1.526 b 0.267 d 0.800 c

1 Calculated according to the equation: PDI (ng/kg bw/day) = [Mean concentration (ng/mL) × daily intake (mL)]/body weight (kg). a–d In the same row, means followed by different superscripts are significantly different (p < 0.05). AFM1: aflatoxin M1; DOM-1: de-epoxy-deoxynivalenol; OTA: ochratoxin A; FB: fumonisin; α-ZEL: α-zearalenol; β-ZEL: β-zearalenol.