| JKI | Julius Kühn Institute |
| NIV | nivalenol |
| DON | deoxynivalenol |
| 15-AcDON | 15-acetyl-deoxynivalenol |
| ZEN | zearalenone |
| LC | liquid chromatography |
| HRMS | high-resolution mass spectrometry |
| RSDr | relative standard deviation |
| HPLC | high pressure liquid chromatography |
| PET | polyethylene |
| LOD | limit of detection |
| LOQ | limit of quantification |
| QQ plot | quantile–quantile plot |
| WLS | weighted least squares |
| F-ANOVA | analysis of variance based on F-test |
| LME | linear mixed effect |
| APCI | atmospheric pressure chemical ionization |
| EU | European Union |
| EC | European Commission |