Table 6. Linearity, limit of detection (LOD), limit of quantitation (LOQ) and matrix effect of pesticide residues

Pesticides Linear range (mg/kg) Correlation coefficient (R2) LOD (mg/kg) LOQ (mg/kg) Matrix effect (%)
Aldicarb 0.0100-0.5024 0.9997 0.0019 0.0058 -12
Azoxystrobin 0.0100-0.5008 0.9997 0.0007 0.0021 -11
Benzovindiflupyr 0.0100-0.5000 0.9998 0.0029 0.0087 -26
Boscalid 0.0100-0.5007 0.9989 0.0008 0.0024 1
Captan 0.0100-0.5020 0.9995 0.0028 0.0084 46
Carbendazim 0.0100-0.5020 0.9999 0.0011 0.0035 -15
Carbofuran 0.0100-0.5005 0.9984 0.0008 0.0023 1
Chlorantraniliprole 0.0100-0.5015 0.9999 0.0013 0.0040 8
Chlorpyrifos 0.0101-0.5030 0.9998 0.0014 0.0042 153
Clothianidin 0.0100-0.5001 0.9999 0.0024 0.0074 -60
Cyantraniliprole 0.0100-0.5001 0.9998 0.0017 0.0051 -11
Cyhalothrin 0.0200-1.0030 0.9989 0.0023 0.0069 518
Cypermethrin 0.0100-0.5010 0.9978 0.0014 0.0043 318
Cyproconazole 0.0100-0.5015 0.9996 0.0026 0.0078 227
Dicloran 0.0100-0.5020 0.9999 0.0016 0.0048 144
Diphenylamine 0.0101-0.5045 0.9999 0.0013 0.0040 25
Disulfoton 0.0100-0.5001 0.9998 0.0013 0.0040 83
Endosulafan-sulfate 0.0100-0.5005 0.9978 0.0031 0.0093 -40
Endosulafan-α 0.0100-0.5010 0.9991 0.0014 0.0041 -2
Endosulafan-β 0.0100-0.5007 0.9995 0.0022 0.0066 98
Epoxiconazole 0.0100-0.5010 0.9998 0.0012 0.0036 443
Fenamiphos 0.0100-0.5001 0.9966 0.0003 0.0009 507
Fenpropathrin 0.0100-0.5005 0.9995 0.0003 0.0010 54
Hexythiazox 0.0100-0.5015 0.9999 0.0014 0.0042 -5
Imidacloprid 0.0100-0.5004 0.9998 0.0026 0.0079 -9
Metaflumizone 0.0100-0.5003 0.9999 0.0027 0.0082 10
Oxyfluorfen 0.0100-0.5005 0.9996 0.0023 0.0071 365
Phorate 0.0100-0.5002 0.9997 0.0003 0.0009 187
Pirimicarb 0.0100-0.5010 0.9998 0.0012 0.0036 44
Procymidone 0.0100-0.5015 0.9998 0.0019 0.0059 86
Profenofos 0.0100-0.5024 0.9995 0.0017 0.0051 613
Propiconazole 0.0100-0.5015 0.9981 0.0013 0.0038 98
Pyraclostrobin 0.0101-0.5025 0.9988 0.0019 0.0058 -4
Pyriproxyfen 0.0101-0.5040 0.9975 0.0003 0.0009 -11
Saflufenacil 0.0100-0.5001 0.9999 0.0024 0.0072 0
Spirodiclofen 0.0100-0.5015 0.9989 0.0031 0.0093 -5
Tebuconazole 0.0100-0.5015 0.9989 0.0004 0.0012 181
Terbufos 0.0101-0.5033 0.9999 0.0004 0.0012 78
Thiamethoxam 0.0100-0.5010 0.9980 0.0012 0.0037 30
Triadimefon 0.0100-0.5010 0.9998 0.0016 0.0049 96
Triadimenol 0.0100-0.5015 0.9997 0.0028 0.0084 216
Triazophos 0.0100-0.5020 0.9987 0.0022 0.0068 641
Trifloxystrobin 0.0100-0.5003 0.9995 0.0007 0.0022 -18