Mycotoxins Conc. Range (µg Kg−1) Repeatabilitya R ± RSDr (%) Reproducibilitya R ± RSDR (%) LOD (µg Kg−1) LOQ (µg Kg−1) Aflatoxin B1 0.25 – 16.0                           97.8 ± 4.2 (0.5), 111.2 ± 7.1 (1.0)   98.8 ± 5.7 (4.0), 98.7 ± 2.5 (8.0) 0.15 0.49 Aflatoxin B2 0.25 – 16.0 89.3 ± 6.2 (0.5), 102.6 ± 6.4 (1.0)  91.2 ± 7.7 (4.0), 88.8 ± 5.5 (8.0) 0.14 0.45 Aflatoxin G1 0.25 – 16.0           98.0 ± 9.8 (0.5), 111.1 ± 5.4 (1.0) 100.7 ± 3.5 (4.0), 96.4 ± 2.3 (8.0) 0.15 0.49 Aflatoxin G2 0.25 – 16.0      112.3 ± 6.6 (0.5), 104.3 ± 2.6 (1.0)  96.0 ± 6.3 (4.0), 97.7 ± 6.3 (8.0) 0.17 0.56 Ochratoxin A 0.3 – 32.0 99.3 ± 9.8 (0.5) 112.2 ± 10.5 (2.5), 108.6 ± 7.2 (5.0)   0.15 0.49 Fumonisin B1 5.0 – 640 81.5 ± 3.9 (10.0), 67.3 ± 6.6 (100) 118.1 ± 5.3 (250), 122.6 ± 1.8 (500) 2 8 Fumonisin B2 5.0 – 640 98.3 ± 2.5 (10.0), 87.4 ± 7.2 (50.0)              131.7 ± 3.2 (250), 123.5 ± 8.5 (500) 3 10 Zearalenone 5.0 – 640                     102.3 ± 10.3 (10.0), 108.0 ± 2.0 (25.0) 97.4 ± 4.1 (35.0), 101.7 ± 7.0 (75.0) 3.1 10.2 Deoxynivalenol                             12.0 – 800 98.1 ± 6.9 (25.0), 110.7 ± 3.4 (100)  100.5 ± 5.0 (250), 100.2 ± 2.3 (500) 7.1 23.3 T-2 toxin 12.0 – 800                98.7 ± 5.3 (25.0) 108.4 ± 8.2 (50.0), 96.8 ± 9.6 (100)   7.5 24.7 HT-2 toxin 12.0 – 800 82.7 ± 14.0 (25.0) 107.4 ± 1.8 (50.0), 104.5 ± 3.4 (100)   6.3 20.7

aSpiking levels (µg Kg−1) are given in the brackets

Table 4: Average recovery values (R), relative standard deviation (RSD), LODs and LOQs (µg Kg−1) obtained for the eleven mycotoxins in pistachio.