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Contamination Level of T-2 and HT-2 Toxin in Cereal Crops from Aba Area in Sichuan Province, China

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The contamination level of T-2 and HT-2 toxin in cereal crops from Aba area in Sichuan Province of China was investigated by rapid liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS). The results revealed the high incidence of T-2 and HT-2 toxin and relatively low contamination level in the samples. The incidence of HT-2 toxin was 49.74% and its average level was 3.746 μg/kg. The incidence of toxin was 11.64% and the average level was 0.565 μg/kg. The maximum of T-2 and HT-2 toxin concentration was 3.332 and 34.510 μg/kg, respectively. In addition, contaminated samples not only included homegrown products, but included external purchased rice and flour, which may be attributed to bad storage environment and sanitary conditions.

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Acknowledgments

We thank the financial support from China Geological Survey (Grant No. 1212010610918) and the Basic Research Program of National Research Center for Geoanalysis of China (Grant No. 2009CSJ05 and 2009CSJ06). The authors also thank the kind help of Mr. S. G. Luo and Mr. Q. G. Zhao in the course of sample collection.

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    XiaoChun Wang, XiaoDuan Liu, JiuChen Liu, Guang Wang & KuiYuan Wan

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Wang, X., Liu, X., Liu, J. et al. Contamination Level of T-2 and HT-2 Toxin in Cereal Crops from Aba Area in Sichuan Province, China. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 88, 396–400 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-011-0478-6

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