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Table 2 Measured content of illudane glycosides and corresponding pterosins in bracken ferns

From: Occurrence of carcinogenic illudane glycosides in drinking water wells

Location no

Country of origin

Sampling date

mg g−1 dry weight

  

PTA

PtB

CAU

PtA

PTE

PtG

1

Denmark

08.08.19

0.05 ± 0.01

0.01 ± 0.01

–

–

–

–

4

Denmark

07.08.19

1.10 ± 0.97

0.07 ± 0.05

0.12 ± 0.05

0.02 ± 0.02

–

–

6

Denmark

07.08.19

0.13 ± 0.01

0.02 ± 0.00

–

0.01 ± 0.00

–

–

7

Denmark

07.08.19

0.74 ± 0.23

0.11 ± 0.01

0.18 ± 0.02

0.11 ± 0.01

–

–

8

Denmark

07.08.19

0.10 ± 0.06

0.03 ± 0.02

0.04 ± 0.01

0.01 ± 0.01

–

–

12

Denmark

21.08.19

3.23 ± 1.50

0.18 ± 0.25

0.37 ± 0.19

0.08 ± 0.06

–

–

13

Denmark

21.08.19

0.63 ± 0.07

0.07 ± 0.01

0.07 ± 0.01

0.01 ± 0.01

–

–

17

Denmark

05.08.19

0.08 ± 0.03

0.01 ± 0.00

–

–

–

–

66

Sweden

13.10.19

0.24 ± 0.12

–

0.42 ± 0.07

0.01 ± 0.00

–

–

68

Sweden

01.08.19

3.19 ± 0.18

0.18 ± 0.03

0.10 ± 0.02

0.01 ± 0.01

–

–

69

Sweden

01.08.19

3.02 ± 0.19

0.45 ± 0.05

0.12 ± 0.01

0.11 ± 0.03

–

–

  1. The “− “ represents no detection (< LOD) and “ ± “ represents standard deviation (n = 2). Average coefficient of variation equals 33%, 37%, 21% and 44% for PTA, PtB, CAU and PtA, respectively. Location numbers correspond to the map in Fig. 2