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Table 3 Method parameters for MCs under the optimized chromatographic conditions and quantified by online-SPE UHPLC–MS/MS

From: Method development and validation for simultaneous quantification of microcystin congeners in water

Compound

Retention time (min)

Linear range (ng L–1)

R2

SNR

LOQ (ng L–1)

LOD (ng L–1)

Accuracy (%)

Precision (%)

MC-LR

7.20

10–1000

0.991

423

0.24

0.07

90.2

7.28

MC-YR

7.16

10–1000

0.993

510

0.20

0.06

86.6

4.06

MC-RR

6.95

5–500

0.995

753

0.07

0.02

65.9

5.03

MC-WR

7.29

50–1000

0.992

405

1.24

0.37

54.8

7.86

MC-LA

7.67

10–1000

0.991

458

0.22

0.07

100

8.83

MC-LF

8.01

10–1000

0.995

365

0.27

0.08

103

9.24

MC-LY

7.72

10–1000

0.990

202

0.50

0.15

86.4

7.78

MC-LW

7.96

10–1000

0.994

530

0.19

0.06

120

7.99