Ochratoxin A [Biomonitoring Methods, 2010]

Published in the series Biomonitoring Methods, Vol. 12 (2010) The article contains sections titled: General principles Equipment, chemicals and solutions Equipment Chemicals Solutions Calibration standards Specimen collection and sample preparation Sample preparation Operational parameters Operational parameters for high performance liquid chromatography Fluorimetric detection Analytical determination Calibration Calculation of the analytical results Standardisation and quality control Evaluation of the method Precision Accuracy Detection limit Sources of error Discussion of the method Appendix Expanded sample preparation for the analysis of ochratoxin A in whole blood and haemolytic sera Keywords: determination in plasma; high performance liquid chromatography; fluorimetry; analysis in biological materials; occupational monitoring; analytical method; biomarker; metabolites