Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 2012-06-01

The natural occurrence of T-2 toxin and fumonisins in maize samples in Croatia.

Jelka Pleadin, Nina Perši, Mario Mitak, Manuela Zadravec, Marijana Sokolović, Ana Vulić, Vesna Jaki, Mate Brstilo

Index: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 88(6) , 863-6, (2012)

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Abstract

Maize (Zea mays) considered to be one of the most frequent crops in Croatia, is often contaminated with Fusarium mycotoxins. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible contamination of maize with T-2 toxin and fumonisins on 46 samples from different regions of Croatia. The highest concentrations of T-2 toxin and fumonisins were 210 and 25,200 ng/g, with mean values of 110 and 4,509 ng/g, respectively, pointing to maize contamination with these mycotoxins after the period of the year with extremely high rainfall.