Effect of sample size in the evaluation of "in-field" sampling plans for aflatoxin B1 determination in corn

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 8481-8489

  Brera, Carlo ^a   De Santis, Barbara ^a   Prantera, Elisabetta ^a   Debegnach, Francesca ^a   Pannunzi, Elena ^a   Fasano, Floriana ^a   Berdini, Clara ^a   Slate, Andrew B ^b   Miraglia, Marina ^a   Whitaker, Thomas B ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; corn; ear; field; Monte Carlo; sampling

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORN; CORN FIELDS; EAR; FIELD; FIELD CONCENTRATIONS; FOOD CHAIN; IN-FIELD; MONTE CARLO; OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC CURVE; SAMPLE MEANS; SAMPLE SIZES; SAMPLING METHOD; SAMPLING PLANS;

AFLATOXINS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION;

SAMPLING;

AFLATOXIN B1;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MAIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICS;

AFLATOXIN B1; FOOD CONTAMINATION; SAMPLE SIZE; SELECTION BIAS; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77955674777     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf1018356     Document Type: Article

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