Sample ID Amount added (μg/g) Amount found (μg/g) % Recovery Statistical Analysis
LOQ Level Sample 1 2.679 2.7600 103.0 Mean 96.1
LOQ Level Sample 2 2.681 2.4240 90.4 SD 6.39
LOQ Level Sample 3 2.680 2.5410 94.8 % RSD 6.6
100% Level Sample 1 15.445 15.5480 100.7 Mean 97.7
100% Level Sample 2 15.491 14.2500 92.0 SD 4.91
100% Level Sample 3 15.454 15.5000 100.3 % RSD 5.0
150% Level Sample 1 23.181 24.4420 105.4 Mean 101.5
150% Level Sample 2 23.204 22.5190 97.0 SD 4.24
150% Level Sample 3 23.195 23.6960 102.2 % RSD 4.2
Overall Statistical Analysis
Mean 98.4 SD 5.16 % RSD 5.2 95% Confidence Interval ± 12.8
Note: SD: Standard deviation, RSD: Relative Standard deviation
Table 3: Results of recovery study.