Element Trial #1 Trial #2 Trial #3 Mean SD SD %
V 10.01 9.36 9.82 9.73 0.33 3.43
Cr 9.51 10.04 10.07 9.87 0.32 3.19
Co 10.54 9.82 10.12 10.16 0.36 3.56
Ni 10.08 9.46 9.56 9.7 0.33 3.43
As 9.82 10.21 9.74 9.92 0.25 2.53
Se 9.78 9.59 9.61 9.66 0.1 1.08
Cd 9.51 10.06 10.09 9.89 0.33 3.3
U 10.08 9.65 10.12 9.95 0.26 2.62
Table 1: Repeatability test of the ICP-MS for various elements (μg/L) in an aqueous standard showing the mean, standard deviation (SD) and relative standard deviation (SD%).