Metal
LOD
a
(ug/g, mean)
PQL
b
(ppm, mean)
Calibration Blank (ppm, mean) n=5
Duplicate (RPD)
c
(%) n=1
LCS recovery (%) n =1
Spike recovery (%) n= 1
SRM
d
recovery (%) DORM-3/DOLT-4 n=1
Ag
0.08
0.80
BDL
e
10.7
95.3
87.2
103.2
a
LOD=Limit of detection
b
PQL=Project quantitation limit
c
RPD=Relative percent difference
d
SRM=Standard reference material
e
BDL=Below detection limit
Table 1:
Quality assurance and quality control data for Ag analysis.