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. 2014 Jul 12;407(11):3159–3167. doi: 10.1007/s00216-014-8003-5

Table 4.

The robust means of the proficiency test (PT) and the assigned values with their uncertainties determined with this study

Material PT robust mean (μg/kg) Assigned value x a (μg/kg) Expanded uncertainty U(x a) (μg/kg) Relative expanded uncertainty (%) Coverage factor (k)
Baby food 0.20 0. 197 0.017 8.9 2
Maize 2.8 3.1 0.14 4.6 2
Animal feed 8.6 9.9 0.66 6.7 2