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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Nov 2.
Published in final edited form as: Anal Chim Acta. 2013 Jun 6;787:267–273. doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2013.05.055

Table 4.

Limits of detection, precision and accuracy of concentration measurements.

Analyte LOD


(ng mL−1)
Accuracy (%)a Precision (%)b


0.4 ng mL−1 3 ng mL−1 45 ng mL−1 QCL 3 ng mL−1 QCH 20 ng mL−1

DEET 0.1 99.7 101.6 99.3 10.2 5.5
DHMB 0.1 101.0 99.9 99.4 9.8 8.6
Analyte LOD


(ng mL−1)
Accuracy (%)a Precision (%)b


4 ng mL−1 31 ng mL−1 500 ng mL−1 QCL 30 ng mL−1 QCH 200 ng mL−1

DCBA 1 93.8 90.4 104.9 12.4 13.1
a

n = 20.

b

n = 29, two instruments used by two analysts over one month.