Table 4.
Nominal group responses to CDM Question 3. Identify key elements that make a method suitable to be implemented in developing countries with poor resources and limited analytical capabilities.
| CDM 1 | CDM 2 | Response | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # 1 | S2 | # | S | |
| 6 | 26 | 2 | 5 | Cost |
| 4 | 11 | 4 | 14 | Simple extraction, purification and QC |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | On site and support training from company |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | Analytical performance/validation well-established |
| ●3 | ● | 3 | 6 | Ready to use (tool box) |
| 6 | 16 | 4 | - | Robustness/stability |
| - | - | 5 | 17 | Significant shelf life if cold chain unavailable |
| 5 | 15 | - | - | Independent of electricity/infrastructure |
| - | - | 4 | 6 | Equipment is easy to maintain and repair |
| 3 | 3 | - | - | Rapid method |
| - | - | 2 | 7 | Solar power available for instruments |
| - | - | 1 | 5 | Know-how is in the product and not required of the operator |
| 1 | 4 | - | - | Secure supply of required materials |
| - | - | 1 | 4 | Instrument free detection ability |
| 1 | 3 | - | - | Wide applicability |
| ● | ● | ● | ● | Link to smart phone |
| ● | ● | - | - | No solvents needed (other than water) |
| - | - | ● | ● | Portable |
1 Number of participants ranking this response as one of the five most important. 2 Weighted priority score, with each voting member ranking their top five topics. Five points assigned to the most important response and one point to the least significant of the important responses. 3 This response provided by one or more members of the group when ideas were listed, but was not identified as one of the five most important responses by any member of the group. 4 This response not provided by any member of the group.