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. 2019 Jul 21;9(7):465. doi: 10.3390/ani9070465

Table 1.

Result of the analytical quality control program for plasma and serum samples.

Element DL Animal Serum NIST 1598a Spiked Samples (%)
(µg L−1) Certified Value (µg L−1) 1 Recovery (%) Plasma Serum
As 0.002 (0.3) 2 ND 93.8 ± 7.4 84.2 ± 6.5
B 0.001 -- 93.1 ± 5.2 95.8 ± 13.1
Ba 0.010 -- 91.0 ± 4.9 83.9 ± 4.1
Ca 0.020 96 ± 7 95 101.4 ± 3.8 99.8 ± 5.2
Cd 0.011 0.048 ± 0.004 91 96.1 ± 5.7 99.1 ± 10.1
Co 0.008 1.24 ± 0.07 93 88.8 ± 3.2 91.1 ± 1.7
Cr 0.093 0.33 ± 0.08 ND 91.5 ± 8.2 96.4 ± 12.0
Cu 0.130 1580 ± 90 95 91.1 ± 5.7 96.1 ± 5.7
Fe 0.147 1680 ± 60 102 91.5 ± 8.2 95.8 ± 13.1
Hg 0.050 0.32 ± 0.19 94 89.1 ± 8.4 84.2 ± 3.2
Li 0.141 -- 88.1 ± 9.4 105.1 ± 11.0
Mg 0.050 -- 92.6 ± 5.2 96.1 ± 5.7
Mn 0.014 1.78 ± 0.33 103 91.5 ± 1.2 88.8 ± 4.4
Mo 0.089 5.5 ± 1.0 98 96.1 ± 5.7 86.1 ± 8.7
Ni 0.112 0.94 ± 0.18 97 97.1 ± 6.9 106.1 ± 5.7
P 0.017 (140) 99 96.1 ± 5.7 101.3 ± 2.6
Pb 0.022 -- 89.4 ± 11.9 89.4 ± 5.2
Sb 0.001 1.00 ± 0.15 105 93.1 ± 5.7 96.1 ± 5.7
Se 0.023 134.4 ± 5.8 102 99.1 ± 7.7 98.1 ± 5.2
Sr 0.015 -- 105.4 ± 4.8 99.5 ± 1.2
Zn 0.005 880 ± 24 98 91.5 ± 6.5 95.6 ± 6.7

1 except for Ca, Mg and P that are expressed in mg L−1; 2 in brackets only indicative values; ND: not detected; DL: detection limit.