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. 2020 Jul 7;8:273. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00273

Table 2.

Validation parameters for terrestrial foodstuffs.

Metals LOD LOQ Repeatability Recovery %
Meats (mg/kg) Milk (mg/kg) Meats (mg/kg) Milk (mg/kg) Meats (mg/kg) Milk (mg/kg) Meats Milk
Arsenic (As) 0.003 0.003 0.004 0.003 0.0016 0.0015 100.3 99.7
Cadmium (Cd) 0.003 0.001 0.004 0.001 0.0002 0.0013 102.0 100.3
Chromium (Cr) 0.070 0.070 0.090 0.090 0.0200 0.0200 106.3 106.3
Mercury (Hg) 0.041 0.041 0.050 0.050 0.0210 0.0210 103 103
Nickel (Ni) 0.050 0.050 0.060 0.060 0.1330 0.1330 92.0 92.0
Lead (Pb) 0.003 0.003 0.004 0.003 0.0016 0.0013 100.3 100.3
Zinc (Zn) 0.067 0.067 0.079 0.079 0.6820 0.0900 94.0 94.0
PAHs 200.0 200.0 500.0 500.0 60.00 60.000 75.0 75.0