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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Environ Sci Technol. 2020 May 13;54(11):6661–6670. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.0c00250

Table 1.

Select Figure of Merits Including the Method Detection Limits (MDLs), Limits of Detection (LODs), Limits of Quantification (LOQs), and Repeatability

analytes MDL (ng/L) 95% confidence interval (ng/L) LOD (ng/L) LOQ(ng/L) intraday precision (n = 9)a interday precision (n = 9)a
Synthetic Opioids/Analgesics carfentanil 1.00 0.70–2.30 0.50 1.50 0.71 1.16
furanyl fentanyl 1.50 1.00–3.30 0.90 3.20 0.30 0.76
valeryl fentanyl 1.00 0.70–2.20 0.10 0.20 0.50 0.58
butyryl fentanyl 1.10 0.70–2.50 0.30 0.90 0.68 0.85
acetyl fentanyl 0.70 0.50–1.60 0.10 0.40 0.36 0.92
cyclopropyl fentanyl 0.90 0.60–2.00 0.20 0.70 0.60 0.70
benzyl fentanyl 0.90 0.60–2.00 0.10 0.50 0.65 1.10
3′-methyl fentanyl 1.30 0.80–2.90 0.10 0.30 0.53 0.48
4′-methyl acetyl fentanyl 0.80 0.50–1.70 0.10 0.20 0.73 0.67
4-fluoro-isobutyryl fentanyl 1.30 0.80–2.80 0.10 0.0.20 2.19 0.32
para-fluorobutyryl fentanyl 0.70 0.50–1.60 6.60 22.0 1.14 0.61
methoxyacetyl fentanyl 0.70 0.40–1.50 0.10 0.20 0.58 0.73
4-ANPP 1.30 0.90–3.00 0.40 1.20 0.66 1.22
U-48800 1.20 0.80–2.60 0.10 0.30 0.69 1.10
U-47700 1.00 0.60–2.20 0.30 1.00 0.44 0.67
Synthetic Cannabinoids
5-fluoro MDMB-PICA 1.00 0.60–2.20 0.20 0.70 0.94 2.57
MAB-CHMINACA 1.80 1.10–3.90 6.30 21.0 4.19 3.29
MMB-FUBINACA 2.90 1.90–6.40 0.80 2.60 1.56 2.33
5-fluoro EDMB-PINACA 2.30 1.50–5.10 0.10 0.40 1.98 2.93
(R)-5-fluoro ADB 1.10 0.70–2.40 0.40 1.20 1.60 1.09
AB-FUBINACA 0.90 0.60–1.90 2.20 7.30 2.09 1.62
MMB-CHMICA 0.50 0.30–1.10 0.20 0.60 0.66 1.47
AB-CHMINACA 1.70 1.10–3.80 1.30 4.20 2.04 2.02
ADB-FUBINACA 0.90 0.50–1.90 1.0. 3.50 3.32 1.41
5-fluoro AMB 0.80 0.50–1.70 0.20 0.50 1.05 1.38
NM2201 2.80 1.80–6.20 0.40 1.30 1.37 2.98
Synthetic Cathinones
methcathinone 1.20 0.80–2.70 0.70 2.20 0.97 0.99
ethylone 1.0. 0.70–2.30 0.30 1.00 0.33 0.67
4-MMC (mephedrone) 1.60 1.10–3.60 1.00 3.30 0.78 3.15
4-methyl pentedrone 1.60 1.00–3.60 2.40 7.80 1.73 2.04
N-ethylpentylone 1.70 1.10–3.70 2.30 7.70 0.38 0.81
α-pyrrolidinopropiophenone 1.50 1.00–3.30 0.50 1.50 0.40 1.40
3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone 0.90 0.60–2.10 0.40 1.40 0.45 0.76
α-ethylaminohexanophenone 1.40 0.90–3.20 2.50 8.40 0.61 2.53
2-methyl-4′-(methylthio)-2-morpholinopropiophenone 0.60 0.40–1.30 0.20 0.80 0.40 1.52
4-chloro-α-PVP 1.30 0.90–2.90 0.40 1.30 0.56 1.27
Piperazines
1-(3-chlorophenyl) piperazine (mCPP) 2.20 1.40–4.80 0.90 2.90 1.93 1.80
1-cyclohexyl-4-(1,2-diphenylethyl) piperazine (MT-45) 0.80 0.50–1.90 0.10 0.30 0.59 0.65
Indole
5-(2-aminopropyl) Indole (5IT) 3.30 2.10–7.20 3.30 10.9 1.32 7.31
Amphetamine
4-methylamphetamine 6.30 4.10–13.9 1.70 5.50 0.67 3.38
Anticonvulsants
clonazepam 3.40 2.20–7.50 1.90 6.30 0.78 1.61
gabapentin 248 159–546 3.40 11.2 1.64 2.45
a

Relative standard errors (±).