Table 2.

Limits of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ) for each level of seminal metal

Metal/wavelength	LOD mg/l	LOQ mg/l
Al (167.0 nm)	0.0040	0.012
B (249.7 nm)	0.0030	0.012
Ba (455.4 nm)	0.0010	0.005
Ca (317.9 nm)	0.5800	1.955
Cd (226,5 nm)	0.0003	0.001
Co (228.6 nm)	0.0006	0.002
Cr (267.7 nm)	0.0030	0.008
Cu (327.3 nm)	0.0040	0.012
Fe (259.9 nm)	0.0030	0.009
K (769.9 nm)	0.5650	1.884
Li (670.8 nm)	0.0050	0.013
Mg (279.1 nm)	0.5830	1.943
Mn (257.6 nm)	0.0020	0.008
Mo (202.0 nm)	0.0007	0.003
Na (589.6 nm)	1.0970	3.655
Ni (231.6 nm)	0.0007	0.003
Pb (220.0 nm)	0.0003	0.001
Si (185.0 nm)	0.0020	0.006
Sn (189.9 nm)	0.0110	0.027
Sr (407.7 nm)	0.0007	0.003
V (310.2 nm)	0.0010	0.005
Zn (206.2 nm)	0.0020	0.007