Detection Limits
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Practical Detection Limits and Linear Range* on EMF ICP |
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| Element | Symbol | Wavelength (nm) | Detection Limits (µg/L) | UL of Linear Range* | Note |
| Aluminum | Al | 309.271 | 9 | In 0.01 M NaNO3, 5/9/00 | |
| 394.401(85) | 10 | DI Water w/. >11 elements, 4/11/01 | |||
| Arsenic | As | 189.042 | 7 | In 0.01 M NaNO3, 5/9/00 | |
| Barium | Ba | 233.527(144) | 0.6 | 300 ppm | in 0.03 M NaOH, 4/13/01 |
| 455.403 |
0.1 |
All Ba Lines gave lower values w/. 0.03 N NaOH ct <1 ppm | |||
| Bismuth | Bi | 223.0 | 1.5 | 5%HNO3 | |
| Cadmium | Cd | 226.502(148) | 0.6 | In DI, 4/11/01 | |
| Calcium | Ca | 315.887 | 17 | 300ppm | In DI Water |
| 317.933(105) | 6 | 300ppm | In DI Water, 4/11/01 | ||
| 393.366 | 0.2 | 1 ppm | |||
| Chromium | Cr | 267.716 | 10 | 1000 ppm | 4/28/00 |
| 283.563 | 4.5 | 8/23/00 | |||
| 284.325 | 5.5 | 8/23/00 | |||
| Cobalt | Co | 3 | |||
| Copper | Cu | 324.754(103) | 0.4 | DI H2O | |
| Europium | Eu | 420.505(80) | 3 | 5%HNO3 | |
| Gadolinium | Gd | 342.247(98) | 7 | 5%HNO3 | |
| Iron | Fe | 259.940 | 0.3 | DI H2O | |
| 238.204(141) | 1 | DI, 4/11/01 | |||
| Lanthanum | La | 408.672(82) | 4 | 5%HNO3 | |
| Lead | Pb | 9 | |||
| Lithium | Li | 2 | |||
| Magnesium | Mg | 285.213(117) | 2 | DI H2O, 4/11/01 | |
| Manganese | Mn | 260.569(128) | 18 | DI H2O, 4/11/01 | |
| Mercury | Hg | 194.227 | 57 | In 0.5 NaNO3, 4/28/2000 | |
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253.652 |
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| Molybdenum | Mo | 4 | |||
| Neodymium | Nd | 430.358(78) | 60 | 5%HNO3 | |
| Nickel | Ni | 221.647(151) 231.604(145) |
5 | DI, 4/11/01, interfered by Si | |
| Phosphorus | P | 213.618 | 7 | (0.01 M NaNO3) | |
| 2 | Water | ||||
| 15 | (0.5M BaHCO3) | ||||
| Potassium | K | 766.490 | 10 | 250 ppm | DI H2O |
| Praseodymium | Pr | 414.311(81) | 15 | 5%HNO3 | |
| Samarium | Sm | 359.2 | 30 | 5%HNO3 | |
| Selenium | Se | 30 | |||
| Silicon | Si | 6 | |||
| Silver | Ag | 3 | |||
| Sodium | Na | 7 | |||
| Sulfur | S | 180.731(185) | 6 | 500 ppm | DI H2O, 4/11/01 |
| Strontium | Sr | 407 | 0.1 | 5 ppm | in DI Water |
| 346 |
10 |
200 ppm |
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| Uranium | U | 409.014 | 110 | 5/4/2000, H2O | |
| Yttrium | Y | 377.433(89) | 2 | 5%HNO3 | |
| Zinc | Zn | 202.548 213.856(185) |
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DI H2O DI, 4/11/01 |
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Note: The detection limits and upper limits of linear range on this page are for reference only and not guaranteed. We could get better or worse limits dependent on many factors. We will continuously update these values.