Basic Training 4th Annual ICP Conference

Limits

Detection • Smallest amount of analyte that can be detected

Quantification • Smallest amount of analyte that can be quantified

• 3 x [(S/N) or noise peak-to-peak]

• 10 x [(S/N) or noise peak-to-peak]

• Validate by analyzing samples near this value

• Validate by analyzing samples near this value

Taken from Harris “Exploring Chemical Analysis”