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Table 3 Trace element concentrations in dogfish muscle certified reference material (DORM – 3) as well as accuracy and detection limits determined by ICP-MS analyses

From: Seasonal profile of metal accumulation in the acanthocephalan Pomphorhynchus laevis: a valuable tool to study infection dynamics and implications for metal monitoring

Element

DORM3 certified ± SD (mg/kg)

DORM3 ICP-MS ± SD (mg/kg)

Accuracy (%)

Detection limit (μg/l)

As

6.88 ± 0.30

6.30 ± 0.40

92

0.008

Cd

0.290 ± 0.020

0.27 ± 0.02

94

0.01

Co

nc

–

–

0.01

Cu

15.5 ± 0.63

16.35 ± 0.93

105

0.19

Fe

347 ± 20

346.95 ± 28.24

100

2.76

Mn

nc

–

–

0.1

Mo

nc

–

–

0.02

Ni

1.28 ± 0.24

1.21 ± 0.15

94

0.47

Pb

0.395 ± 0.050

0.417 ± 0.043

106

0.26

V

nc

–

–

0.01

Zn

51.3 ± 3.1

44.4 ± 3.2

87

2.77

  1. nc element not certified