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Table 2.2 Limits of detection for flame atomic absorption spectrometry
Characteristic Detection
concentration * limit
(µg ml ) (µg ml )
-1
-1
Ag Silver 0.029 0.002
Al Aluminium 0.75 0.018
As Arsenic 0.92 (a) 0.11 (a)
0.6 (b) 0.26 (b)

0.002 (c)

Au Gold 0.11 0.009
B Boron 8.4 2.0

Ba Barium 0.20 0.020
Be Beryllium 0.016 0.0007

Bi Bismuth 0.20 0.046
Ca Calcium 0.013 0.002

Cd Cadmium 0.011 0.0007
Co Cobalt 0.053 0.007

Cr Chromium 0.055 0.005
Cs Caesium 0.040 0.004 (a)

Cu Copper 0.040 0.002
Dy Dysprosium 0.67 0.028

Er Erbium 0.46 0.026
Eu Europium 0.34 0.014

Fe Iron 0.045 0.006
Ga Gallium 0.72 (a) 0.038 (d)

Gd Gadolinium 19 1.1
Ge Germanium 1.3 0.11

Hf Hafnium 10 1.4
Hg Mercury 2.2 0.16

0.0001 (c) 0.00004 (c)
Ho Holmium 0.76 0.035

In Indium 0.17 0.038
Ir Iridium 2.3 0.36

K Potassium 0.009 0.002