Typical laboratory reporting limits for ultra trace metals range from parts-per trillion (ppt) to parts-per billion (ppb).
Table 2: Reporting Detection Limits** – Ultra Trace Metals by ICP/MS[1]
Parameter Name | RDL ug/L | Parameter Name | RDL ug/L |
Aluminum (Al) | 0.20 | Rubidium (Rb) | 0.05 |
Antimony (Sb) | 0.005 | Selenium (Se) | 0.04 |
Arsenic (As) | 0.02 | Silicon (Si) | 2.00 |
Barium (Ba) | 0.02 | Silver (Ag) | 0.003 |
Beryllium (Be) | 0.01 | Strontium (Sr) | 0.05 |
Bismuth (Bi) | 0.01 | Tellurium (Te) | 0.01 |
Boron (B) | 5.00 | Thallium (Tl) | 0.005 |
Cadmium (Cd) | 0.005 | Thorium (Th) | 0.001 |
Cesium (Cs) | 0.05 | Tin (Sn) | 0.01 |
Chromium (Cr) | 0.04 | Titanium (Ti) | 0.40 |
Cobalt (Co) | 0.005 | Tungsten (W) | 0.04 |
Copper (Cu) | 0.05 | Uranium (U) | 0.002 |
Iron (Fe) | 0.50 | Vanadium (V) | 0.03 |
Lanthanum (La) | 0.05 | Zinc (Zn) | 0.01 |
Lead (Pb) | 0.005 | Zirconium (Zr) | 0.04 |
Lithium (Li) | 0.10 | Calcium (Ca) | 10.00 |
Manganese (Mn) | 0.03 | Magnesium (Mg) | 5.00 |
Mercury (Hg)* | 0.0002 | Potassium (K) | 10.00 |
Molybdenum (Mo) | 0.01 | Sodium (Na) | 10.00 |
Nickel (Ni) | 0.02 | Sulphur (S) | 500.00 |
Phosphorus (P) | 1.00 |
*Determined using Cold vapour atomic Fluorescence
** Reporting limits may vary and may not be achievable on all samples. Not all elements are routinely reported.
[1] ICP/MS = Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry