Biomarker | Method | CV | LOD | % < LOD | QA/QC |
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Cd | Blood | ICP-MS | < 10% | 0.09 μg/L | 28.5 | G-EQUAS. LAMP, PCI, QMEQAS |
Urine | 0.04 μg/L | 33.2 |
Hg | Blood | ICP-MS | < 15% | 0.20 μg/L | 30.9 |
Urine | 0.04 μg/L | 22.3 |
Mn | Blood | ICP-MS | < 15% | 0.043 μg/L | 2.5 |
Urine | 0.032 μg/L | 34.8 |
Pb | Blood | ICP-MS | < 10% | 0.17 μg/dL | 0.9 |
Urine | 0.029 μg/L | 6.6 |
- RIQAS (www.randox.com); G-EQUAS (www.g-equas.de); QC quality control, QA quality assurance scheme. www.cetac.com. LAMP- the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Lead and Multielement Proficiency Program; PCI Interlaboratory Comparison Program for Metals in Biological Matrices, QMEQAS Quebec Multielement External Quality Assessment Scheme, CV inter-assay coefficient of variation, LOD limit of detection