Table 2 Summary of the calibration and quality assurance for each element.
Analyte isotope | ISTD Isotope | Equation of the line | Linear range (µg L−1) | No. of calibration points | Correlation coefficient (R2) | LOD (ng L−1) | LOQ (ng L−1) |
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7Li | 71Ga | y = 661.3x + 17.879 | 0.001–35 | 11 | R2 = 0.9999 | < 1.00 | 1.00 |
9Be | 103Rh | y = 50.303x − 1.1758 | 0.001–50 | 10 | R2 = 0.9999 | 0.36 | 1.18 |
95Mo | 103Rh | y = 125.66x − 3.494 | 0.005–50 | 10 | R2 = 0.9999 | 1.64 | 5.40 |
111Cd | 193Ir | y = 0.0393x − 0.0011 | 0.001–50 | 12 | R2 = 0.9999 | 0.28 | 0.94 |
118Sn | 103Rh | y = 218.16x – 5.0398 | 0.005–50 | 14 | R2 = 0.9999 | 1.64 | 5.42 |
137Ba | 103Rh | y = 136.42x + 2.7994 | 0.010–50 | 11 | R2 = 0.9999 | 1.96 | 6.46 |
195Pt | 193Ir | y = 0.1414x + 0.0016 | 0.005–25 | 11 | R2 = 0.9999 | 0.43 | 1.42 |
197Au | 193Ir | y = 385.37x − 27.221 | 0.025–50 | 8 | R2 = 0.9999 | 11.52 | 25.00 |
202Hg | 193Ir | y = 102.4x − 2.6221 | 0.010–35 | 11 | R2 = 0.9997 | 11.79 | 38.91 |
205Tl | 71Ga | y = 1.19x − 0.0274 | 0.001–35 | 11 | R2 = 0.9999 | 0.02 | 0.07 |
208Pb | 103Rh | y = 613.49x + 30.858 | 0.005–50 | 8 | R2 = 0.9999 | 2.52 | 5.00 |
209Bi | 103Rh | y = 942.11x − 16.505 | 0.001–50 | 12 | R2 = 0.9999 | 0.39 | 1.30 |
24Mg | 45Sc | y = 0.2058x + 0.3627 | 0.250–50 | 7 | R2 = 0.9993 | 25.00 | 100.00 |
27Al | 45Sc | y = 0.285x + 0.6584 | 0.025–50 | 7 | R2 = 0.9998 | 10.00 | 25.00 |
47Ti | 45Sc | y = 0.0262x + 0.0015 | 0.100–50 | 7 | R2 = 0.9999 | 14.49 | 47.83 |
51V | 45Sc | y = 0.2958x − 0.007 | 0.010–50 | 14 | R2 = 0.9999 | 1.91 | 6.29 |
52Cr | 45Sc | y = 0.2815x + 0.0353 | 0.025–50 | 11 | R2 = 0.9999 | 10.23 | 33.76 |
55Mn | 45Sc | y = 0.3524x + 0.0535 | 0.010–50 | 12 | R2 = 0.9999 | 4.18 | 13.79 |
56Fe | 45Sc | y = 0.2916x + 0.5195 | 0.250–50 | 8 | R2 = 0.9997 | 25.00 | 100.00 |
59Co | 45Sc | y = 0.2896x − 0.0018 | 0.025–45 | 13 | R2 = 0.9997 | 7.13 | 23.54 |
60Ni | 45Sc | y = 0.0686x + 0.0432 | 0.250–50 | 8 | R2 = 0.9998 | 10.00 | 189.82 |
63Cu | 45Sc | y = 0.1351x + 0.0259 | 0.250–50 | 8 | R2 = 0.9996 | 10.00 | 250.00 |