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Table 1 LOD and LOQ for the method of analysis of the mushroom and substrate samples

From: Levels of essential and non-essential metals in edible mushrooms cultivated in Haramaya, Ethiopia

Element

IDLa (mg/L)

LOD for mushroom (mg/L)

LOD for substrate (mg/L)

LOQ for mushroom (mg/L)

LOQ for substrate (mg/L)

Cu

0.020

0.053

0.074

0.175

0.248

Fe

0.030

0.345

0.176

1.149

0.588

Zn

0.005

0.017

0.016

0.055

0.053

Mn

0.001

0.070

0.195

0.233

0.649

Cd

0.005

0.013

0.014

0.042

0.046

Pb

0.100

0.385

0.231

1.283

0.770

  1. aInstrumental detection limit