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Table 5 Percent recovery of reference material by XRF (Expected Value)

From: Evaluation of heavy metals content in dietary supplements in Lebanon

 

Cu (μg/g)

Fe (μg/g)

Mn (μg/g)

Se (μg/)

Ti (μ/g)

Zn (μg/g)

Tomato leave Certified (NIST 1573a)

4.7 ± 0.14

368 ± 7

246 ± 8

14.89 ± 0.27

-

30.9 ± 0.7

Measurement

4.42 ± 0.18

371 ± 9

242 ± 10

13.12 ± 0.31

-

31.2 ± 0.8

% Recovery

94

101

98

88

-

101

Soil Certified (NIST 2586)

-

51610 ± 890

1000 ± 18

-

6050 ± 660

352 ± 16

Measurement

-

48513 ± 700

903 ± 27

-

5627 ± 500

335 ± 20

% Recovery

-

94

90

-

93

95