Limit of detection and limit of quantification development procedures for organochlorine pesticides analysis in water and sediment matrices

Table 1 Analytical figures of merit for organochlorine pesticide analysis in previous studies of sediment matrices

Detection limit(ng/g)	Quantification limit(ng/g)	Recovery	Sample size (g)	Reference	Extraction method	Linearity μg/L	Analyze method
0.01–1.55	–	63–115	25	[22]	SE¹	–	GC-ECD
0.01–0.08	–	83.7 ±3.1	15	[28]	SE¹	–	GC-ECD
0.02–0.16 (ng/kg)	–	–	–	[29]	SE¹	–	GC-ECD
0.02–0.04	–	90–110	20–25	[31]	SE¹	–	GC-ECD
0.6–2.1	–	74–97.5	10	[30]	SE¹	–	GC-ECD
0.01–0.05	–	94–97¤	15	[27]	SE¹	–	GC-ECD
0.1–1	–	–	1	[37]	USE²	–	GC-ECD
0.1–0.2	0.2	72–121	20	[38]	USE²	–	GC-EI-MS
0.1	0.3	–	5	[39]	ASE³	0–250	GC-ECD

1) Soxhlet extraction, 2) Ultrasonic solvent extraction, 3) Accelerated solvent extraction.

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