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Table 3 Limits of detection (LOD) in ng L⁻¹ obtained for all water matrices tested

From: Analysis of steroid hormones and their conjugated forms in water and urine by on-line solid-phase extraction coupled to liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry

Estrogens	LOD (in ng L⁻¹)^a
Estrogens	HPLC 1 mL^b	DW 1 mL^b	RW 1 mL^b	WW 1 mL^b	HPLC 5 mL^b	RW 5 mL^b
E3-3S	7.1	13	7.1	41	9.2	6.3
E2-17G	27	21	48	42	14	21
E2-17S	6.9	17	8.2	28	4.7	3.3
E1-3S	25	63	74	76	4.6	27
E2-3S	8.9	14	5.0	13	3.4	5.3
E3	37	59	26	52	3.6	10
E2	19	14	9.7	14	6.1	9.5
E1	32	20	5.0	26	13	9.7
EE2	31	46	49	62	7.2	25

DW drinking water, RW river water, WW wastewater
^aLOD—limit of detection, determined using the most abundant product ion
^bSample volume

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