Performance parameters of various analytical techniques

Sample digestion Metal LODR2Linear range (mg/kg)LOQRSDr/CVr (%)RSDR/CVR (%)Precision (%RSD)Measuring uncertainty (%)Recovery (%) Source
ICP-MS
Microwave digestion Cd0.003 mg/kg> 0.9980.00025–0.010 0.005 mg/kgn.r.n.r. 1.70.03395[24]
Microwave digestionAs, Cd, Pb, Sb0.0024–0.0092; 0.0001–0.0555; 0.0044–0.0151; 0.0008–0.0584 mg/kg> 0.9900.005–2.5000.0078–0.0106; 0.0002–0.1851; 0.0147–0.0503; 0.0025–0.19405 mg/kgn.r.n.r.n.r.< 2599.5–108.7; 95.3–100.7; 89.7–97.2; 92.5–102.4[25]
Dry ashing, wet digestion, microwave digestionMo, Se, Cr0.00006; 0.00013; 0.00006 mg/kg> 0.9996n.r.0.00021; 0.00044; 0.00021 mg/kgn.r.n.r.1.02; 1.27; 1.18n.r.98.7; 99.1; 98.4[26]
Wet digestionPb, Cd, As0.0024; 0.0012; 0.0028 mg/kg> 0.9994n.r.0.0072; 0.0037; 0.0084 mg/kgn.r.n.r.n.r.n.r.103.89; 101.21; 96.99[27]
ICP-OES
Microwave digestionCd0.034 mg/kg> 0.9980.001–0.005 (I); 0.010–0.050 (II); 0.100–0.500 (III)0.043 mg/kgn.r. n.r.2.30.079 (I); 0.047 (II); 0.034 (III)91[19]
Microwave digestionAs, Cd, Hg, Pb0.00100; 0.00005; 0.00035; 0.00200 mg/kg0.9891 (Cd); 0.9899 (Hg); > 0.99 (AS, Pb)0.0003–1.200 (As, Cd, Hg); 0.0012–1.200 (Pb)0.00330; 0.00016; 0.00117; 0.00660 mg/kgn.r.n.r.n.r.n.r.94; 98; 101; 105[33]
Dry ashing, wet digestion, microwave digestionMo, Se, Cr0.00091; 0.00589; 0.00444 mg/kg> 0.9996n.r.0.00303; 0.01960; 0.01480 mg/kgn.r.n.r.n.r.n.r.109.4; 40.9; 0[26]
Wet digestionAl, Hg0.0040; 0.0021 mg/kgn.r.n.r.0.0121; 0.0063 mg/kgn.r.n.r.n.r.n.r.94.73; 97.30[27]
F-AAS
Wet digestion Cd, Pb0.004; 0.04 mg/L0.9991; 0.99980.01–1.0; 0.10–2.00.01; 0.1 mg/L1.36; 6.03 n.r.1.33; 6.35 n.r.95.39–103.24; 87.32–92.51[39]
Microwave digestionZn, Fe0.090; 0.130 mg/kg> 0.9970.0002–0.005; 0.0001–0.002n.r.n.r.n.r.n.r.n.r.88; 90[44]
Wet digestionFe, Zn, Mn, Cu, Cr, Ni, Cd, Pb0,167; 0.073; 0.026; 0.026; 0.030; 0.067; 0.030; 0.063 mg/kg> 0.99n.r.0.557; 0.244; 0.068; 0086; 0.100; 0.233; 0.100; 0.210 mg/kgn.r.n.r.n.r.n.r.96; 98; 93; 94; 87; 104; 96; 100[38]
Wet digestionFe, Mn, Cd, Co, Cr, Ni, Cu, Pb, Zn0.3813; 0.2975; 0.0150; 0.1696; 0.1505; 0.0518; 0.1974; 0.4823; 0.0209 mg/kg> 0.9970.5–10; 0.4–7.0; 0.02–0.4; 0.4–4.0; 0.1–2.0; 0.1–2.0; 0.3–4.0; 2.5–10; 0.1–101.2825; 0.9959; 0.0499; 0.5654; 0.5019; 0.1727; 0.6581; 1.5951; 0.0698 mg/kgn.r.n.r.n.r.n.r.n.r.[37]
GF-AAS
Microwave digestionPb, Cr, Cd0.065;
0.01; 0.11 mg/kg
0.9996 (Pb, Cd); 0.9998 (Cr)2–40; 2–16; 0.25–4.00.22; 0.03; 0.38 mg/kg8.7; 8.76; 8.758.86; 9.96; 8.65n.r.12.42; 11.48; 4.43 %94.63; 93.97; 101.63[45]
Microwave digestionCd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb0.00014; 0.00109; 0.00301; 0.00897; 0.0102; 0.00048 mg/kg> 0.9970.0005–0.005 (Cd); 0.002–0.050 (Cr); 0.005–0.050 (Cu, Mn, Ni); 0.001–0.020 (Pb)n.r.n.r.n.r.n.r.n.r.96.5; 100; 98.9; 111; 79.4; 100[44]
Microwave digestionPb, Cd, As0.000008; 0.000002; 0.0000003 mg/kgn.r.n.r.0.000025; 0.000006; 0.00001 mg/kg1.87; 3.88; 2.77;n.r.n.r.n.r.103.8; 90.1; 97.8[43]
Microwave digestionPb, Cd, Cr0.078; 0.010; 0.022 mg/kg> 0.9970.015–0.075; 0.001–0.006; 0.004–0.0200.156; 0.021; 0.044 mg/kg4.90–9.126.69–9.11n.r.15.8; 12.6; 11.890.40–97.73; 98.0–104.4; 92.40–92.80[46]
HG-AAS
Dry ashing, microwave digestionAs0.00017 mg/kg0.99810.0005–0.005 0.00058 mg/kg0.35n.r.7.51.2297.5[39]
Microwave digestionAs, Hg, Se0.0011;
0.0033; 0.00316 mg/kg
> 0.9970.002–0.050 (Se, As); 0.0005–0.010 (Hg)n.r.n.r.n.r.n.r.n.r.114; 77; 106[44]
Microwave digestionHg0.0000033 mg/kgn.r.n.r.0.000001 mg/kg4.84n.r.n.r.n.r.98.8[43]
Wet digestionHg0.02 mg/kg> 0.9940.04–0.870.04 mg/kg19.634.2n.r.n.r.92–118[49]
CV-AAS
Microwave digestion Hg0.0173–0.0284 mg/kg1.00000.0010–0.0160 0.0575–0.0948 mg/kg7.586.08n.r.8.9695.56–107.98[15]
Microwave digestionHg0.0049 mg/kg0.9990.001–0.0300.0157 mg/kg2.38–12.703.16–13.27n.r.n.r.94–104[55]
Microwave digestionHg0.000118 mg/L> 0.990.001–0.005 mg/L0.000394 mg/L1.5–3.01.7–4.2n.r.n.r.90.1–105.8[54]
Wet digestionHg0.0001 mg/kg0.99940.00005–0.0100.0003 mg/kgn.r.n.r.n.r.n.r.90.78[53]
XRF
Wet digestion (TXRF)Pb, As, Cr, Hg0.00059; 0.00041; 0.00057; 0.00075 mg/L0.9999; 0.9999; 0.9999; 0.99960.0019–0.100; 0.0013–0.100; 0.0019–0.100; 0.0025–0.100 0.00195; 0.00135; 0.00190; 0.00250 mg/L3.31; 1.59; 5.11; 1.713.26; 1.96; 5.27; 4.77n.r.n.r.91–108[66]
Wet digestion (TXRF)Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn, As0.00016–0.00040; 0.00008–0.00023; 0.00007–0.00013; 0.00009–0.00030; 0.00005–0.00007 mg/kgn.r.n.r.0.00049–0.00085; 0.00022–0.00065; 0.00016–0.00042; 0.00069–0.00100; 0.00016–0.00025 mg/kg2.10–9.54; 4.01–9.04; 5.33–9.16; 2.51–11.05; 6.41n.r.n.r.n.r.61.73–82.12; 79.58–99.65; 73.78–82.68; 83.86–99.41; 93.90[64]
Wet digestion (HDXRF)As, Cd, Ni, Pb, Sn, Zn0.072; 0.070; 0.502; 0.063; 0.033; 4.383 mg/kg0.9961; 0.9995; 0.9991; 0.9617; 0.9980; 0.97480.24–10; 0.23–30; 1.67–5; 0.21–1; 0.11–12; 14.62–1500.242; 0.233; 1.672; 0.208; 0.108; 14.611 mg/kg0.64; 0.23; 0.81; 3.78; 4.15; 0.130.85; 0.75; 1.81; 4.12; 6.23; 1.43n.r.n.r.96; 113; 94; 96; 108; 88[65]
ASV
Dry ashingPb, Cd0.025: 0.025 mg/kg 0.9714; 0.96600.025–0.250; 0.025-0.2500.1595; 0.1557 mg/kgn.r.n.r.n.r.n.r.n.r.[71]
Wet digestionZn, Cd, Pb, Cu0.00005; 0.00012; 0.00025; 0.00004
mg/kg
0.999; 0.9969; 0.9915; 0.99890.0001–0.500; 0.0003–0.220; 0.0005–0.200; 0.0001–0.450 0.0001; 0.0003; 0.0005; 0.0001 mg/kgn.r.n.r.n.r.n.r.95; 96; 97;
98
[8]
Dry ashingPb, Cd0.00072; 0.00106 mg/kg0.9965; 0.99680.005–1.0; 0.005-1.0n.r.n.r.n.r.n.r.n.r.n.r.[70]
Dry ashingPb, Cd0.02055; 0.02512 mg/kg0.9367; 0.94420.040–0.090; 0.020–0.1000.06226; 0.07612 mg/kgn.r.n.r.n.r.n.r.n.r.[72]
CSV
Wet digestionSe0.00014 mg/kg0.99650.0004–0120 0.0004 mg/kgn.r.n.r.n.r.n.r.91[13]

n.r: not reported; RSDr: relative standard deviation for repeatability; CVr: coefficient of variation for repeatability; RSDR: relative standard deviation for reproducibility; CVR: coefficient of variation for reproducibility; ICP-MS: inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry; ICP-OES: inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry; F-AAS: flame atomic absorption spectrometry; GF-AAS: graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry; HG-AAS: hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry; CV-AAS: cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry; XRF: X-ray fluorescence; TXRF: total reflection X-ray fluorescence; HDXRF: high-definition X-ray fluorescence; ASV: anodic stripping voltammetry; CSV: cathodic stripping voltammetry; LOD: limit of detection; LOQ: limit of quantification; R2: coefficients of determination