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Table 3 Recovery percentages and concentrations of As, Cd, Pb, Ni, Zn, and Fe in SRM (1515)

From: Comparative study of three digestion methods for elemental analysis in traditional medicine products using atomic absorption spectrometry

Analyte

SRM conc. μg/g (±SD)

Measured conc. μg/g (±SD)

Recovery (%)

As

0.038 (±0.007)

0.039 (±0.002)

102

Cd

0.013 (±0.002)

0.012 (±0.009)

96

Pb

0.47 (±0.02)

0.5 (±0.02)

106

Ni

0.91 (±0.12)

0.86 (±0.004)

94.5

Zn

12.5 (±0.3)

13.5 (±0.3)

108

Fe

83 (±5)

83.3 (±4)

100