Determining quantitation levels for regulatory purposes

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 104-114

  Sanders, Paul F ^a,b,c   Lippincott, R Lee ^a   Eaton, Andrew ^d  

^a New Jersey Division of Science Research and Technology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Montgomery Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; INSTRUMENTS; LABORATORIES; WATER ANALYSIS;

METHOD DETECTION LIMIT; QUANTITATION LEVELS; RELIABLE DETECTION LEVEL;

WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0030107957     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1996.tb06523.x     Document Type: Article

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