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Atomic Number Name Symbol Approximate Detection Limit return to periodic table request a quote
NAA
(ng)
XRF
(µg/g)
ICP-MS
(pg/g)
89 actinium Ac -- -- --
13 aluminum Al 1 100 300
51 antimony Sb 0.1 0.3 0.5
18 argon Ar 0.1 -- --
33 arsenic As 0.01 0.5 25
85 astatine At -- -- 2,000
56 barium Ba 1 2 2
4 beryllium Be -- -- 3
83 bismuth Bi -- 1 0.5
5 boron B 1,000 -- 500
35 bromine Br 0.1 0.5 2,000
48 cadmium Cd 1 0.2 2
20 calcium Ca 100 5 500
6 carbon C -- -- --
58 cerium Ce 1 5 1
55 cesium Cs 0.1 5 0.1
17 chlorine Cl 1 10 --
24 chromium Cr 1 2 3
Atomic Number Name Symbol Approximate Detection Limit return to periodic table request a quote
NAA
(ng)
XRF
(µg/g)
ICP-MS
(pg/g)
27 cobalt Co 0.1 1 3
29 copper Cu 1 1 20
66 dysprosium Dy 0.01 5 0.1
68 erbium Er 1 2 0.1
63 europium Eu 0.1 2 0.01
9 fluorine F 1,000 -- --
87 francium Fr -- -- --
64 gadolinium Gd 1 5 0.1
31 gallium Ga 0.1 1 2
32 germanium Ge 10 0.5 10
79 gold Au 0.001 1 300
72 hafnium Hf 0.01 2 0.05
2 helium He -- -- --
67 holmium Ho 0.1 1 0.1
1 hydrogen H -- -- --
49 indium In 0.001 1 0.5
53 iodine I 0.1 1 2,000
77 iridium Ir 0.01 2 1
Atomic Number Name Symbol Approximate Detection Limit return to periodic table request a quote
NAA
(ng)
XRF
(µg/g)
ICP-MS
(pg/g)
26 iron Fe 10 1 50
36 krypton Kr 1 -- --
57 lanthanum La 0.01 3 0.1
82 lead Pb -- 1 10
3 lithium Li -- -- 2
71 lutetium Lu 0.01 -- 0.01
12 magnesium Mg 10 100 100
25 manganese Mn 0.01 1 30
80 mercury Hg 1 1 50
42 molybdenum Mo 1 0.5 2
60 neodymium Nd 10 5 0.1
10 neon Ne 100 -- --
28 nickel Ni 10 1 30
41 niobium Nb 100 0.5 0.001
7 nitrogen N -- -- --
76 osmium Os 10 5 1
8 oxygen O 1,000 -- --
46 palladium Pd 1 5 0.1
Atomic Number Name Symbol Approximate Detection Limit return to periodic table request a quote
NAA
(ng)
XRF
(µg/g)
ICP-MS
(pg/g)
15 phosphorus P 1,000 50 500
78 platinum Pt 1 5 0.01
94 plutonium Pu -- -- --
84 polonium Po -- -- --
19 potassium K 1 10 200
59 praseodymium Pr 0.1 5 0.1
61 promethium Pm -- 5 0.5
91 protactinium Pa -- -- 0.5
88 radium Ra 0.1 5 1.0
86 radon Rn -- -- --
75 rhenium Re 0.1 5 1
45 rhodium Rh 10 5 0.1
37 rubidium Rb 1 0.5 1
44 ruthenium Ru 1 0.5 0.1
62 samarium Sm 0.01 5 0.5
21 scandium Sc 0.01 2 0.5
34 selenium Se 0.1 0.5 10
90 silicon Si 100 50 1,000
Atomic Number Name Symbol Approximate Detection Limit return to periodic table request a quote
NAA
(ng)
XRF
(µg/g)
ICP-MS
(pg/g)
47 silver Ag 0.1 0.5 1
11 sodium Na 0.1 500 500
38 strontium Sr 10 0.5 5
16 sulfur S -- 20 500
73 tantalum Ta 0.1 2 0.01
43 technetium Tc -- -- 0.1
52 tellurium Te 0.1 0.5 0.1
65 terbium Tb 0.1 5 0.01
81 thallium Tl -- 2 0.05
90 thorium Th 0.1 1 0.01
69 thulium Tm 1 5 0.1
50 tin Sn 1 0.5 1
22 titanium Ti 10 5 50
74 tungsten W 0.01 1 1
92 uranium U 0.01 1 0.3
23 vanadium V 0.1 1 1
54 xenon Xe 1 -- --
70 ytterbium Yb 0.1 5 0.01
Atomic Number Name Symbol Approximate Detection Limit return to periodic table request a quote
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(ng)
XRF
(µg/g)
ICP-MS
(pg/g)
39 yttrium Y 10 0.5 0.1
30 zinc Zn 1 1 100
40 zirconium Zr 10 0.5 1


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