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CH3041
ON-LINE LECTURE 17
SELECTION OF ANALYTICAL METHODS
Often samples will be sent to an analytical laboratory but you need to know what the methods are, the Method Detection Limit (MDL) [also called Limit Of Quantitation (LOQ)], deficiencies and the sample size required.
• Then the $$ need to be considered…
• If you are doing the analyses yourself then
the number of hours to carry out the analyses needs to be considered.
•  If you can afford it the full Sampling
   Protocol is then mapped out.