Research Article

Total Arsenic, Cadmium, and Lead Determination in Brazilian Rice Samples Using ICP-MS

Table 4

Certified value, obtained value, relative bias (%), and repeatability (RSD%) obtained for IRMM 804 acid digested in microwave oven.

ElementCertified value
(mg kg−1)
Uncertainty
(mg kg−1)
Obtained value (mg kg−1)Standard deviation
(mg kg−1)
Bias (%)Repeatability (RSD%)

As0.0490.0040.0510.0014.11
Cd1.610.071.600.05−0.63
Pb0.420.070.440.044.810

As indicated in the IRMM 804 certificate.
Calculated as the mean of seven independent replicates of the IRMM 804.