Determination of Macro- and Microelements in the Inflorescences of Banana Tree Using ICP OES: Evaluation of the Daily Recommendations of Intake for Humans

Table 3

Parameters of calibration obtained external calibration: correlation coefficient (R²), LOD, and LOQ by using ICP OES.

Elements	R^2	LOD (mgL^−1)	LOQ (mgL^−1)
Al	0.9996	0.001	0.003
As	0.9999	0.001	0.004
Ca	0.9999	0.00009	0.0001
Cd	0.9998	0.00008	0.0003
Co	0.9999	0.002	0.0008
Cr	0.9999	0.002	0.006
Cu	0.9997	0.002	0.006
Fe	0.9999	0.0005	0.002
K	0.9996	0.0001	0.0003
Mg	0.9999	0.00002	0.00006
Mn	0.9999	0.0001	0.003
Mo	0.9999	0.0003	0.001
Na	0.9997	0.0001	0.0005
Ni	0.9999	0.0005	0.002
P	0.9999	0.003	0.01
S	0.9999	0.002	0.006
Se	0.9994	0.0009	0.003
V	0.9999	0.0003	0.0009
Zn	0.9996	0.00009	0.003

R²: correlation coefficient; LOD: limit of detection; LOQ: limit of quantification.