Acronyms
AAS: Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry
CRM: Certified Reference Material
CV-AAS: Cold Vapour - Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry
DCP: Direct Current Plasma
US-EPA: Environmental Protection Agency (USA)
GPS: Global Positioning System
HYD-FAAS: Hydride Flameless - Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry
ICP: Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy
ICP/AES: Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy - Atomic Emission Spectroscopy
ICP/MS: Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy - Mass Spectrometry
ICP/OES: Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy - Optical Emission Spectroscopy
MOE/LaSB: Ministry of the Environment (Ontario), Laboratory Services Branch
MPN: Most Probable Number
NIST: National Institute of Standards and Technology (Gaitersburg, MD USA)
Updated: November 24, 2023
Published: June 24, 2021