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Table 4. Concentrations, ng/g dry weight, of selected toxic and essential elements in certified reference materials (CRMs)a.
350 ± 110
DOLT LUTS
Analytes Analyzed
value
Certified
value
Analyzed
value
Certified
value

aluminum b - c -
iron 1,400,000 ± 53,000 710,000 ± 48,000 200,000 ± 21,000 78,000 ± 6,000
chromium 460 ± 170 400 ± 70 350 ± 60 530 ± 80
copper b - 96,000 110,000 ± 8,000
zinc b - 74,000 83,000 ± 5,400
arsenic 2,900 ± 200 10,000 ± 1,400 3,500 ± 790 19,000 ± 900
selenium 3,200 ± 320 7,300 ± 420 1,800 ± 160 4,300 ± 360
silver c - 8,600 ± 1,800 3,900 ± 330
cadmium b - 13,000 14,000 ± 1,000
mercury 300 ± 54 220 ± 37 130 ± 3 110 ± 15
lead 1,500 ± 340 1,400 ± 290 64 ± 8 69 ± 11
strontium b - 15,000 16,000 ± 1,900

1566a
Analytes Analyzed
value
Certified
value

aluminum 64,000 ± 1,300 200,000 ± 12,000
iron 1,100,000 ± 40,000 540,000 ± 15,000
chromium 730 ± 50 1,400 ± 460
copper 57,000 ± 500 66,000 ± 4,300
zinc 680,000 ± 2,000 830,000 ± 57,000
arsenic 3,800 ± 280 14,000 ± 1,200
selenium 950 ± 130 2,100 ± 500
silver 3,500 ± 630 1,700 ± 150
cadmium 3,600 ± 20 4,100 ± 380
mercury 110 ± 150 64 ± 7
lead 370 ± 10
strontium 9,600 ± 40 11,000 ± 1,000


a CRMs analyzed included DOLT-1 (Dogfish liver), LUTS-1 (Nondefatted lobster hepatopancreas, and 1566a (oyster tissue). The data for manganese and nickel were not available and there are no CRM certified values for barium and tin.
b The element was not analyzed for this CRM.
c The CRM was not certified for this element.