Part 4. ABBREVIATIONS USED
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| AAS | Atomic absorption spectrometry |
| AES | Atomic emission spectrometry |
| AOAC-I | Association of Official Analytical Chemists INTERNATIONAL |
| B | bound fraction (immunoassays) |
| CI | chemical ionisation |
| CRM | Certified reference material |
| CV | coefficient of variation |
| 2 D | two dimensional |
| DAD | diode array detection |
| DPASV | differential pulse anodic stripping voltametry |
| ECD | electron capture detection |
| EI | electronic impact ionisation |
| GC | gas chromatography |
| HPLC | high performance liquid chromatography |
| HPTLC | high performance thin layer chromatography |
| HRMS | high resolution (mass spectrometry) |
| ICP-AES | inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry |
| ICP-MS | inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry |
| IR | infrared |
| ISO | International Standard Organisation |
| LC | liquid chromatography |
| LR(MS) | low resolution (mass spectrometry) |
| MRPL | Minimum required performance limit |
| MS | mass spectrometry |
| m/z | mass/charge ratio |
| RF | relative migration to the solvent front (TLC) |
| RSDL | relative standard deviations of the laboratory |
| SIM | selected ion monitoring |
| TLC | thin layer chromatography |
| UV | ultra violet light |
| VIS | visible light |