dl: Laboratory Detection Limits

In inldata: Collection of Datasets for the USGS-INL Aquifer Monitoring Networks

Description

Analytical method detection limits of selected radionuclides, which are based on laboratory procedures.

Usage

dl

Format

A data frame with 8 records and 6 variables:

srsname

Substance Registry Services (SRS) name.

parm_cd

U.S. Geological Survey 5-digit parameter code.

parameter_units

parameter units

lab_det_lim_va

laboratory detection limit concentration

sdate

date that the detection limit went into effect.

reference

source of detection limit.

Source

Detection limits reported by: Bartholomay and others (2003, table 9); Bartholomay and others (2014, table D1); and Bodnar and Percival (1982).

References

Bartholomay, R.C., Knobel, L.L., and Rousseau, J.P., 2003, Field methods and quality-assurance plan for quality-of-water activities, U.S. Geological Survey, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03–42 (DOE/ID–22182), 45 p. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr0342.

Bartholomay, R.C., Maimer, N.V., and Wehnke, A.J., 2014, Field methods and quality-assurance plan for water-quality activities and water-level measurements, U.S. Geological Survey, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2014–1146 (DOE/ID–22230), 64 p. https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1146/.

Bodnar, L.Z., and Percival, D.R., eds., 1982, Analytical Chemistry Branch procedures manual—Radiological and Environmental Sciences Laboratory: U.S. Department of Energy Report IDO–12096 [variously paged].

Examples

str(dl)

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