The analyte was not detected or was below a specific threshold(e.g., 3.6 is the limit, and the result is somewhere below it.
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greater than
The true value exceeds the reporting or calibration range.
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non-detect
Specifically for instrumental "not detected" results where nosignal was distinguishable from noise.
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saturated
The instrument sensor was overloaded (saturated) by the signal,meaning the reported value is the maximum "clipped" output and the truevalue is likely much higher.
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limit of detection
The lowest concentration that can be identified with 99%confidence as being greater than zero..
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low bias
The result is likely an underestimate of the true value due toknown systematic error (e.g., sample loss).
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high bias
The result is likely an overestimate (e.g., due to contaminationor interference).
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