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IDL, MDL, PQL, What the "L" is Going On? What Does All This Alphabet Soup Really Mean?

March 17, 2006 region III quality assurance MDL fact sheet (revision no. 2.5) on instrument detection limit, method detection level, and practical quantitation limit.

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IDL- MDL- PQL: What the "L" is Going On? What Does All This Alphabet Soup Really Mean? (PDF)(1 pg, 15 K)
March 17, 2006 region III quality assurance MDL fact sheet (revision no. 2.5) on instrument detection limit, method detection level, and practical quantitation limit.