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 SUPER ABSORBENT POLYMERS: METHOD 5035, Issue 1, dated 15 August 1994 - Page 6 of 6

Table 1 CAS Numbers, Detection Limits, and Analytical Ranges for Super Absorbent Polymers CAS Number

Detection Limit* (µg/sample)

Analytical Range (µg/sample)

Sanwet IM-3500

60323-79-7

4

15 to 1000

Water Lock A-100

65930-07-6

14

45 to 1000

Water Lock B-204

72162-30-2

13

42 to 1000

Water Lock G-400

61788-39-4

8

28 to 1000

Super Absorbent Polymer

deviation of six blanks was 1.04 µg of copper per sample. The average blank value was 2.95 µg of copper. Detection limits in Table 1 are quantities of anhydrous super absorbent polymer per sample.
 * The detection limit is defined as three times the standard deviation of blanks. The standard

NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM), Fourth Edition, 8/15/94