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 ORGANONITROGEN PESTICIDES: METHOD 5601, Issue 1, dated 15 January 1998 - Page 8 of 21 TABLE 2. METHOD EVALUATION Compound

Aldicarb Benomyl

LOD (µg/samp)

Mean Bias

Overall Precision ( rT)

Accuracy

12.0-240

1.2

-0.009

0.066

± 0.131

93.2

95.6

A

A

A

A

A

Storage Stability 31-Day %Rec. 24 C -12 C

12.0-120

0.6

Captan

30

48.0-960

4.8

-0.036

0.061

± 0.142

98.7

102.2

Carbaryl

6

12.0-240

0.06

+0.012

0.061

± 0.123

88.2

91.8

Carbendazim

6

0.6

+0.006

0.061

± 0.121

92.1

89.3

B

240

12.0-240

0.6

-0.020

0.060

± 0.126

89.1

92.4

Chlorpropham

6

12.0-240

0.6

-0.017

0.068

± 0.140

84.3

85.9

Diuron

3

12.0-240

0.6

-0.062

0.060

± 0.167

86.0

87.1

Formetanate.

60

12.0-240

0.6

+0.032

0.056

± 0.129

89.8

93.0

Methiocarb

60

12.0-240

0.6

+0.009

0.061

± 0.122

85.1

89.1

Methomyl

12

12.0-120

0.6

-0.002

0.063

± 0.124

90.5

95.2

240

12.0-240

0.6

+0.037

0.055

± 0.132

94.8

95.9

Propham

3

12.0-240

0.8

-0.053

0.066

± 0.168

88.5

92.5

Propoxur

60

12.0-240

0.6

+0.007

0.079

± 0.156

91.4

95.4

6

12.0-240

0.6

-0.068

0.073

± 0.197

75.0

79.8

Oxamyl

Thiobencarb

B

240

Range Studied (µg/samp)

6

Carbofuran

A

Min. Sample Vol (L)

Results calculated as carbendazim, the primary breakdown product of benomyl. See range for benomyl, a precursor for carbendazim.

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