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Sample – An individual consumer product or a group of identical consumer products from a batch to
be tested.

2. Component Part – Individual sub-unit within the total sample. An item such as a bracelet may be
broken into its component parts such as a bead, a hook, and a pendant, with those component parts
individually analyzed.

3. Instrument Detection Limit (IDL) – 3 times the standard deviation of 10 replicate measurements of
reagent blank. The IDL for Pb on the Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-
OES) currently used by LSC is 0.01 ppm.

4. Method Detection Limit (MDL) – Reagent blank fortified with 2-3 times the IDL. Seven replicate
measurements are made. Calculate the MDL as follows: MDL = (t) x (S), where t = 3.14 (99% confidence
level for 7 replicates) and S = standard deviation. The MDL determined based on current LSC staff
practices and equipment for Pb is 0.01 ppm.

5. Laboratory Reagent Blank (LRB) – An aliquot of the digestion reagents that is treated exactly as a
sample including exposure to glassware, digestion media, apparatus and conditions used for a particular
Pb test, but with no added metal sample. LRB data are used to assess contamination from the laboratory
environment.

6. Calibration Blank – Deionized water acidified with nitric acid (3 ml concentrated nitric acid diluted to
100 ml with deionized water).

7. Stock Standard Solution – 1000 ppm solution of Pb (in nitric acid) purchased from reputable
commercial source, used to prepare calibration standards. Replace before expiration date.

8. Calibration Standard – Solutions containing 0 to 25 ppm of Pb in 3% nitric acid matrix are used. A
minimum of 4 calibration standards are used. Calibration standards should be prepared weekly from the
stock solution.

9. Quality Control Sample (QCS) – Solutions containing Pb that are used to evaluate the performance of
the analytical instrument system. QCSs are obtained from a source external to the laboratory and are not
made from the Stock Standard Solution.

10. Certified Reference Material (CRM) – CRMs are materials with similar matrices as test samples with
known lead levels. The CRMs are used to verify digestion and analysis methods. For example, standard
reference materials (SRMs) are CRMs that are available from the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST), such as those listed in the Equipment and Supplies section below.

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