Limit of Quantitation definition

Limit of Quantitation or “LOQ” means a measurement of the concentration of a contaminant obtained by using a specified laboratory procedure calibrated at a specified concentration above the method detection level. It is considered the lowest concentration at which a particular contaminant can be quantitatively measured using a specified laboratory procedure for monitoring of the contaminant. This term is also sometimes called limit of quantification or quantification level.
Limit of Quantitation or “LOQ” means the lowest concentration at which the analyte can not only be reliably detected but at which some predefined goals for bias and imprecision are met.
Limit of Quantitation or “LOQ” means the minimum concentration of an analyte in a specific matrix that can be reliably quantified while also meeting predefined goals for bias and imprecision.

Examples of Limit of Quantitation in a sentence

  • For pollutants with water quality-based effluent limits below the Limit of Quantitation (LOQ) in this permit, the LOQ calculated by the permittee and reported on the Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) is incorporated by reference into this permit.


More Definitions of Limit of Quantitation

Limit of Quantitation or "LOQ" means the minimum levels, concentrations, or quantities of a target variable (e.g., target analyte) that can be reported with a specified degree of confidence.
Limit of Quantitation means the lowest concentration or amount of an analyte for which quantitative results can be obtained.
Limit of Quantitation means the lowest concentration of an analyte that may be detected and the concentration of the analyte reliably and accurately determined.
Limit of Quantitation or “LOQ” means the minimum concentration or mass of an analyte in a given matrix that can be reported as a quantitative result.
Limit of Quantitation or “LOQ” means the concentration of an analyte at which one can state with a degree of confidence for that analytical test method and sample matrix that an analyte is present at a specific concentration on the sample tested.
Limit of Quantitation means the level above which quan- titative results may be obtained with a specified degree of confi- dence.
Limit of Quantitation means the minimum level, concentration, or quantity of a target analyte in a given matrix that an analytical process can reliably quantitate.