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• the lowest quantity of a substance that can be distinguished from the absence of that substance (a blank value) within a stated confidence limit.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Detection Limit. (n.d.). Glossary of Forensic Terms. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/detection-limit.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Detection Limit. www.adfs.alabama.gov. Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/detection-limit (accessed: March 25, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Detection Limit." Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. 25 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/detection-limit.

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