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Decision Point

Administratively defined cutoff concentration that is at or above the methods limit of detection or limit of quantitation and is used to discriminate between negative and positive results

Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASB 054 Standard Practice for Quality Control in Forensic Toxicology Laboratories. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, 2021. Source link