A toluene solution (1.50 mg / L) shows an absorbance of 0.30 in a cuvette with a 0.025 mm optical path. Calculate the limit of detection (in ppb) for toluene if the noise with the solvent spectrum is 0.002 absorbance units in a 0.050 mm cuvette.

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A toluene solution (1.50 mg / L) shows an absorbance of 0.30 in a cuvette with a 0.025 mm optical path. Calculate the limit of detection (in ppb) for toluene if the noise with the solvent spectrum is 0.002 absorbance units in a 0.050 mm cuvette.
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