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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def getLowerDetectionLimit(self):
 """Returns the Lower Detection Limit for this service as a floatable """

        ldl = self.getField('LowerDetectionLimit').get(self)
        try:
            return float(ldl)
        except ValueError:
            return 0