Specimen Requirements

Title

MERCURY, BLOOD

Specimen Requirement

Draw blood in a DARK BLUE EDTA tube. Send 4.0 mL blood refrigerated in original tube.

ALTERNATE SPECIMEN/WHOLE BLOOD: DARK BLUE HEPARIN

Methodology

Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry

Stability

Room Temp 5 days; Refrigerated 7 days

Reference Range

By Report*

Turnaround

3-6 days, Performed: Tue, Thur, Sat

Clinical Use

Monitor exposure to mercury

Test Code

SMERW