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| Test Name: | Lead, Blood (Adult) |
|---|---|
| Test Code: | 007625 |
| Other Names: | N/A |
| Test Includes: | Lead, Blood (Adult) |
| Specimen Requirements: | Whole blood, 7 mL |
| Container: | Royal blue-top (EDTA) tube OR tan-top lead-free tube; submit original tube. |
| Collection Instructions: | Sampling time is not critical for industrial exposure monitoring. Metals with timing "not critical" have very long elimination half-lives and accumulate in the body over years, some for a lifetime. After a couple of weeks of exposure, specimens can be collected at any time. |
| Stability: | Maintain specimen at room temperature. |
| Rejection Criteria / Special Instructions: | Chain-of-custody documentation is required for samples submitted for pre-employment, random employee testing, and forensic purposes. For other applications, use the standard request form. Please mark chain-of-custody test number on the request form. |
| Methodology: | Atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) or inductively coupled plasma/mass spectrometry (ICP/MS) |