Mercury, urine-994

Test info

  
Mercury, urine
  
994
  
LAB994
  
MSO
  
Hg, urine
  
  • Mercury, urine  
  • Creatinine, urine  
  • Mercury:creatinine ratio
  

Monitor exposure to mercury (primarily inorganic mercury).

Specimen

  
Urine, random
  
  
5 mL
  
2.5 mL
  

Sampling time is pre-shift (meaning 16 hours without exposure) for industrial monitoring.

  

Sterile cup w/ yellow cap, 90mL (LabCorp)

  
  
  
  1. Measure and record total volume
  2. Mix well
  3. Transfer a 5mL aliquot to a Sterile cup w/ yellow cap, 90mL (LabCorp)
  

Ambient (preferred) - 14 days

Refrigerated - 14 days

Frozen - 14 days

Freeze/thaw cycles - stable x3

  
  • Preserved specimens

Performance

  
LabCorp Burlington (007773): R-NX
  
Mo - Fr
  
6 days
  

Inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry (ICP/MS)

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

Environmental exposure:

< 5.0 μg/g creatinine, < 20.0 μg/L

Occupational exposure:

BEI® (inorganic mercury, sampling time is preshift): 35 μg/g creatinine

  

Some organic forms of mercury, including phenylmercury, are metabolized to inorganic mercury; however, methylmercury and ethylmercury are not metabolized to inorganic mercury and the primary route of excretion is in the bile and stool; consequently, these alkylmercury compounds are usually not detected in urine.

Billing

  
82570
83825
  
Yes
  
  
Result 21383-5

Tracking

  
05/24/2019
  
02/20/2024
  
02/20/2024