MERCURY

Method Modification

Test code: 381

Effective update from 26/07/2021

381-   MERCURY, WHOLE BLOOD

382-   MERCURY, URINE

3835- MERCURY (24h), URINE

7653- MERCURY (INORGANIC), WHOLE BLOOD

7741- MERCURY, HAIR

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Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry By Thermal Decomposition	Inductively Coupled Plasma/ Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

Reference values Modification

Test code: 381

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381- MERCURY, WHOLE BLOOD

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B.E.I.: Less than 10 µg/L             * Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry Method for thermal decomposition of gold amalgam.             * Blood mercury concentration may become high due to consumption of certain foods such as fish or some dietary supplements. With high blood mercury levels, it is recommended the determination of mercury in urine in order to confirm an occupational exposure to mercury as the cause of the origin of elevated mercury in blood.                    Version of Test: 31

Less than 14 years: Less than 6.4 µg/L    14 years or more   : Less than 20 µg/L   Pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning pregnancy women:  Less than 6.4 µg/L                                               * Blood mercury concentration may become high due to consumption of certain foods such as fish or some dietary supplements. With high blood mercury levels, it is recommended the determination of mercury in urine in order to confirm an occupational exposure to mercury as the cause of the origin of elevated mercury in blood.                             Version of Test: 32

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