Arsenic (Blood)

Code

ARS

Sample Reqs

A or H

Turnaround

5 days

Special instructions

No special instructions

Sample type guide

A

Lavender Vacutainer, EDTA anticoagulant, 4ml/6ml (6ml EDTA tubes are used for specific PCR assays)

H

Green Vacutainer, Lithium heparin anticoagulant, 6ml

Related specialties

• Biochemistry
• Occupational-health
• Trace-metals-in-blood

Additional information

• Request forms
• Specimens: collection, packaging, transport, rejection criteria
• Discontinued tests