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Arsenic
Test Name Arsenic (AS, Metal)
Specimen Type / Requirements Container Type = 1 Royal Blue (K2-EDTA) Minimum Volume = 3mL Whole Blood Tube must fill to at least ½ or greater of its vacuum capacity
Specimen Handling Collection Instructions: Collect Royal Blue Trace Element Vacutainer (K2-EDTA). Avoid gel-separator tube. Write your initials, date and time of collection on the collection label. Special Instructions Separate as soon as possible and transfer plasma to polypropylene vial. Store and send cold Rejection Criteria: Grossly hemolyzed or lipemic samples not accepted. Unlabeled or Not Sufficient Quantity Samples will be rejected. Transportation: Send sample to core lab as soon as possible.
Required Documentation
Turnaround Time (TAT) 10 Days	Test Utilization
Reference Value 0.0 - 3.8 µg/L 0.0 - 50.7 nmol/L
Test Code WBAS	Methodology ICP-TripleQ MS
Testing Location Referred Out – ON, Canada (ROICL02)	Other Information Last Updated: June 06, 2019

Arsenic

Test Name

Arsenic (AS, Metal)

Specimen Type / Requirements

Container Type = 1 Royal Blue (K2-EDTA)

Minimum Volume = 3mL Whole Blood

Tube must fill to at least ½ or greater of its vacuum capacity

Specimen Handling

Collection Instructions: Collect Royal Blue Trace Element Vacutainer (K2-EDTA). Avoid gel-separator tube. Write your initials, date and time of collection on the collection label.

Special Instructions Separate as soon as possible and transfer plasma to polypropylene vial. Store and send cold

Rejection Criteria: Grossly hemolyzed or lipemic samples not accepted. Unlabeled or Not Sufficient Quantity Samples will be rejected.

Transportation: Send sample to core lab as soon as possible.