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Trace Elements

Source Blood (Plasma, Erythrocytes, or Whole Blood), Urine, Hair, Tissue
Mnemonic
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Handling
Additional Information

See table below for trace element availability on various specimens:

 Element Erythrocytes  Plasma  Whole Blood  Urine  Hair and Tissue 
 Aluminum    X     X   
 Antimony  See page     See page   X   
 Arsenic  X     X   X for  Inorganic Arsenic, See page  
 Barium        X  
 Beryllium        X   
 Bismuth        X   
 Boron        X   
 Cadmium  X     X  X  
 Chromium  X  X  X  X  
 Cobalt  X   X  X  X  
 Copper      See page      X  Liver tissue
 Germanium          Hair only
 Iodine  X    X  
 Iron        X  Liver tissue
 Lead  See page      X  
 Magnesium  X        
 Manganese  X  X  X  X  
 Mercury  X    X  See page  
 Molybdenum  X  X  X  X  
 Nickel  X  X  X  X  
 Palladium          Hair only
 Phosphorus          Hair only
 Selenium  X  X    X  
 Silicon    X      
 Silver  X    X  X  
 Strontium        X  
 Sulfur        X  
 Thallium  X    X  X  
 Tin        X  
 Titanium  X  X  X    
 Uranium        X  
 Vanadium  X  X  X  X  
 Zinc  See page      X  

 

For plasma or erythrocyte testing, see Trace Elements - Plasma or Erythrocytes. For blood Copper, Lead, Zinc, or Antimony, see individual test pages.

For whole blood testing, the requisition must specifically state "Whole Blood". See Trace Elements - Whole Blood.

For urine testing, see Trace Elements - Urine. For urine Mercury, see individual test page.

For hair or tissue,
- contact CLS Referrals 403-770-3285 for collection and handling instructions.
- CLS staff: Order as MISCREFNON with Misc Ref Test Name prompt: TREL Hair or TREL Tissue (and add an order comment with the trace elements requested).
- for Copper - Tissue or Iron - Tissue, see individual test pages.

CLS Staff: if "Heavy Metals" or "Trace Elements" requested, before ordering the test contact the physician for the specific list of metals if they are not indicated on the requisition.

If it is requested that the test be sent to a lab other than London Health (located in London, Ontario), contact CLS Referrals at 403-770-3285.

Testing Location London Health
Testing Frequency
Alternate Name(s) Aluminum, Arsenic, Barium, Beryllium, Bismuth, Boron, Cadmium, Chromium, Cobalt, Germanium, Heavy Metals, Iodine, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Palladium, Phosphorus, Selenium, Silver, Strontium, Sulfur, Thallium, Tin, Titanium, Uranium, Vanadium,
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