Sample Requirements

Procedure for taking clinical samples

Sample Requirements

Assay

Sample   Type

Volume   

(ml)

Container

Aluminium

Serum

1.5

No anti-coagulant

Copper

Serum

1.5

No anti-coagulant

Copper

Urine

10

Sterile plastic

Lead

Blood

1.5

Anti-coagulant

Manganese

Blood

1.5

Anti-coagulant

Mercury

Blood

1.5

Anti-coagulant

Selenium

Serum

1.5

No anti-coagulant

Zinc

Serum

1.5

No anti-coagulant

It is the responsibility of customers to submit samples in appropriate tubes/containers.

The management of samples marked critical or urgent will be agreed with a customer prior to submission of samples and detailed in the relevant Service Level Agreement

Last updated 19/09/2023