IMPORTANT! Pre-approval needed from state or local health department. Local or State Health Department. Send approval to
NPHL@unmc.edu or call (402) 559-9444.
NPHL has moved to an electronic ordering system, NUlirt, and it is now the preferred method to order all tests. Once ordered, print a "batch list" (see
NUlirt Guide).
Forms Required - Nulirt batch list or NPHL Test Request Form (completed in entirety) must accompany the specimen to include the following information: symptoms and date of onset, pregnancy status, travel and vaccine history. Testing
will not be performed without all required information.
Please call NPHL Client Services at (402) 559-2440 or toll free at (800) 334-0459 for further clarification.
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| Test: |
Mercury, Urine (Hg-U)
- FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE/CHEMICAL TERRORSIM ONLY
- CALL 24/7 PAGER (402) 888-5588 PRIOR TO SAMPLE SUBMISSION
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| Synonym: |
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| Method: |
ICP-MS
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| Availability: |
Emergency Responce Only
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| Specimen: |
Urine
Collect random urine as soon as possible after an exposure incident
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| Collection Device: |
Urine Cup
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| Volume: |
Optimum: 1 mL
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| Storage/Transport: |
- Addition of 10 µg of 200g/L sulfamic acic and 0.01 % Triton® X-100 per 1 mL of urine sample
- If not possible, laboratory director will be consulted on feasability of testing
- Freeze immediately after preservative addition
- Transport on dry ice
- Keep frozen until analysis
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| Unacceptable: |
- Low volume (<1 mL)
- Inappropriate storage temperature
- Damaged collection containers
- No mercury preservative added
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| Specimen Stability: |
Up to 2 years at -70ºC
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| Reference Interval: |
Reference ranges for this method have been determined by CDC's Fourth National Report on Exposure to Environmental Chemicals listed below. Evaluations of results for exposure purposes will be done by the CDC in conjunction with NPHL and other state and federal agencies.
| Analyte |
Survey Years |
Geometric Mean |
Percentile |
| 50th |
75th |
95th |
N |
| Hg |
11-12 |
0.324 |
0.32 |
0.66 |
1.83 |
2507 |
| 13-14 |
0.246 |
0.2 |
0.47 |
1.64 |
2666 |
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| Reportable Disease: |
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| Comments: |
FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE/CHEMICAL TERRORISM ONLY. CALL 24/7 PAGER (402) 888-5588 PRIOR TO SAMPLE SUBMISSION
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| Revised: |
5/22/2023 |
If you have questions about proper specimen collection, please call
NPHL Client Services at (402) 559-2440 or toll free at (800) 334-0459.
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