Cadmium (urine)


Test Information

Test Name

Cadmium (urine)

Preferred Specimen

Random Urine (2x Tan top)

Testing Location

Referral

Turn Around Time

1 week


Processing Information

Registration Code

UCD

Notes

  • The urine pottle used for specimen collection must be shown to be free of Cadmium contamination. Yellow pottles are not ideal.

  • Sampling time is not critical for exposure

    Biological monitoring

  • Blood cadmium reflects average intake over the previous few months

  • Urine cadmium is indicative of body burden when exposure is low to moderate


Methodology

Sample Storage

Fridge

Interpretations

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External Referral Information

Referral Location

Canterbury Health Laboratory (via WHL)

Send Away Volume

5 mL urine

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