LEAD, BLOOD

Handling: WHOLE BLOOD IN CERTIFIED LOW-LEAD COLLECTION TUBE: VENOUS: 3 ML EDTA (TAN-TOP) TUBE OR EQUIVALENT CAPILLARY: 0.5 ML IN EDTA CAPILLARY COLLECTION TUBE (LAVENDER-TOP) OR EQUIVALENT. NOTE: 1. NOT ALL EDTA COLLECTION TUBES ARE CERTIFIED AS LOW LEAD CONTENT. 2. SUBMIT SEPARATE COLLECTION TUBE IF ORDERING OTHER TEST SUCH AS CBC., WHOLE BLOOD IN CERTIFIED LOW-LEAD COLLECTION TUBE: VENOUS: 1 ML IN EDTA (TAN-TOP) TUBE OR EQUIVALENT. CAPILLARY: 0.2 ML IN EDTA CAPILLARY COLLECTION TUBE (LAVENDER-TOP) OR EQUIVALENT. Refrigerated: 14 days, Frozen: 60 days