Suggested Use:
Quicksilver Scientific is a CLIA certified laboratory offering mercury speciation and blood metal testing for human health. We use state-of-the-art testing technology, including patented mercury speciation technology, to give the most accurate and reliable metal testing availability today. The Mercury Tri-Test is the only clinical testing suite that utilize blood, hair, and urine to measure both exposure and excretion rate. The Blood Metals Panel screens a broad range of nutrient and toxic metals to show elevated exposures to toxic metals or imbalances of nutrient metals in the whole blood. **Report turnaround time is 2-3 weeks from when Quicksilver receives the samples.

Please read through these instructions in their entirety before beginning sample collection.

Materials Checklist

Before you begin, make sure you have been provided each of the following:

1. Patient Requisition Form (PRF) This form provided in your test kit or by your practitioner will contain your contact information and inform the Quicksilver Scientific laboratory which samples you will be providing for analysis. Please complete everything on the PRF, including which test you are submitting. Return the PRF in the box with your samples. Your samples cannot be analyzed without this

2. Sampling Kit The Quicksilver Scientific Test Kit contains these supplies for preparing and shipping samples for both tests:

Domestic Kit – 48 Contiguous States:

• 4 sample labels
• 2 absorbent cloths
• 2 biohazard zip-top specimen bags
• 2 blood collection tubes
• 1 urine collection tube
• 1 urine sample test tube
• 1 hair collection bag
• 1 Quicksilver sample box for shipping
• Patient requisition form
• 1 Laboratory Pak
• 1 Prepaid 2-Day Air Shipping Label
Domestic Kit – Alaska & Hawaii
• 4 sample labels
• 2 absorbent cloths
• 2 biohazard zip-top specimen bags
• 2 blood collection tubes
• 1 urine collection beaker
• 1 urine sample test tube
• 1 hair collection bag
• 1 Quicksilver sample box for shipping
• Patient Requisition Form
• Please note: shipping is not included for kits coming from Alaska or Hawaii. Arranging and paying for shipping is the responsibility of the patient. We recommend a 3-day (or quicker) shipping option.
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Quicksilver Canada Kit
• 4 sample labels
• 2 absorbent cloths
• 2 biohazard zip-top specimen bags
• 2 blood collection tubes
• 1 urine collection tube
• 1 urine sample test tube
• 1 hair collection bag
• 1 blood draw set (butterfly and tourniquet)
• 1 Quicksilver sample box for shipping
• Canadian Patient Requisition Form
• 1 Laboratory Pak
• 1 Prepaid 2-Day Air shipping label
• 1 commercial invoice
International Kits:
• 4 sample labels
• 2 absorbent cloths
• 2 biohazard zip-top specimen bags
• 2 blood collection tubes
• 1 urine collection tube
• 1 urine sample test tube
• 1 hair collection bag
• 1 Quicksilver sample box for shipping
• Patient Requisition Form
• 1 Commercial Invoice
• Please note: shipping is not included for international kids. Arranging and paying for shipping is the responsibility of the patient. WE recommend a 3-day (or quicker) shipping option.