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Metals Screen I Test

  • Price

    $100 per sample

  • Turnaround time

    7 - 9 Business Days

  • Rush

    Available

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Metals Screen I Test

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Method description

Samples are prepared by microwave closed vessel digestion with nitric acid. Solutions are infused into an ICP OES and quantified based on an external standard calibration curve.

Metals Tested:

  • Calcium
  • Iron
  • Potassium
  • Sodium
Acceptable matrices

Food Products, Food Ingredients, Nutraceuticals, Beverages

Unacceptable matrices

Some classes of compounds are unsuitable for closed vessel microwave digestion as they are highly reactive with nitric acid and other oxidizers which may become nitrated and potentially explosive. These include: Animal fat (lard), pure fats and oils, glycerin and glycols, volatile flavoring agents, and alcoholic beverages. If you have a question regarding your matrix, please call customer service at 1-800-245-5615.

Limit of quantitation

1 - 3 mg/100g Limit of Quantitation (LOQ) is dependent on the individual metal.

Equipment

Inductively Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP - OES)

Method reference

AOAC 2011.14

Reportable unit

mg/100g

Sample size requirements

10 g

Information required by submitter

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*Prices and offerings are subject to change without notice.
Common Metals Screen I Test Testing Questions

We make every effort to keep our methods and detection limits up to date according to the latest standards and qualifications. If you have any questions regarding the limit of detection/quantification or method references, please contact our Customer Service team at 1-800-245-5615.

Our standard turnaround time is 10 business days for most assays. There are some assays that require a longer turnaround time. We also offer a RUSH service that is half the time of the standard turnaround time of the assay at double the cost of the assay. A few assays that we provide cannot be rushed due to the nature of the test. Please check the specific assay you are interested in regarding the ability to RUSH the turnaround time.

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