Urine Mercury Monitoring Service

Our urine monitoring service is used by many dentists for themselves and for their team, as part of their annual safety audit - to make sure thay are not at risk of mercury exposure at work. The service uses a pre-paid mailing pack containing a sample tube with a preservative to stabilise the urine sample, which is usually produced at the end of the working week. Fast and highly accurate, the service uses atomic absorption spectroscopy to detect levels of mercury down to 2 parts per billion (micrograms per litre). Each customer is supplied with a report giving a clear indication of their level of exposure.

For patients too. The method is sensitive enough to detect mercury which has been released from amalgam fillings in the mouth and many people use our service to ascertain whether their 'leaky' fillings may be contributing to a mercury burden which might affect their health.