Copper Poisoning Test
Copper poisoning test, exposure to Copper heavy metals or chemicals or compounds that contain Copper can cause Copper toxicity in the human body. You could be suffering from Copper poisoning symptoms, simple home health check to see your Copper exposure levels.
Health related problems caused my Copper exposure
Health problems caused by exposure to copper can include Cirrhosis of the liver in children is linked to boiling milk in copper cookware. Symptoms of copper poisoning are very similar to those produced by arsenic. Fatal cases are generally terminated by convulsions, palsy, and insensibility.
Copper poisoning
Copper is essential in all plants and animals, however small quantities of copper sulfate can be potentially lethal in humans. The suggested safe level of copper in drinking water for humans varies depending on the source, but tends to be pegged at 1.5 to 2 mg/L. The tolerable upper intake level for adults of dietary copper from all sources is 10 mg/day, more than this can result in toxicity from copper in the human body.
Contents of Copper test kit
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1 Colour strip on box of the kit
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1 Test Instruction Sheet
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1 Large Test-tube
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1 Indicator stick
1 vial with clear cap - Reagent 1 (contains 10% sulphuric acid and care must be taken as it is corrosive - please avoid contact with skin or eyes)
Preparation of test for Copper
- Remove the indicator stick and small vial from the large test tube
- In the empty large test-tube, add 5 ml. of the solution to be tested
- The solution is now ready for testing
Conducting the test for Copper toxins
- Pour the contents from clear-cap vial (colourless Reagent 1) into the large test-tube. Note: the pH of this solution to be tested should be at 1 or less at this time
- Put the indicator stick into the mixed solutions (now turned acidic) in the large test-tube for one (1) second. Note: The reaction surface of the indicator stick must be completely immersed into the mixed solutions in the large test-tube
- Remove the indicator stick from the large test-tube and wait for 15 seconds
- Compare the colour on the reaction surface of the indicator stick to that of the colour strip provided
How to test for Copper in the body
- Add the required volume of the sample solution (saliva, water, urine, etc) to be tested for Copper into the test tube
- Close with the cap and shake gently. Allow the solutions to stand on the cap of the test tube for 1 minute.
- A colour change will indicate the presence of Copper (chart on label of kit).
Results from Copper testing kit
Result is measured accurately in parts per million. Tests the presence of ions of Copper to a high degree of accuracy to detect contamination in the body, water and on a wide range of materials in your environment
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