Mercury Test Kit: Mercury Testing, Home Mercury Poisoning Tests

Mercury heavy metal test kit

Colour card to check results from test for mercury, accuracy ppm

		
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Mercury Test Kit

Home mercury testing kit for mercury toxicity, mercury poisoning and contamination in water and the human body.

Test saliva and urine for mercury levels if you are concerned about mercury pollution exposure.

Toxic effects of mercury heavy metal contamination can be poisonous, ingestion of mercury is dangerous and can lead to illness and in some case be fatal.

Mercury toxicity heavy metal poisoning symptoms.

• Central nervous system problems
• Endocrine system damage
• Kidneys and other organs damaged
• Mercury immune system damage
• Mercury poisoning is linked to multiple sclerosis

Mercury poisoning adversely affects

• The mouth
• Gums and teeth

Mercury poisoning signs and symptoms

Dangers of mercury poisoning - over long periods of time or heavy exposure to mercury vapour can result in brain damage and ultimately death. Elemental mercury toxicity is particularly toxic to foetuses and infants.

Women who have been exposed to mercury in pregnancy have sometimes given birth to children with serious birth defects (see Minamata disease) also research suggests autism and mercury poisoning could be related.

Some of the toxic effects of elemental mercury poisoning are reversible, either through specific therapy or through natural elimination of the metal after exposure has been discontinued. Mercury exposure in very young children can have severe neurological consequences.

However, heavy or prolonged exposure can do irreversible damage, particularly in foetuses, infants, and young children. Exposure to certain highly toxic compounds of mercury such as dimethylmercury can lead to fatal mercury toxicity symptoms within hours or less. Take a test to see if you need to undertake a mercury Detox

We also offer a mercury hair testing service

Mercury Testing Kit - Contents

Mercury testing kit contents

• 1 Colour strip on box of the kit
• 1 Large test tube
• 1 vial with clear cap - reagent 1
• 1 vial with blue cap - reagent 2
• 1 vial with reddish brown substance - reagent 3

How To Check Mercury Levels - Preparation

Mercury testing kit preparation

• Remove the 3 small plastic ampoules from the large test tube
• In the empty large test-tube, add 6 ml. of the solution to be tested
• Add the colourless liquid from the blue cap vial (reagent 2) to the solution to be tested in the large test tube ("combined solutions"). Turn the test large test tube gently up and down a few times (at least 3) to make sure that the 2 liquids are well mixed together
• Add the colourless liquid from the clear cap vial (reagent 1) to the reddish brown substance in the red cap vial (reagent 3). Close the cap of the red cap vial and shake until the reddish-brown substance has been mostly dissolved ("mixed solution"). This might take a little while
• The solutions are now ready for testing for the presence of mercury

How To Test For Mercury Poisoning - Use

Mercury testing kit use

• Pour the "mixed solutions" (reagents 1 and 3) in the vial with the reddish brown substance into the large test-tube containing the "combined solutions" (reagent 2 and solution to be tested for mercury)
• Allow combined solutions in the large test-tube to settle for 6 minutes - no shaking is required but you may have to tilt the test tube or "roll" it gently a few times to make sure the solutions are mixed well to obtain a true and accurate colour change
• Compare the colour of the combined solutions in the large test-tube to the colour strip provided.
• The number on the colour strip indicates the concentration of mercury ions present in the solution in ppm
• If the concentration of the mercury ions is higher than 2 ppm the solution will change into a strong pink colour after a period of time
• If the concentration is extremely low or no mercury ions are present, the colour of the solution will clear and become almost colourless after a period of time. However, when saliva is tested and there are strong digestive enzymes present, these digestive enzymes may affect the final colour. Instead of becoming colourless, the solution may turn into a different colour (such as green)

Mercury heavy metal testing water Preparation

No preparation is necessary for testing mercury contamination in water. Mercury drinking water test, urine test for mercury or other water samples collected can be tested for mercury and the reaction (result) would be immediate. Always use first morning water sample from faucet or tap. Use 3-4 ml of the water sample.

Mercury Poisoning Test - Results

Mercury testing kit results, result is measured accurately in parts per million.

Common exposure sources to check if you need to Detox from mercury such as :

• fish mercury poisoning ( mercury poisoning from eating fish, mercury in tuna / canned tuna, mackerel)
• mercury contamination in water samples
• mercury emissions from factories
• mercury hazardous waste exposure
• mercury poisoning fluorescent light bulbs exposure
• mercury thermometers
• mercury vapour exposure

Hair testing and mercury, try our hair analysis test for an accurate test for heavy metals and minerals in the body.

NB: The mercury test results can be affected by the presence of ions from gold, silver, palladium, rhodium, platinum, iridium, ruthenium ("noble metals") as well as tin.