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Test Code FFTRU Trichloroacetic Acid, Urine

Reporting Name

Trichloroacetic Acid, Urine

Specimen Type

Urine


Specimen Required


Submit a 10 mL aliquot from a random or spot urine collected at end of shift, end of exposure, or end of workweek. Send specimen refrigerated.


Specimen Minimum Volume

0.25 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time Special Container
Urine Refrigerated (preferred) 14 days
  Frozen  180 days

Reject Due To

Hemolysis NA
Lipemia NA
Icterus NA
Other NA

Reference Values

Creatinine: >50 mg/dL

 

Trichloroethane Exposure:

            Normal (unexposed population):

                        None detected

            Exposed:

                        Biological Exposure Index (BEI):

                        10 mg/L (end of workweek)

            Toxic:

                        Not established

 

Trichloroethylene Exposure:

            Normal (unexposed population):

                        None detected

            Exposed:

                        Biological Exposure Index (BEI):

                        100 mg/g creat (end of workweek)

                       

Biological Tolerance Value (BAT):

100 mg/L (end of exposure or end of shift, or after several shifts for long-term exposure)

            Toxic:

                        Not established

 

Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) Exposure:

            Normal (unexposed population):

                        None detected

            Exposed:

                        Biological Exposure Index (BEI):

                        7.0 mg/L (end of workweek)

            Toxic:

                        Not established

 

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Sunday

CPT Code Information

83921-Organic acid, single, quantitative

82570-Creatine, other source

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
FFTRU Trichloroacetic Acid, Urine Not Provided

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
Z1181 Creatinine 2161-8
Z1058 Trichloroacetic Acid 3041-1
Z1059 Trichloroacetic Acid 26770-8

Report Available

7 to 11 days

Method Name

Headspace Gas Chromatography/Electron Capture Detection (GC-EC)
Spectrophotometry (SPEC)