Yes, the Everlywell at-home Heavy Metals Test is an example of an at-home mercury test because you can check your mercury levels—as well as your arsenic, cadmium, bromine, selenium, and iodine levels—from the convenience of home (sample collection takes place at home, and is then sent to a lab for testing).
How do you test for mercury in water?
Just dip one test strip into a 200 mL (7 oz) or greater water sample. Move the strip in a back and forth motion for 60 seconds. Remove the strip from the water sample and shake once to remove the excess water. Wait 30 seconds and then match to the closest color.
How do you test for heavy metals in drinking water?
- Atomic Absorption spectrometry (AA) - single element analysis by flame or graphite furnace.
- Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES) - allows for simultaneous, sequential analysis of multiple elements.
Can you test for mercury at home?
LCS Laboratory offers an air sampling kit for testing mercury in the air of your home or office. Mercury is one of few metals that is liquid at room temperature, and the only metal that produces enough toxic vapor to harm people who are exposed to it.
How do you measure mercury in water?
The Jerome® J505 hand held atomic fluorescence spectrophotometer can effectively measure elemental mercury in water by measuring the headspace above contaminated water without using a gold film trap. The portability allows for use outside of the lab, providing results as samples are drawn.Aug 12, 2015