Manganese, Urine (Referred Out) - Saskatoon

Overview

Description

Ordering Recommendation

• Plasma manganese is the preferred specimen for monitoring manganese exposure. Urine is not recommended.

• Random or 24 hour urine collection are acceptable

Specimen Information

Specimen types accepted

• Urine

Specimen collection container

• Preferred Collection Container: Metal-free 24 hour collection container

• Alternative Collection Container: Metal-free random urine container (orange, unlined lid)

• If submitting aliquot of 24 hour urine, provide volume and dates and times of collection

Collection procedure

• 24 hour urine collection instructions

Required volume

• Optimal Volume: 15 mL  (24 hour urine)

• Optimal Volume: 50 mL  (random urine)

Transport and stability

• Keep specimen cool

Rejection criteria

• Urine collected or received in pink-top container (this container is not metal-free)

• Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Acceptance and Rejection Criteria

Performance

Days/times performed

Availability	Shipped daily Monday to Sunday (24 hour urine) Shipped Mondays and Wednesdays (random urine)
Testing Site	Referred out by St. Paul’s Hospital Laboratory to Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory (24 hour urine) Referred out by St. Paul’s Hospital Laboratory to Dynacare, London, ON (random urine)

Maximum laboratory time

Results Reporting

• Two week turnaround time by testing laboratory (24 hour urine)

• 7 day turnaround time by testing laboratory (random urine)

Last Updated: December 11, 2025