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KDHE - Forbes Laboratory

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in blood by GC-MS
Cyanide in Blood by GC-MS
Organophosphate Nerve Agent Metabolites in Urine by GC-MS
Toxic Metals in Urine by ICP-MS
Toxic Metals in Blood by ICP-MS

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in blood by GC-MS


Benzene	Toluene
Ethylbenzene	o-Xylene
p-Xylene	m-Xylene
Styrene	1,2-Dichloroethane
Chloroform	Tetrachloroethylene
Carbon tetrachloride

Organophosphate Nerve Agent Metabolites in Urine by GC-MS

Nerve Agents	Metabolites
VX	VX Acid
Sarin (GB)	Sarin (GB) Acid
Soman (GD)	Soman (GD) Acid
Cyclohexylsarin (GF)	Cyclohexylsarin (GF) acid

Toxic Metals in Urine by ICP-MS

Analyte	Isotope	Analyte	Isotope
Arsenic	As-75	Selenium	Se-78
Beryllium	Be-9	Cobalt	Co-59
Molybdenum	Mo-98	Cadmium	Cd-114
Antimony	Sb-121	Cesium	Cs-133
Barium	Ba-138	Tungsten	W-184
Platinum	Pt-195	Thallium	Tl-205
Lead	Pb-208	Uranium	U-238

Toxic Metals in Blood by ICP-MS

Analyte	Isotope
Lead	Pb-208
Cadmium	Cd-114
Mercury	Hg-202