| Test Name |
Hydrocarbon and Oxygenated Volatiles Panel, Serum/Plasma |
| Test Includes |
Acetaldehyde [Headspace GC], Acetone [Headspace GC], Diethyl Ether [Headspace GC], Ethanol [Headspace GC], Ethyl Acetate [Headspace GC], Ethyl Benzene [Headspace GC], Isopropanol [Headspace GC], Methanol [Headspace GC], Methyl Acrylate [Headspace GC], Methyl Ethyl Ketone [Headspace GC], Methyl Isobutyl Ketone [Headspace GC], Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether [Headspace GC], Methyl n-Butyl Ketone [Headspace GC], Methylpentanes (2- and 3- Isomers) [Headspace GC], Pentane [Headspace GC], Styrene [Headspace GC], Toluene [Headspace GC], Xylenes (o,m,p) [Headspace GC], n-Butanol [Headspace GC], n-Heptane [Headspace GC], n-Hexane [Headspace GC], n-Propanol [Headspace GC] |
| Compound Synonym(s) |
Butyl Alcohol
Ether
Ethyl Alcohol
Ethyl Ether
Hydrocarbons
Isopropyl Alcohol
MEK
MIBK
MTBE
Methyl Alcohol
Rubbing Alcohol
Vinylbenzene
n-Propyl Alcohol |
| Purpose |
Exposure Monitoring; Abuse Monitoring |
| Category |
Hypnotic, Sedative, Volatile, Environmental/Occupation Toxin |
| Method(s) |
Headspace Gas Chromatography (GC) |
| Special Handling |
Chill and ship with cold pack. Ensure that container remains tightly sealed. The use of serum separator tubes is not acceptable. Submission of a serum separator tube will result in cancellation. |
| Stability |
Room Temperature: Undetermined
Refrigerated: Undetermined
Frozen (-20 °C): Undetermined
Acetaldehyde is an unstable compound post-collection and will both form and degrade under certain sample handling conditions. Even when extreme precautions are taken to maintain the integrity of Acetaldehyde during sample collection, transport and analysis, the results will be affected under typical collection and laboratory procedures. |
| Day(s) Test Set-up |
[Headspace GC] Tuesday Thursday Sunday 3 days |