| Atomic
Number: |
50
|
| Atomic
Symbol: |
Sn
|
| Atomic
Weight: |
118.69
|
| Electron
Configuration: |
[Kr]5s24d105p2
|
Tin is a silver white, lustrous, soft readily
malleable metal used in plating other metals. The main source
for tin in humans is food. High levels of tin may be found
in some processed foods due to the addition of Sn-based preservatives
and stabilizers such as stannous chloride. Tin coated cans
may also contaminate processed foods through corrosion of
the Sn plating producing tin salts in the food. Dusts of tin
oxide inhales in foundries for several years cause a pneumoconiosis
known as stannosis. There are no symptoms attributable to
it, but x-rays show very opaque nodular shadows.
Sample Requirements (click on cell)
Reference
range
|
Analyte
Tin
|
|
Random Urine
|
24 Hour Urine
|
Hair
|
4.2 - 42.2 nmol/L
0.55 -5.55 umol/mol creatinine
|
8.4
- 59.0 nmol/d
|
0.42-3.37
nmol/g
|
Method
of Analysis: High Resolution ICP/MS
Test
available: Monday - Friday 0800 - 1600 h
Turnaround Time: Average 5-10 days
Maximum 10 days
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