Fish Tissue Metals Test

How (lab/instrument, method)

Test type

Fish tissue metals panel (4 metals)

Sample

A fillet from a fish you catch; you record species, length, weight, catch location, and catch date

Analyzed by

Independent accredited partner laboratory, with full chain of custody

Analytical method

Stated on your laboratory report

Turnaround

10 business days from lab receipt

Limits (MDL/RL, resolution, interval)

Published limits appear with their parameters in the measurement box above. Unspecified detection limits, reporting limits, resolution, and reading intervals are not inferred.

Value type

Not supplied in the product's published methods.

What it can and can't tell you

Every result shows the catch date and the species, size, and location you record. Results reflect one fillet from one fish, analyzed by an independent accredited laboratory using the method stated on your report. Contaminant levels vary by species, size, age, and where a fish fed, so one fish does not represent every fish in the lake. Where the laboratory provides detection and reporting limits, they are reported with your results; a non-detection does not prove absence. Lake Pulse measures what is in the fish; it does not decide whether fish are safe to eat. Fish consumption advice is issued by state health and natural resource agencies by species, size, and who is eating, and their advisory for your lake stands regardless of what a single fillet shows. Check your state advisory first. Decisions, and responsibility for any action taken, rest with you.

Version and last updated date

Methods version

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Last updated

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