Test Procedure, Use or Product Name Mercury Containing Component or Reagent

Test Procedure, Use or Product Name Mercury Containing Component or Reagent

Items were included on the following lists because they have been reported to contain mercury as an intentional ingredient or component, or as an unintended contaminant. The listings were compiled from multiple sources and were believed to be accurate at the time of posting on this web site. However, users should understand that this information is provided for guidance only and the mercury content of commercial products may be subject to frequent change. Consult with manufacturers and other reputable sources of information, or conduct analyses of products to confirm mercury concentrations. Users should also confirm that alternative products meet all applicable regulatory, protocol and performance requirements before being used in biomedical applications.

Test Procedure, Use or Product NameMercury Containing Component or Reagent
AlbuminMilton's reagent
Antinuclear antibodyBuffer
Antifungal/anti-infective/bacteriostatic enzyme/ ammoniaMerthiolate Mercuric nitrate Mercurochrome (Antibiotics are alternatives)
Ammonia NitrogenNessler's solution Channing's solution
Arsenic-Calcium Reagent
Blood Bank SalineImmuno-sal (Immu-sal?)
Bun Test Enzyme Non-Protein NitrogenNessler's solution
CA 125
Cleaning agent (Commercial Grade)Trace contaminant in caustic soda (sodium hydroxide)
ChloridesMercuric nitrate solution (Use ion-specific electrodes as alternative)
Clostridium difficile EIA
Colorimetric chloride analysis
CPK Reagent
CytologyMucolex
Denaturant in single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis of PCR productsMethylmercury hydroxide
Drugs of abuseAll
Epstein Barr virusBuffer
Fixatives (mordants)B5 fixative Zenkers solution Hellys Ohlamacher Carnoy-Lebrun Shardin (Zinc formalin, zinc chloride may be a suitable alternatives mercury-based fixatives).
Flame PhotometerMercuric sulfate (obsolete)
FTABuffer
Ganglion cellsCajal's
Gel electrophoresisMethylmercury hydroxide
Giardia EIA
Group A Strep ID
Harris hematoxylinMercuric oxide oxidizing agent (Alternative is sodium iodate)
HbftAlum hematoxylin (solution A)
Hepatitis B core
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B Ag & Ab
Herpes EIABuffer
HistologyMercuric (II) chloride
Histology StainsCarbol-Fuchin Mercury chloride Carbol Gentian violet Gomori's
HIV
Identification of white cellsCamco
Laboratory chemicals - common mercury compoundsMercury (II) oxide Mercurous (I) chloride Mercury (II) chloride Mercury iodide Mercury (II) sulfate
LithiumCesium Internal Std
LymeBuffer
"Metexchange" reagent
MicrobiologyGram iodine stain
Nerve cells, delineationGolgi's
Parasitology Trichrome stainMercuric nitrate solution (Cupric sulfate alternative)
pHBuffers
Photoprocessing solutions Developers FixersLow level mercury contamination
"Precision" reagent
Preservative in pharmaceuticalsThimerosal Phenylmercuric acetate Phenylmercuric nitrate
Preservative in vaccines: Haemophilus, hepatitis, rabies, tetanus, influenza, diphtheria, and pertussisThimerosal
Progesterone
Protein test (Containing hydroxyl phenol group)Millon's reagent
Protein PrecipitationMethylmercury hydroxide
Sodium/Potassium
StainsCarbol-Fuchin Gram iodine Mercury chloride Carbol Gentian Violet Gomori's Trichrome
Sulfuric acid (commercial grade)Mercury (impurity)
Takata-AraTakata's reagent
Thyroid antibodiesBuffer
UrinalysisStabilur tablets