DELAWARE HEATLH AND SOCIAL SERVICES Division of Public Health Delaware Public Health Laboratory 30 Sunnyside Road Smyrna, DE 19977 Phone: 302.223.1520 Fax: 302.653.2877 CURRENT TESTING AVAILABLE FOR DETECTION AND QUANTITATION OF CHEMICAL TERRORISM AGENTS AGENT METHOD SPECIMEN TYPE ACCEPTABLE SPECIMEN Hydrogen Cyanide GC/MS Clinical Current: whole blood . Cyanide salts Future: serum, fresh tissue, frozen tissue, . Cyanogen chloride fecal matter, medical examiner submissions . Isocyanide Environmental Current: drinking water (ion probe only) . Cyanide producing Future: swab/powder, drinking water samples, compounds and gaseous samples Food Current: None Future: Unknown Barium ICP/MS Clinical Current: urine Beryllium Future: whole blood, serum, pleural fluid, Cadmium sputum, fresh tissue, frozen tissue, fecal Cobalt matter, transtracheal aspirates, medical Cesium examiner submissions Molybdenum Environmental Current: drinking water Lead Future: swab/powder, drinking water and Platinum other liquids, gaseous samples Antimony Food Current: None Thallium Future: Unknown Uranium Tungsten Arsenic Selenium ICP/MS -DRC Clinical Current: None Future: urine (1Q06), whole blood, serum, pleural fluid, sputum, fresh tissue, frozen tissue, transtracheal aspirates, medical examiner submissions Environmental Current: drinking water Future: swab/powder, water and other liquids, and gaseous samples Food Current: None Future: Unknown Lead ICP/MS - DRC Clinical Current: urine Thallium Future: whole blood (1Q06), serum, pleural fluid, Cadmium sputum, fresh tissue, frozen tissue, transtracheal Mercury aspirates, medical examiner submissions Chromium Environmental Current: drinking water Vanadium Future: swab/powder, water and other liquids, and gaseous samples Food Current: None Future: Unknown Arsenic Speciation ICP/MS - DRC Clinical Current: None Selenium Speciation Future: urine (3Q06), whole blood, serum, pleural fluid, sputum, fresh tissue, frozen tissue, trans- tracheal aspirates, medical examiner submissions Environmental Current: None Future: drinking water and other liquids, swab/powder, gaseous samples Food Current: None Future: Unknown Chromium Speciation ICP/MS - DRC Clinical Current: None Vanadium Speciation Future: whole blood, urine (1Q06), serum, pleural fluid, sputum, fresh tissue, frozen tissue, trans- tracheal aspirates, medical examiner submissions Environmental Current: None Future: drinking water and other liquids, swab/powder, gaseous samples Food Current: None Future: Unknown Nerve Agents LC/MS/MS Clinical Current: None Future: urine (4Q06), serum, whole blood, pleural fluid, sputum, fresh tissue, frozen tissue, trans- tracheal aspirates, medical examiner submissions Environmental Current: None Future: drinking water (4Q06) and other liquids, swab/powder, gaseous samples Food Current: None Future: Unknown Nerve Agents GC/MS Clinical Current: None Future: urine (2Q06), serum, whole blood, pleural fluid, sputum, fresh tissue, frozen tissue, trans- tracheal aspirates, medical examiner submissions Environmental Current: None Future: drinking water (2Q06) and other liquids, swab/powder, gaseous samples Food Current: None Future: Unknown Nitrogen Mustard LC/MS/MS Clinical Current: None Future: urine (4Q06), serum, whole blood, pleural fluid, sputum, fresh tissue, frozen tissue, trans- tracheal aspirates, medical examiner submissions Environmental Current: None Future: swab/powder, drinking water and other liquids, gaseous samples Food Current: None Future: Unknown Ricin LC/MS/MS Clinical Current: None (Ricinine Biomarker) Future: urine (4Q06), serum, whole blood, pleural fluid, sputum, fresh tissue, frozen tissue, transtracheal aspirates, medical examiner submissions Environmental Current: None Future: swab/powder, drinking water and other liquids, gaseous samples Food Current: None Future: Unknown Adamsite LC/MS/MS Clinical Current: None Riot/ Future: urine, serum, whole blood, pleural fluid, sputum, Tearing agents fresh tissue, frozen tissue, transtracheal aspirates, medical examiner submissions Environmental Current: None Future: swab/powder, drinking water and other liquids, gaseous samples Food Current: None Future: Unknown Lewisites LC/MS/MS Clinical Current: None Future: urine (1Q07), serum, whole blood, pleural fluid, sputum, fresh tissue, frozen tissue, transtracheal aspirates, medical examiner submissions Environmental Current: None Future: drinking water (3Q07) and other liquids, swab/powder, gaseous samples Food Current: None Future: Unknown VOCs GC/MS Clinical Current: None Future: urine (1Q07), serum, whole blood (1Q07), pleural fluid, sputum, fresh tissue, frozen tissue, transtracheal aspirates, medical examiner submissions Environmental Current: None Future: drinking water (3Q07) and other liquids, swab/powder, gaseous samples Food Current: None Future: Unknown Pesticides GC/MS Clinical Current: None Future: urine (1Q07), serum, whole blood (1Q07), pleural fluid, sputum, fresh tissue, frozen tissue, transtracheal aspirates, medical examiner submissions Environmental Current: drinking water (GC only), 2Q06 (GC/MS) Future: other liquids, swab/powder, gaseous samples Food Current: None Future: Unknown Radioactive Materials ICP/MS Clinical Current: urine . Uranium Future: serum, whole blood, pleural fluid, sputum, fresh tissue, frozen tissue, transtracheal aspirates, medical examiner submissions Environmental Current: drinking water Future: other liquids, swab/powder, gaseous samples Food Current: None Future: Unknown Analysis of chemical agents takes between 36 hours (qualified laboratory) and two days (non-qualified laboratory) for a positive result. Samples may take 3 days or more for negative results. Doc #35-05-20/07/03/93 01/06/06