Storage Instructions Maintain specimen at room temperature. Additional Information Cobalt poisoning through chronic exposure may result in pulmonary fibrosis, cough, and dyspnea. Acute exposures are generally characterized by an allergic dermatitis. 2 Cobalt is employed industrially in certain grades of steel and in tungsten carbide tools, and cobalt compounds are utilized as pigments in paints. Cobalt exposure can also occur as a result of ingesting medications such as cobaltous chloride.
Blood is the preferred specimen for measuring acute or recent exposure.
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