search Clinician Sign In Create an Account Test Menu How to Order Create an Account News & Knowledge About Doctor's Data Contact Us Toxic and Essential Elements Elements are the basic building blocks of all chemical compounds, and human exposure to them occurs both from natural and anthropogenic sources. Many elements are considered nutrients and are essential for the proper functioning of the body. These are generally divided between macrominerals such as calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium and zinc, and trace minerals including selenium, iodine, boron and molybdenum. Conversely, there are a number of elements that are toxic to the human body, interfere with its functioning and undermine health—such as mercury, lead, cadmium, aluminum, and arsenic. These toxic metals have no known physiological functions. They can be toxic to organ systems and may disrupt the balance of essential nutrients. Toxic metals and essential element status can be assessed in urine, blood, feces and hair. Doctor's Data has always employed the best-available techniques as a specialist and pioneer in essential and toxic elemental testing. In fact, we were one of the first clinical reference laboratories in the world to employ ICP-MS and high-resolution ICP-MS for elemental analysis. • Compare Elements Profiles Comprehensive Blood Elements Learn more » Creatinine Clearance Learn more » Hair Elements Learn more » Hair Toxic Element Exposure Profile Learn more » Implant Profile; whole blood Learn more » Red Blood Cell (RBC) Elements Learn more » Serum Elements Learn more » Stool Toxic Metals Learn more » Urine Essential Elements Learn more » Urine Mercury Learn more » Urine Toxic & Essential Elements Learn more » Urine Toxic Metals Learn more » Whole Blood Elements Learn more » Whole Blood Titanium Learn more » Download the Doctor’s Data Toxic and Essential Elements brochure Gastrointestinal Health Toxic and Essential Elements Nutritional Environmental Exposure and Detoxification CardioMetabolic SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Endocrinology Doctor’s Data, Inc. | 800.323.2784 US and Canada | 0871.218.0052 UK | +1.630.377.8139 Global © 2021 Doctor’s Data, Inc. All rights reserved. Sitemap | Terms of use. We use cookies and similar tools across our websites to improve their performance and enhance your user experience. Learn more about our Cookies Policy and click I understand, to hide this message.