User Manual

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4. Storage and Stability
• The kit should be stored at 2℃ - 30℃ until ready to use.
• The test must remain in the sealed pouch until use.
5. Required Materials Not Supplied
• Timer - For timing use
6. Precautions
• The Cadmium Lateral Flow Kit provide only preliminary qualitative test results. Use another,
more quantitative, analytical method such as instrumental analysis to obtain a confirmed
quantitative analytical result.
• Prior to use, ensure that the product has not expired by verifying that the date of use is prior
to the expiration date on the label.
• The test cassettes are individually packaged in a foil pouch with a desiccant & disposable
pipette.
• Avoid cross-contamination of samples by using a new bottle and disposable pipette for each
sample.
• It is good laboratory practice to use positive and negative controls to ensure proper test
performance. Samples which do not contain Cadmium (negative controls) as well as samples
containing known quantities of Cadmium (positive controls) should be analyzed with each lot of
test strips to provide a reference for line intensity to be expected.
7. Water Collection and Storage
• Collect water samples into the Water Sample Bottle included in the kit and store refrigerated for
up to 5 days. If samples must be held for greater than 5 days, samples should be stored frozen.
• Allow the test cassettes, running buffer, and samples to reach room temperature before testing.