Specimen Requirements

24-hour Urine Collection

Container: 24-hour dark plastic urine container

Specimen Collection: 10 mL (minimum 1 mL)

1. Collect a 24-hour urine in a 24-hour dark plastic urine container. Refrigerate during collection.

2. Aliquot 10 mL of a well-mixed 24-hour urine collection in a leakproof plastic urine container.

3. Record collection time and total volume.

4. Store and transport refrigerated.

Alternate Specimens: Frozen specimens.