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The Mackenzie Building is home to the largest clinical laboratory in Atlantic Canada. Doctors and patients can drop off specimens for diagnostic laboratory testing at this location.
Specimen Testing Dropoff Site
Drop off box: 24 hour a day, seven days a week
Water Testing Dropoff Site
ph: (902) 473-8466
email: Envirolabservices@nshealth.ca
Samples must be collected using the water testing bottles provided by Nova Scotia Health. E.Coli & Coliform testing is a white top 100 ML bottle / Chemical & Mineral testing is a black top 200 ML bottle
Notes:
- Bacteria samples not accepted after 3:00 p.m. on Fridays
- To ensure stability samples should be collected same day as drop off.
- Closed on holidays
Patient Education Resources
24-Hour Urine Collection - Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Halifax Area
This pamphlet gives step-by-step instructions on how to collect a 24-hour urine (pee) specimen (sample). Location information for drop-offs (24-hour access) is included.
Metanephrine Urine Collection - Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Halifax Area
This pamphlet gives step-by-step instructions on how to collect a metanephrine urine (pee) specimen (sample). Location information for drop-offs (24-hour access) is included.
Urine Catecholamines Collection - Halifax Area
This pamphlet gives instructions to collect a urine sample for catecholamines. Special rules and 24-hour access for drop-offs available in Halifax are included.