The limit test of heavy metals in pharmaceuticals indicates the number of heavy metals present as drug impurities. Heavy metals' presence is expressed in the quantity of lead. These are the metallic inclusions darkened with sodium sulphide in a hydrogen sulphide-saturated solution. The leading labs for Metal testing in Chennai carry out this test on metals like lead, mercury, bismuth, arsenic, antimony, tin, silver, copper Pb) etc. The presence of impurities is presented as parts of lead (per million parts of the substance or ppm. According to Indian Pharmacopoeia, 20 ppm is the limit of impurities in heavy metals. Apparatus needed for limit test Nessler cylinders Glass rod Stand Chemicals required for test Dilute CH3COOH (10% v/v) Dilute ammonia (10% v/v) Hydrogen sulphide solution Standard lead solution Lead nitrate stock solution Test procedure The leading Metal Inspection & Analysis Testing in Chennai suggests the following method for the limit test of heavy metals....