Certified Laboratories for Testing Arsenic & Uranium

Below are lists of MassDEP Certified Laboratories for testing arsenic and uranium current as of 3/17/11.

Arsenic Testing Labs

Private Well Owners: Labs provide different services. Some may be able to arrange testing for both arsenic and uranium. Other labs may not accept samples from the public. Check with the lab before sending samples.
MassDEP Certified Labs for Testing Arsenic	Speciation Testing? note N = No Y = Yes
Accutest Laboratories 2235 Rte 130 Bldg B Dayton, NJ 08810 732-329-0200 David Speis	N
Alpha Analytical 8 Walkup Dr, Westborough MA 01581-1019 508-898-9220 Christopher Wakefield	N
Amro Environmental Lab 111 Herrick St Merrimack, NH 03054 603-424-2022 Maria N Borduz	N
Analytical Balance Corp 422 West Grove St Middleborough, MA 02346 508-946-2225 Robert E. Bentley	Y
Barnstable County Health & Env Dept 3195 Main St, Barnstable, MA 02630 508-375-6605 Gongmin Lei	Y
Cambridge Water Department Laboratory 250 Fresh Pond Pkwy, Cambridge, MA 02138-2197 617-349-4780 Edward Dowling	N
Chemserve 317 Elm St, Milford, NH 03055 603-673-5440 Jay W. Chrystal	N
Chemtech Consulting Group Inc 284 Sheffield St, Mountainside, NJ 07092 908-789-8900 Divya Mehta	N
Complete Environmental Testing Inc 80 Lupes Dr Stratford, CT 06615 203-377-9984 David P. Ditta	N
Con-Test Analytical Laboratory 39 Spruce St East Longmeadow, MA 01028 413-525-2332 Michael Erickson	N
Eastern Analytical Inc 25 Chenell Dr Concord, NH 03301 603-228-0525 Lorraine Olashaw	N
Edge Analytical Inc 1620 South Walnut St Burlington, WA 98233 360-757-1400 Lawrence Henderson	N
EMSL Analytical Inc 3 Cooper St Westmont, NJ 08108 856-858-4800 Julie Smith	N
Environmental Science Corporation 12065 Lebanon Rd Mount Juliet, TN 37122 615-758-5858 Judith R. Morgan	N
Environmental Testing And Research 29 Fuller St Leominster, MA 01453-4225 978-840-2941 Eric Koslowski	N
ESS Laboratory 185 Frances Ave Cranston, RI 02910 401-461-7181 Laurel Stoddard	N
Geolabs Inc 45 Johnson Ln Braintree, MA 02184 781-848-7844 David Mick	N
Granite State Analytical Services LLC 22 Manchester Rd, Derry, NH 03038 603-432-3044 800-699-9920 Donald A. D'anjou, Ph.D	Y
Groundwater Analytical Inc 228 Main St, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532 508-759-4441 David L. Sanford	N
H2M Labs Inc 575 Broad Hollow Rd, Melville, NY 11747 631-694-3040 John J. Molloy	N
Katahdin Analytical Services Inc 600 Technology Way, Scarborough, ME 04074 207-874-2400 Deborah J. Nadeau	N
Mass DPH Environmental Chemistry Lab 305 South St Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 617-983-6654 Julianne Nassif	N
Microbac Laboratories Inc 209 Senate Ave, Camp Hill, PA 17011 717-763-0582 Ray Martrano	N
MWH Laboratories 750 Royal Oaks Dr Monrovia, CA 91016-6400 626-386-1100 Ed Wilson	N
Nashoba Analytical LLC 31a Willow Rd Ayer, MA 01432 978-391-4428 David Knowlton	Y
National Testing Laboratories Ltd 556 South Mansfield St Ypsilanti, MI 48197 734-483-8333 David Vessey	N
New England Testing Laboratory Inc 1254 Douglas Ave Providence, RI 02904-5392 401-353-3420 Richard Warila	N
Northeast Environmental Laboratory 18 Riverside Ave Danvers, MA 01923 978-777-4442 John Lovatt	N
Northeast Laboratory Services Inc 227 China Rd Winslow, ME 04901 800-244-8378 James Galasyn	N
Premier Laboratory Inc 61 Louisa Viens Dr Dayville, CT 06241 800-334-0103 Robert Stevenson	Y
RI Analytical Laboratories Inc 41 Illinois Ave Warwick, RI 02888 401-737-8500 James E. Mich	N
Spectrum Analytical Inc 11 Almgren Dr Agawam, MA 01001 413-789-9018 Nicole Leja	N
Testamerica Buffalo 10 Hazelwood Dr Amherst, NY 14228-2298 716-691-2600 Christopher Spencer	N
Testamerica Laboratories Inc-Savannah 5102 Laroche Ave Savannah, GA 31404 912-354-7858 Charlton Riegner	N
Testamerica Westfield 53 Southampton Rd Westfield, MA 01085-5308 413-572-4000 Steven Hartmann	N
Underwriters Laboratories Inc 110 South Hill St South Bend, IN 46617 574-233-4777 Yongtao (Bruce) Li, Ph.D.	Y
Worcester Water Filtration Plant Lab 71 Stone House Hill Rd Holden, MA 01520 508-799-1513 James Bonofiglio	N

Important Notes on Arsenic: Inorganic arsenic occurs naturally as arsenic 3 & arsenic 5. Arsenic 3 is significantly more difficult to remove from water than arsenic 5. Therefore, if the total arsenic concentration in your well water exceeds the drinking water standard, you should consider having a sample tested for arsenic speciation in order to select a treatment option that removes a sufficient amount of arsenic to produce finished water that meets the standard.

For the laboratories listed above that have indicated that they offer arsenic speciation testing services, some offer field filtration kits for the homeowner to use to isolate the arsenic 3 sample. Those that don't offer field filtration kits complete the filtration process in the laboratory.

Field filtration is preferable, especially if the water sample contains a significant concentration of iron. However, laboratory-filtered samples are also a useful method for determining arsenic speciation.

If you have the laboratory run the sample filtration, you should discuss with them the optimum day (or days) of the week that you should collect and deliver the sample bottle, in order to minimize the time that elapses between sample collection and sample filtration.

Lab Services: Many laboratories will offer analytical services for analytes other than those for which they are certified by sub-contracting to other certified labs. Laboratories will typically provide sample bottles to their customers with instructions on how to collect samples and many also offer the option (at additional cost) of sending a technician to your home to collect the samples. Check with the lab before sending samples.

Lab Certification Status: To verify the current certification status of any of the laboratories listed in these tables, use the Find MassDEP-Certified Laboratories online search tool, enter the analyte you wish to test for (i.e. arsenic, gross alpha, radium, or uranium), select "Potable (Drinking Water)" and click Search.

Uranium Testing Labs

Gross Alpha, Uranium, Radium 226, and Radium 228 Testing

Below is a list of MassDEP Certified Laboratories for testing Gross Alpha, Uranium, Radium 226, and Radium 228 current as of 3/17/11.

Private Well Owners: Labs provide different services. Some may be able to arrange testing for both arsenic and uranium. Other labs may not accept samples from the public. Check with the lab before sending samples.
MassDEP Certified Labs for Testing	Gross Alpha	Uranium	Radium 226	Radium 228
Benchmark Analytics Inc 4777 Saucon Creek Rd Center Valley, PA 18034 610-974-8100 Jason Ackerman	X	X	X	X
Eastern Analytical Inc 25 Chenell Dr Concord, NH 03301 603-228-0525 Lorraine Olashaw		X
Gel Laboratories LLC 2040 Savage Rd Charleston, SC 29407 843-556-8171 Carey J. Bocklet	X		X	X
MWH Laboratories 750 Royal Oaks Dr Monrovia, CA 91016-6400 626-386-1100 Ed Wilson	X	X		X
Premier Laboratory Inc 61 Louisa Viens Dr Dayville, CT 06241 800-334-0103 Robert Stevenson		X
Underwriters Laboratories Inc 110 South Hill St South Bend, In 46617 574-233-4777 Yongtao (Bruce) LI, Ph.D.	X	X	X	X
Waste Stream Technology Inc 302 Grote St, Buffalo, NY 14207 716-876-5290 Brian S. Schepart, Ph.D	X	X	X	X
Worcester Water Filtration Plant Lab 71 Stone House Hill Rd Holden, MA 01520 508-799-1513 James Bonofiglio		X
Lab Services: Many laboratories will offer analytical services for analytes other than those for which they are certified by sub-contracting to other certified labs. Laboratories will typically provide sample bottles to their customers with instructions on how to collect samples and many also offer the option (at additional cost) of sending a technician to your home to collect the samples. Check with the lab before sending samples. Lab Certification Status: To verify the current certification status of any of the laboratories listed in these tables, use the Find MassDEP-Certified Laboratories online search tool, enter the analyte you wish to test for (i.e. arsenic, gross alpha, radium, or uranium), select "Potable (Drinking Water)" and click Search.