PAW Indiana Laboratory
- Coliform Bacteria
Listed on the official state certified laboratory list.
Bacteria samples need a sterile bottle from the lab. Chemistry samples usually take a clean container the lab supplies.
Skip softeners and filters. Remove the aerator, run the water 3 to 5 minutes, then fill without touching the inside of the cap.
Bacteria samples are time-sensitive. Use a cooler with ice packs and hand it in or ship it the same day.
Compare results with EPA drinking water limits. If anything is over, our problem pages explain what it means and how to treat it.
Accredited by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Laboratories (lab ID 32-00382) for drinking water analysis. Accredited analytes: Copper, Lead, Aluminum, Barium, Cadmium, Calcium, Chromium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Nickel, Selenium, Silver, Sodium, Zinc, Mercury, Chloride, Fluoride, Nitrate as N, Nitrite as N, Sulfate, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, 1,2-Dichloroethane, 1,2-Dichloropropane, Benzene, Bromodichloromethane, Bromoform, Carbon tetrachloride, Chlorobenzene, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, Ethylbenzene, Methylene chloride (Dichloromethane), Nitrobenzene, Styrene, Toluene, Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Vinyl chloride (Chloroethene), Xylenes, total, cis-1,2-Dichloroethene, m+p-Xylene, o-Xylene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethene, Dibromoacetic acid (DBAA), Dichloroacetic acid (DCAA), Total haloacetic acids (HAA), Trichloroacetic acid (TCAA), Ethane, Methane, Propane, Color, Turbidity, Alkalinity as CaCO3, Conductivity, Residue, filterable (TDS), Temperature, deg. C, Residual free chlorine, Total residual chlorine, pH, Orthophosphate as P, Dissolved organic carbon (DOC), Total organic carbon (TOC), Surfactants as MBAS, UV 254, Heterotrophic bacteria (Enumeration), E. coli [RTCR] (P/A), Total coliforms [RTCR] (P/A), E. coli (Enumeration), Total coliform (Enumeration).