Western Analytical Laboratories, Inc.
- Coliform Bacteria
Listed on the official state certified laboratory list.
Accredited by the California Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP) for drinking water fields of testing (certificate 2813): Microbiology, Inorganic chemistry, Metals, Volatile organics, Semi-volatile organics and pesticides, Radiochemistry. Accreditation expires 2027-06-18. Call first to confirm the lab accepts samples from private well owners and to ask about bottles and pricing.
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.
Certified by the North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health (lab number 06701). Contaminants this lab is certified to test for compliance: INORGANICAlkalinityAluminum (UR)AntimonyArsenicBariumBerylliumBromateBromideCadmiumCalcium (UR)Calcium Hardness (as CaCO3)Chloride (UR)ChloriteChromiumColor (UR)Conductivity (UR)CopperCyanideDissolved Organic Carbon (DOC)FluorideHardness, Total (CaCO3)IronLeadMagnesiumManganeseMercuryNickelNitrateNitriteOrthophosphate (UR)pH Units (UR)SeleniumSilica (UR)Silver (UR)SodiumSulfateTDS-Total Dissolved SolidsThalliumTotal Organic Carbon (TOC)Turbidity (UR)UV Absorbance @ 254 nmZinc (UR) PFASHFPO-DA (GenX)PFBSPFHxSPFNAPFOAPFOS RADIOCHEMISTRYUranium SYNTHETIC ORGANIC (SOC)1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane2,4,5-TP (Silvex)2,4-DAlachlorAtrazineBenzo(a)pyreneCarbofuranChlordaneDalaponDi(2-Ethylhexyl) PhthalateDi-2(ethylhexyl)adipateDibromoacetic acidDichloroacetic acidDinosebDioxin(2,3,7,8-TCDD)DiquatEndothallEndrinEthylene dibromide (EDB)GlyphosateHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorobenzeneHexachlorocyclopentadieneLindaneMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic acidMonochloroacetic acidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramPolychlorinated biphenyls PCBSimazineTotal Haloacetic AcidsToxapheneTrichloroacetic acid VOLATILE ORGANIC (VOC)1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane1,4-DichlorobenzeneBenzeneBromodichloromethaneBromoformCarbon TetrachlorideChlorobenzeneChlorodibromomethaneChloroformcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneDichloromethaneEthylbenzeneStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTotal TrihalomethanesTotal Xylenestrans-1,.