A E Kirby Memorial Health Center
Homeowner samples
- Coliform Bacteria
- Hardness
- Iron and Manganese
- Lead
- Nitrate / Nitrite
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 40-00417) for drinking water analysis. Accredited analytes: E. coli (Enumeration), Oil and grease, Aluminum, Barium, Calcium, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Nickel, Potassium, Silica, as SiO2, Sodium, Strontium, Vanadium, Zinc, Antimony, Arsenic, Beryllium, Cadmium, Lead, Mercury, Molybdenum, Selenium, Silver, Thallium, Uranium (mass), Chloride, Fluoride, Nitrate as N, Nitrite as N, Orthophosphate as P, Sulfate, Total nitrate-nitrite, 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, 1,1-Dichloroethane, 1,1-Dichloropropene, 1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene, 1,2,3-Trichloropropane (1,2,3-TCP), 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, 1,2-Dichloroethane, 1,2-Dichloropropane, 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene, 1,3-Dichloropropane, 2,2-Dichloropropane, 2-Chlorotoluene, 4-Chlorotoluene, Benzene, Bromobenzene, Bromochloromethane, Bromodichloromethane, Bromoform, Carbon tetrachloride, Chlorobenzene, Chloroethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, Dibromomethane, Dichlorodifluoromethane (Freon 12), Ethylbenzene, Isopropylbenzene (Cumene), Methyl bromide (Bromomethane), Methyl chloride (Chloromethane), Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE), Methylene chloride (Dichloromethane), Naphthalene, Styrene, Toluene, Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Trichlorofluoromethane (Freon 11), Vinyl chloride (Chloroethene), Xylenes, total, cis-1,2-Dichloroethene, n-Butylbenzene, n-Propylbenzene, sec-Butylbenzene, tert-Butylbenzene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethene, Turbidity, Alkalinity as CaCO3, Conductivity, Residue, t.
Homeowner samples