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Tuesday, August 3, 2010
State Certified Water Testing Laboratories
There are four elements that make up a legally defensible baseline water test.
1. The test must be conducted by an independent 3rd party.
2. Training and protocols must be in place
3. There must be an identifiable chain of custody
4. The test must be conducted by a Pennsylvania State Certified Laboratory.
The State Certified Laboratories that serve Northeastern PA are:
Aqua-Tech Lab, Mountaintop, PA 868-5346
Kirby Health Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA 822-4278
Benchmark Analytical, East Stroudsburg, PA, 421-5122
Prosser Labs, Effort, PA, 629-2981
QC Labs, Southampton, PA, 215-355-3900
FX Browne, Lansdale, PA, 215-362-3878
Friend Lab Inc., Waverly, NY, 607-565-2893
Honesdale Consolidated, Honesdale, PA, 253-3230
Suburban Labs, Temple, PA, 610-929-3666
Kappe Associates, Frederick, MD, 301-846-0210
Eastern Laboratory, South Waverly, PA, 888-0169
Clinical Labs, Inc., Throop, PA, 800-692-6345 Ext. 216
Northeastern Labs, Scranton, PA, 348-0775
It is recommended that you have your well water tested as soon as you see beginning of operations by the natural gas industry. Test results are usually good for only six months. However, there are less expensive tests you can have done on an intermittent basis that can tell you, if certain indicators are suddenly present, that you need to have the more expensive tests done.
If drilling has already started in your area, it is not too late to have a water test done.
Although we do not recommend any one water testing company, if you have questions about general prices, about the tests themselves (their are 3 tiers of tests to consider), we do recommend you contact Andy Goldberg, owner and technician of Independent Water Testing in Clarks Summit. His phone number is 888-MY H2O TEST. (Yes I know there's an extra digit there.) You can also email him at andy@independentwatertesting.com. He has a wealth of information that you can use as you decide when and how to have your water tested.
1. The test must be conducted by an independent 3rd party.
2. Training and protocols must be in place
3. There must be an identifiable chain of custody
4. The test must be conducted by a Pennsylvania State Certified Laboratory.
The State Certified Laboratories that serve Northeastern PA are:
Aqua-Tech Lab, Mountaintop, PA 868-5346
Kirby Health Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA 822-4278
Benchmark Analytical, East Stroudsburg, PA, 421-5122
Prosser Labs, Effort, PA, 629-2981
QC Labs, Southampton, PA, 215-355-3900
FX Browne, Lansdale, PA, 215-362-3878
Friend Lab Inc., Waverly, NY, 607-565-2893
Honesdale Consolidated, Honesdale, PA, 253-3230
Suburban Labs, Temple, PA, 610-929-3666
Kappe Associates, Frederick, MD, 301-846-0210
Eastern Laboratory, South Waverly, PA, 888-0169
Clinical Labs, Inc., Throop, PA, 800-692-6345 Ext. 216
Northeastern Labs, Scranton, PA, 348-0775
It is recommended that you have your well water tested as soon as you see beginning of operations by the natural gas industry. Test results are usually good for only six months. However, there are less expensive tests you can have done on an intermittent basis that can tell you, if certain indicators are suddenly present, that you need to have the more expensive tests done.
If drilling has already started in your area, it is not too late to have a water test done.
Although we do not recommend any one water testing company, if you have questions about general prices, about the tests themselves (their are 3 tiers of tests to consider), we do recommend you contact Andy Goldberg, owner and technician of Independent Water Testing in Clarks Summit. His phone number is 888-MY H2O TEST. (Yes I know there's an extra digit there.) You can also email him at andy@independentwatertesting.com. He has a wealth of information that you can use as you decide when and how to have your water tested.
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