Karen Mancl, Professor, Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, and Water Quality Specialist
Mike Rowan, Graduate Research Assistant, Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Many private laboratories in Ohio will analyze water from public and private water supplies. The Ohio Department of Health and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency have established a list of approved laboratories. In this publication they are organized by county. The list includes the names, addresses, phone numbers, and certification types for many of Ohio’s water testing laboratories. This list is updated as warranted.
Several labs throughout Ohio will test private water supplies for bacteria. Some labs also analyze drinking water for metals, pesticides, and other organic substances.
The county health department in each county offers a water testing service. The services offered and the costs vary from county to county. The samples collected by the county sanitarians are analyzed at state health labs or at certain private laboratories under contract with the county health department. Check with the county sanitarian for details.
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Definitions of Water Testing Services |
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| Bacteria |
(B)
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Tests for total coliform bacteria. Some of these labs may also have facilities for running other bacteria tests. |
| Wet Chemistry |
(W)
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Tests for a limited number of metals and minerals, such as nitrate, fluoride, pH, chloride, iron, manganese, copper, alkalinity hardness, and phosphate. It is best to ask which tests they can perform. |
| Inorganic |
(I)
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Tests for an extensive set of metals and minerals. |
| Organic |
(O)
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Tests for herbicides, pesticides, volatile organics, and trihalomethanes. |
| Parasite |
(P)
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Tests for Cryptosporidium and Giardia. |
| Radiological |
(R)
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Tests for radioactive substances. |
Alloway Environmental Testing Services (B)
1101 North Cole Street
Lima, OH 45805 (419-223-1362)
Brookside Laboratories, Inc. (B,W,I,O)
308 South Main Street
New Knoxville, OH 45871 (419-753-2448)
Lockwood Laboratories (B)
Springfield Environmental
P.O. Box 2728
1001 East Street
Springfield, OH 45501 (937-324-8001)
Coshocton Env. Testing Services, Inc. (W,I,O)
709 Mail Street
Coshocton, OH 43812 (740-622-3328)
Benchmark Environmental Labs, Inc. (B,P)
4400 N. High Street, Suite 207
Columbus, OH 43214 (614-267-4588)
Burgess & Niple Environmental Laboratory (I,O)
5085 Reed Road
Columbus, OH 43220 (614-459-2050)
Ohio Dept. of Ag., Consumer Analytical Lab (B,W,I,O)
8995 East Main Street, Building 3
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 (614-728-6230)
Superior Laboratories, Inc. (B)
2514 Billingsley Road
Columbus, OH 43235 (614-793-8778)
Zande Environmental Service (B,W,I,O)
1233 Dublin Road
Columbus, OH 43215 (614-486-4383)
Geauga County DWR Laboratory (B,W)
13335 Aquilla Road
Chardon, OH 44024 (440-564-7133)
Nalco Diversified Technologies, Inc. (B,W,I)
P.O. Box 200
7145 Pine Street
Chagrin Falls, OH 44022 (440-542-2565)
Environmental Enterprises, Inc. (B,W,I,O,R)
10163 Cincinnati-Dayton Road
Cincinnati, OH 45241 (800-722-2818)
Q Laboratories, Inc. (B)
1400 Harrison Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45214 (513-471-1300)
Jones & Henry Laboratories, Inc. (W,I,O)
2567 Tracy Road
Northwood, OH 43619 (419-666-0411)
District Board of Health (B,I)
116 Westchester Drive, Suite C
Youngstown, OH 44515 (330-270-2841)
Tri-State Laboratories, Inc. (B,W,I,O)
2870 Salt Springs Road
Youngstown, OH 44509 (330-797-8844)
Belmonte Park Laboratories (B)
1415 Salem Ave.
Dayton, OH 45406 (800-420-1475)
Environmental Laboratory Consultants (B)
505 Forest Avenue
Zanesville, OH 43701 (740-452-9777)
TCCI Laboratories, Inc. (B,W,I)
P.O. Box 643
120 West Broadway
New Lexington, OH 43764 (800-686-3519)
Aqua Tech Environmental Labs., Inc. (B,W,I,O)
P.O. Box 76
6878 South State Route 100
Melmore, OH 44845 (419-397-2659)
Canton City Health Department (B)
420 North Market Avenue
Canton, OH 44702 (330-489-3231)
Canton Water Dept. Laboratory (B,W)
2664 Harrisburg Road N.E.
Canton, OH 44705 (330-489-3035)
CAS-CHEM Laboratories, Inc. (W,I,O)
1712 IRA Turpin Way, N.E.
Canton, OH 44705 (800-800-6052)
American Analytical Labs., Inc. (B,W,I,O)
840 S. Main Street
Akron, OH 44311 (330-535-1300)
Eastern Lab Services (B)
150 Springside Drive
Fairlawn, OH 44333 (330-670-7882)
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