Laboratory Sciences Portfolio 
The Laboratory Sciences Portfolio provides responsive, comprehensive laboratory science services worldwide as part of the occupational and environmental health assessment and medical surveillance process in support of Army readiness.



Staffed with experienced professionals familiar
with the military's special needs, the Laboratory Sciences Portfolio is uniquely able to
respond to emergencies and support projects with unusual
requirements. In a typical year, Laboratory Sciences Portfolio chemists analyze nearly
30,000 samples and perform over 60,000 analytical procedures. 


 
Services:
  • Consultative assistance
  • One stop for all laboratory needs--no need to go to multiple sources to obtain required services
  • Flexibility that allows for last minute changes
  • Follow-up assistance with data interpretation
  • The Laboratory Sciences Portfolio staff will go the extra mile and try to identify non-target compounds found during the course of analysis
  • An experienced staff  to analyze military specific compounds and who are familiar with military related health threats
  • Field support
  • Top priority analysis when needed and funded by the Laboratory Sciences Portfolio when it is P8 work
  • Archiving analytical data

What you receive from the Laboratory Sciences Portfolio when we contract your samples:

  • Contract development and management
  • Desk top consultation
  • Review of the data package
  • Sample containers in many cases
  • Coordination of sample collection and management
  • Quality assurance and quality control
  • Data archiving ease of future retrieval
     

Contact Information

Name: AIPH Laboratory Sciences Portfolio 
Email Address:  
Telephone: 410-436-3639 
DSN: 584-3639 
Mailing Address:
USAPHC
ATTN:  MCHB-TS-L
5158 Blackhawk Road
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5403

Programs

Client Services Division

The division provides consultative services, technical, and quality leadership in the areas of preventive medicine, industrial hygiene, molecular biology, and environmental laboratory science.  The Sample Management team offers clients a single point of contact for technical assistance, project coordination, and sampling media selection. Laboratory Sciences Portfolio consultants provide the follo... (more)

Laboratory Analytical Division - Inorganic (LAD-I)

  Inorganic Metals Section   This section provides analysis of occupational and environmental health samples for toxic metals found in sample matrices  such as  water, wastewater, sediment, soil, air, hazardous waste, biological specimens, wipes, a paint chips and other matrices.  These analyses include samples submitted for the Environmental Lead Program throughout DOD locations worldwide.  A... (more)

Laboratory Operations Division (LOD)

The mission of this division is to provide quality, responsive and comprehensive business solutions through management of laboratory finances, laboratory automation support, and data review and data management.  This division provides the following services: Contract Development and Management We develop and manage laboratory contracts (i.e., Analytical Services; Consumable Supplies; Equ... (more)

Laboratory Analytical Division - Organic (LAD-O)

Volatile/ Semi-Volatile Section This section analyzes occupational and environmental health samples for trace levels of a wide variety of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) using state-of-the-art Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS) instrumentation. Sample matrices include drinking water, non-potable waters, soils, sediments, air, wipes, and hazar... (more)