Laboratory Support / Certifications
Laboratory Support:
Environmental Monitoring Laboratory (EML)
- High throughput lab that provides CWA/BWA and inorganic chemical analysis in several matrices( air, water, soil, paint chips, wipes, organic solids & liquids, marine tissue, demolition debris and unknowns)
- Robotic-assisted analysis used for high-throughput sample analysis for biological agent screening using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and electrochemiluminescent (ECL) assays
- DoD Chemical Personnel Reliability Program (CPRP) and Biological Personnel Reliability Program (BPRP)
- CDC and USDA permitted for Select Agent
- Membership in EPA Environmental Response Laboratory Network (ERLN) and Water Lab Alliance (WLA)
- Membership in FDA Food Emergency Response Network (FERN)
Certificates & Accreditations
ISO/IEC 2005:17025
- Scope of accreditation includes qualitative ECL immunoassay testing and qualitative PCR analysis for biological warfare agents
- Scope of accreditation covers analysis performed in either their fixed or mobile laboratories
Quality Certifications and Compliances
- Compliant with Chemical Material Agency’s(CMA) Laboratory and Monitoring Quality Assurance Plan (LMQAP) and Chemical Agent Standard Analytical Reference Material (CASARM) Quality Assurance Plan
- Undergo annual recertification with CASARM
- Participates in internal and external quality system audits