Mission:
To provide high quality analytical laboratory services in a timely fashion to enable our customers to meet regulatory requirements and make informed decisions.
We strive to achieve this goal through the implementation of the following inter-related tasks:
- Quality Control/Quality Assurance Plan
- Performing analyses according to accepted methods
- Ongoing participation in EPA approved Proficiency Testing Studies
- Obtaining applicable industry certifications
- Use of modern facilities and equipment
- Continuing professional education
- Ongoing assessment of company procedures and policies
Condensed Listing-Please inquire if you have needs for services not shown in the tables below.
| Inorganic Analysis | ||
| Alkalinity, Total | ||
| Bicarbonate | ||
| Chloride | ||
| Chlorine, Total Residual | ||
| Conductivity (specific conductance) | ||
| Cyanide, Total | ||
| Dissolved Oxygen | ||
| Fluoride | ||
| Hardness (CaCO3) | ||
| Nitrogen, Ammonia | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl | ||
| Nitrogen, Nitrate | ||
| Nitrogen, Nitrite | ||
| Nitrogen, Nitrite + Nitrate | ||
| Nitrogen, Total Inorganic (Nitrite+Nitrate+Ammonia Nitrogen) | ||
| pH | ||
| Phosphorus, Ortho | ||
| Phosphorus, Total | ||
| Radon | ||
| Silica | ||
| Solids, Dissolved | ||
| Solids, Suspended | ||
| Solids, Total | ||
| Solids, Volatile | ||
| Sulfate | ||
| Sulfide | ||
| Hydrogen Sulfide | ||
| Tannic Acid (Tannins) | ||
| Turbidity | ||
| microbiological Analysis | ||
| Coliform, Fecal | ||
| Coliform, Total (Presence/Absence) | ||
| Coliform, Total (Colony Count) | ||
| E. coli (Colony Count) | ||
| E. coli (Presence/Absence) | ||
| Heterotrophic Plate Count (Standard Plate Count) | ||
| Iron Bacteria (Presence/Absence with estimated count) | ||
| Sulfate Bacteria (Presence/Absence with estimated count) | ||
| Volatile Organic Analysis GC/MS Drinking Water Methods |
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| Volatiles-EPA Method 524.2 (59 analytes) | ||
| Volatiles, expanded list-EPA Method 524.2 (83 Analytes) | ||
| Trihalomethanes (THM's) | ||
| Organics - Miscellaneous | ||
| BOD-5 Day (Biological Oxygen Demand) | ||
| COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand) | ||
| Oil & Grease | ||
| Phenols, Total | ||
| Total Organic Carbon | ||
| Metals | ||
| Flame AA | Methods as appropriate: Furnace/ICP-MS/Hydride/Cold Vapor Low Level Detection | |
| Aluminum | X | |
| Antimony | X | |
| Arsenic | X | |
| Barium | X | |
| Beryllium | X | |
| Cadmium | X | |
| Calcium | X | |
| Chromium | X | X |
| Copper | X | |
| Iron | X | |
| Lead | X | |
| Magnesium | X | |
| Manganese | X | |
| Mercury | X | |
| Nickel | X | |
| Potassium | X | |
| Selenium | X | |
| Silver | X | |
| Sodium | X | |
| Thalium | X | |
| Zinc | X | |
| Sample Prep for Metals Analysis | ||
| Filtration or Digestion as required | ||
Examples of Our Instrumentation
| Metals Analysis-Atomic Absorption (AA) Spectrometry and AA Graphite Furnace Spectrometry | |
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| Volatile Organics Analysis-Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) with Purge & Trap | |
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| Inorganic Analysis-FIA and IC Instrumentation used for several inorganic parameters | |
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| Microbiological Analysis-Filtration funnels, incubators, magnifying colony counters, and sterilizers | |
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| Samples logged, tracked, and reports generated using customized LIMS software | |
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Certification
We are certified by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality for microbiological, inorganic chemistry, and organic chemistry analyses. A copy of our current certificate can be provided upon request.
Criteria for certification by the MDEQ:
- Using internally developed standard operating procedures based on approved test methods
- Implementation of approved QC/QA plan
- Successful on-site audits
- Successful performance of annual or more frequent EPA approved Proficiency Testing Studies
Water Tech, Inc. designations
- MDEQ Laboratory 0023
- EPA Laboratory MI 103
Our certification includes the following parameters:
Microbiology
- Total Coliform
- E. coli
- Fecal Coliform
- Heterotrophic Plate Count
Inorganic Chemistry
- Antimony
- Arsenic
- Barium
- Beryllium
- Cadmium
- Copper
- Chromium
- Fluoride
- Lead
- Nickel
- Nitrate
- Nitrite
- Selenium
- Sodium
- Sulfate
Organic Chemistry
- Volatile Organic Compounds
- Total Trihalomethanes