Wastewater Testing

Condition of Surroundings Recommended Tests Package Price Time
Cloudiness and sulfur odor E. Coli/Total Coliform 500 $65 3 - 5 days
Chemical or Sour Odor: solvent leak Volatile Organic Compounds 507 $165 3 - 5 days
Distressed plant life, rotten egg odor, foaming pH, hardness, minerals 502 $98 3 - 5 days
Unpleasant taste or smell Nitrates, nitrites 501 $65 3 - 5 days
Excessive foam or algae bloom Arsenic, lead, cadmium, mercury, chromium + 505 $165 5 - 7 days
Industrial sharp solvent-like smells Heavy metals barium, cadmium, chromium, silver + 506 $165 5 - 7 days
Testing Package Description Price
500 - Wastewater: Wastewater Bacteria Fundamental screening for common concerns. Tests include E. Coli/Total Coliform Bacteria $65
501 - Wastewater: Wastewater Nitrates Nitrites Agricultural Runoff, fertilizer, and sewage pollution $65
502 - Wastewater: Wastewater Partial Chemistry Panel pH, hardness, minerals · evaluate basic inorganic chemical characteristics, general mineral content, and specific indicators of pollution or aesthetic quality $98
505 - Wastewater: Wastewater Metals | EPA 200.8 Identifies dangerous elements like lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and chromium. Detect and measure the concentration of elemental pollutants—such as lead, mercury, cadmium, and chromium—in industrial and municipal water discharge $165
506 – Wastewater: Wastewater Metals | EPA 6020B Heavy metals panels include Aluminum, Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Beryllium, Cadmium, Calcium, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Lead, Magnesium, Manganese, Mercury, Nickel, Potassium, Selenium, Silver, Sodium, and Thallium. $165
507 - Wastewater: Wastewater Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) pH, hardness, and minerals: nitrate, nitrite, chloride, fluoride, sulfate, iron, and total hardness (calcium and magnesium). · Private Well Owners, New Well, Well Repairs, Detecting Staining, Odor, Taste $165
508 – Water Volatile Organic Compounds MUSTA | EPA 8260B Measurement of purgeable organic compounds in water by capillary column gas chromatography/mass spectrometry $64