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(562) 622-0435
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Sample types in the Laboratory
Sample Type
tested
Drinking water, storm water, waste water, soil, sludge, plants,
hazardous waste, air, dust wipe, paint chip, porcelain, cookware,
candy, canned food, vegetables, juices, fruits, household
items, clothing, animal tissue, human tissue, hair.
Instrumentation used:
1. Atomic Absorption Spectrometer,
Perkin Elmer Model 2380 with flame
2. Mercury Analyzer, Perkin Elmer Model FIMS 100
3. Ion Chromatography, Dionex Model DX-500 with accessories
to analyze anions, chromium(VI) and perchlorate
4. UV/Visible spectrophotometer, Beckman Model DU 640
5. Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometer, Perkin
Elmer, Elan 6100
6. GC/MS - Thermo Finnigan Trace MS, with Tekmar 3000 purge
and trap, autosampler.
7. GC/MS - Thermo Finnigan Trace MS, with autosampler.
8. GC with FID - Perkin Elmer Sigma 2000. Packed column,
Edual FID, with Tekmar LSC 2000 purge and trap.
9. GC with ECD - Perkin Elmer Sigma 2000 Packed Column,
Dual ECD.
10. GC with ECD/FID - Hewlett Packard 5890, packed column,
ECD/FID.
11. GC with NPD - Hewlett Packard 5900, packed column and
capillary column.
12. GC/FPD - Varian 3400, packed column.
13. GC/ECD, TSD - Varian Vista 6000, packed column.
Accreditation
The Environmental Toxicology Bureau is accredited by the California
State Department of Health Services to test drinking water,
waste water, hazardous waste, and agricultural products. the
Laboratory is also accredited for lead analysis in dust wipe,
soil, and paint chip by American Industrial Hygiene Association
Customers.
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The
Title 22 analysis for domestic water includes
1. General Minerals:
Total hardness, calcium,
magnesium, sodium, potassium, total alkalinity, hydroxide,
carbonate, bicarbonate, sulfate, chloride, nitrate, fluoride.
2. General Physical:
pH, specific conductance,
total filterable residue, color, odor, turbidity, MBAS.
3. Inorganics:
Aluminum, antimony, arsenic,
barium, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, copper, iron, lead,
manganese, mercury, nickel, selenium, silver, thallium,
zinc.
4. Bacteria:
Total and fecal coliform.
5. Trihalomethane:
EPA Method 524.2
6. Volatile organics:
EPA Method 524.2
7. Regulated organic
chemicals:
EPA Method 504, EPA Method
505, EPA Method 507, EPA Method 515.1, EPA Method 531.1,
EPA Method 547.
8. Unregulated organic
chemicals:
EPA Method 524.2, EPA
Method 505, EPA Method 507, EPA Method 531.1
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National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit compliance
Includes: pH, coliform, suspended solids, BOD, turbidity,
oil and grease, total dissolved solids, chloride, boron, sulfate,
nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, organic nitrogen, total organic
carbon, metals, cyanide, pesticides, base/neutral/acid extractables,
volatile organics.
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Hazardous
Materials Evaluation includes
1. Total heavy metals
Antimony, arsenic, barium,
beryllium, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, lead, mercury,
molybdenum, nickel, selenium, silver, thallium, vanadium,
zinc.
2. Physical properties
Corrositivity (pH), flash
point, cyanide
3. Volatile organics.
A. Regulated Organic Chemicals
Bromodichloromethane,
Bromoform, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, Total Trihalomethanes,
Benzene, Carbon Tetrachloride, 1,2-Dichlorobenzene, 1,4-Dichlorobenzene,
1,1- Dichloroethane, 1,2-Dichloroethane, 1,1-Dichloroethylene,
cis 1,2-Dichloroethylene, trans 1,2- Dichloroethylene,
Dichloromethane, 1,2-Dichloropropane, Total 1,3- Dichloropropene,
Ethyl benzene, Methyl tert-Butyl Ether, Monochlorobenzene,
Styrene, 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane, Tetrachloroethylene,
Toluene, 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene,1,1,1-Trichloroethane,
1,1,2-Trichloroethane, Trichloroethylene, Trichlorofluoromethane,
Trichlorotrifluoroethane, Vinyl chloride, Xylenes, Dibromochloropropane,
Ethylene Dibromide, Endrin, Lindane, Methoxychlor, Toxaphene,
Chlordane, Diethylhexylphthalate, Heptachlor, Heptachlor
epoxide, Atrazine, Molinate, Simazine, Thiobencarb, Alachlor,
Bentazon, Benzo(a)pyrene, 2,3,7,8-TCDD, 2,4-D, 2,4,5-TP,
Carbofuran, Dalapon, Dinoseb, Diquat, Di(2-ethylhexyl)
Adipate, Endothall, Glyphosate, Hexachlorobenzene, Hexachlorocyclopentadiene,
Oxamyl, Pentachlorophenol, Picloram, Polychlorinated Biphenyls
B. Unregulated Organic
Chemicals
tert-Amyl Methyl Ether,
Bromobenzene, Bromochloromethane, Bromochloroacetic Acid,
Bromodichloroacetic Acid, Bromomethane, tert-Butyl Alcohol,
n-Butylbenzene, Chloroethane, 2- Chloroethylvinyl ether,
Chloromethane, 2-Chlorotoluene, 4-Chlorotoluene, Dibromoacetic
Acid, 1,3- Dichloropropane, 2,2-Dichloropropane, 1,1-Dichloropropane,
1,1-Dichloropropene, Diisopropyl Ether, 1,4-Dioxane, Ethyl
tert-Butyl Ether, Hexachlorobutadiene, Isopropylbenzene,
p- Isopropyltoluene, Methoxy Methyl Propane, Monobromoacetic
Acid, Monochloroacetic Acid, Naphthalene, Pentachloroethane,
n-Propylbenzene, 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane, Tribromoacetic
acid, Trichloroacetic Acid, 1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene, 1,3,5-Trichlorobenzene,
1,2,3-Trichloropropane, 1,2,3- Trichlorobenzene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene,
1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene, Methyl Ethyl Ketone, Methyl Isobutyl
Ketone, bis(2-Chloroethyl) Ether, Aldicarb, Aldicarb sulfone,
Aldicarb sulfoxide, Aldrin, Bromacil, Butchlor, Carbaryl,
Chlorothalonil, Diazinon, Dicamba, Dieldrin, Dimethoate,
Diuron, 3- Hydroxycarbofuran, Methomyl, Metolachlor, Metribuzin,
Prometryn, Propachlor.
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Lead
testing:
We can test lead content in dust wipe, soil, paint chip,
porcelain, cookware, candy, canned food, vegetables, juices,
fruit, household items, clothing.
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Pesticide
Residue Testing
The Bureau can test residual levels of pesticides in soil,
water, wipe, plant and vegetable for the following categories:
1. Phosphorus-nitrogen pesticide
Chlorothalonil, diazinan,
dimethioate, molinate (ordan), prometryn, thiobencarb,
bromacil, butachlor, metachlor, metribuzin, prometon,
alchlor, atrazine, simazine
2. Organochlorine pesticide
aldrin, chlordane, dieldrin,
endrin, heptachlor, heptachlor epoxide, hexachlorobenzene,
hexachlorocyclopentadiene, lindane, methoxychlor, toxaphene,
aroclor 1016/1242, aroclor 1232, aroclor 1248, aroclor
1254, aroclor 1260, DDD, DDE, DDT,
3. Carbamate
aldicarb, aldicarb sulfone,
aldicarb sulfoxide, carbofuran, methomyl, oxamyl (vydate)
4. Glyphosate
glyphosate
5. Chlorophenoxy herbicide
acifluorfen, 2,4-D, dicamba,
dinoseb, pentachlorophenol, picloram, 2,4,5-TP (silvex)
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Accreditation
by California State Department of Health Services Field of
Testing
1. Microbiology of Drinking
water and Waste water
2. Inorganic Chemistry and physical properties of Drinking
water.
3. Analysis of toxic chemical elements in Drinking Water
4. Organic chemistry of Drinking Water by GC/MS
5. Organic Chemistry of Drinking Water (excluding GC/MS)
6. Physical Properties Testing of Hazardous Waste
7. Extraction Tests of Hazardous Waste
8. Organic Chemistry of Hazardous Waste (excluding GC/MS)
9. Wastewater Inorganic Chemistry, Nutrients and Demand
10. Toxic Chemical Elements in Wastewater
11. Organic Chemistry of Wastewater by GC/MS
12. Organic Chemistry of Wastewater (excluding GC/MS)
13. Inorganic Chemistry and Toxic chemical elements of Pesticide
Residue in Food.
14. Organic Chemistry of Pesticide Residue in Food (excluding
GC/MS)
Accreditation by United States American Industrial Hygiene
Association
Lead analysis in dust wipe, soil, and paint chips.
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Customers
State of California
Department of Food and
Agriculture
Division of Inspection Services
Los Angeles County
Department of Public Works
Environmental Programs
Waterworks and Sewer Maintenance
Construction
Materials Engineering
Hydraulics/Water Conservation
Department of Health Services
Environmental Health
Programs
Fire Department
Hazardous Materials Program
Worker Safety Program
Chief Medical Examiner's
Office
Forensic Toxicology Division
Cities
City of Lakewood
Water Resources Division
City of Signal Hill
Water Resources Division
City of Vernon
Water Resources Division
Others
Los Angeles Unified School
District
Test Kitchen
Nunes Vegetables
Salinas, Californi
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