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Certification
WEP's Environmental Lab is fully certified.
An environmental laboratory
is any facility that examines samples that include
water, wastewater, ground water, recreational waters,
leachate, land runoff, solid waste, hazardous waste,
soil, sediments, as well as any constituent that could
contribute to the pollution of these substances. The
State of New York requires a Certificate of Approval
for any environmental laboratory that examines or
collects such samples for any state or local
governmen agency.
Environmental laboratories, then, must conform to all
requirements under which the approval is granted.
Certification also means that the laboratory must meet
the standards of accuracy and precision required by
the certification agency. In WEP's lab's case, that
agency is the National Environmental Laboratory
Accreditation Conference.
To maintain this certification, every laboratory
undergoes annual unannounced state inspections and
periodic proficiency testing throughout the year. Each
certified analyte receives a separate rating and
requires satisfactory performance to maintain
certification until the next testing period.
Our environmental laboratory is certified for three
categoriesnonpotable water, potable water, and solid
and hazardous waste. the laboratory continues to
receive satisfactory scores for all chemistry
proficiency tests.
These results highlight the dedication and
professionalism of our laboratory staff and their
outstanding efforts to ensure the accuracy and
reliability of the data that we generate.
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