NELAP-Certified Toxicity Testing Laboratory Services

NELAP-CERTIFIED TOXICITY TESTING FROM ENVIROSCIENCE

When compliance is at stake, data quality matters. At EnviroScience, our NELAP certification for toxicity testing demonstrates our commitment to generating reliable, traceable data that meets the highest regulatory standards.​

Our environmental laboratory has maintained uninterrupted accreditation under the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP), administered by The NELAC Institute (TNI), since 2023. This distinction reflects the technical rigor and quality systems that power our laboratory services.​

WHAT IS NELAP CERTIFICATION?

The National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP) sets a nationwide standard for environmental lab performance. Built on the TNI Environmental Laboratory Sector standards and aligned with ISO/IEC 17025, NELAP outlines rigorous requirements for:​

• Sample handling and chain of custody​
• Analytical method validation and documentation
• Data evaluation and reporting procedures​
• Staff qualifications and annual ethics training​
• Ongoing performance monitoring through proficiency testing​

Being NELAP-certified signals that a lab can produce scientifically sound and legally defensible results for environmental applications.​

HOW ENVIROSCIENCE EARNED ITS ACCREDITATION

To achieve certification, our team underwent a comprehensive overhaul of our internal documentation and procedures. We updated more than 40 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and our lab-wide Quality Manual to reflect NELAP criteria. Each SOP addresses the complete workflow, including instrumentation, calibration, data validation, and quality control.​

We also maintain:

• Annual data integrity and ethics training for staff​
• Participation in third-party proficiency testing programs​
• Strict documentation for traceability from sample receipt to final report​
• Minimum education requirements of a bachelor’s degree for all lab technicians​

These practices ensure the reliability of our certified toxicity testing services and our readiness to meet evolving regulatory demands.​

SCOPE OF OUR NELAP CERTIFICATION

EnviroScience’s NELAP accreditation applies specifically to toxicity testing—a service area where state or federal agencies often require accreditation. Our certification guarantees defensible results for clients navigating:​

• Environmental permitting​
• Enforcement actions​
• Contaminant evaluations​
• Impact assessments​

While we offer a broad array of environmental analyses, toxicity testing is where the NELAP standard is most applicable, and where we’ve focused our investment in certification and continual improvement.​

WHEN TO USE NELAP-CERTIFIED TOXICITY TESTING

Our accredited toxicity testing supports several high-demand services across EnviroScience:​

ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT
NELAP-certified data plays a critical role in quantifying potential risks to human and ecological health. It provides the foundation for modeling, decision-making, and mitigation planning.​

WATER QUALITY MONITORING
Toxicity testing is a key component in meeting NPDES permit and TMDL requirements. Our lab delivers reliable toxicity test results to support comprehensive monitoring programs.​

LABORATORY & ANALYSIS SERVICES
Our full-service environmental laboratory offers sediment analysis, algal identification, and more. While not all services fall under our NELAP certification, clients benefit from the same rigorous internal quality systems.​

WHY WORK WITH A NELAP-CERTIFIED TOXICITY TESTING LAB?

Choosing a NELAP-accredited laboratory helps ensure:

• Data is traceable, verifiable, and audit-ready​
• Testing meets the expectations of federal and state regulators​
• Results are valid for use in permitting, enforcement, and litigation​
• Your environmental project stays on track and in compliance​

PARTNER WITH ENVIROSCIENCE FOR CERTIFIED DATA YOU CAN TRUST

If your project involves toxicity testing, choose a laboratory with proven credentials.

EnviroScience’s NELAP-accredited laboratory provides the data confidence required for environmental compliance and decision-making.​

Visit our Laboratory & Analysis Services page to explore how certified toxicity testing can support your goals.

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Few environmental firms in the country retain EnviroScience’s degree of scientific know-how, talent, and capability under one roof. The diverse backgrounds of our biologists, environmental engineers, scientists, and divers enable us to provide comprehensive in-house services and an integrated approach to solving environmental challenges—saving clients time, reducing costs, and ensuring high-quality results.

Our client guarantee is to provide “Excellence in Any Environment,” meaning no matter what we do, we will deliver on our Core Values of respect, client advocacy, quality work, accountability, teamwork, and safety. EnviroScience was created with the concept that we could solve complex problems by empowering great people. This concept still holds true today as our scientists explore the latest environmental legislation and regulations and incorporate the most up-to-date technology to gather and report data.

EnviroScience expertise includes but is not limited to aquatic surveys (including macroinvertebrate surveys and biological assessments); ecological restoration; ecological services (including impact assessments, invasive species control, and water quality monitoring); emergency response; engineering and compliance services; endangered mussel surveys; laboratory and analysis; stormwater management; sustainability services; threatened and endangered species; and wetlands and streams (including delineation and mitigation). Further, EnviroScience is one of the few biological firms in the country that is a general member of the Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI) and offers full-service commercial diving services.