Environmental Services
overview
| drinking water |
wastewater |
hazardous waste |
NPDES | air monitoring |
field services
OVERVIEW
Michelson Laboratories, Inc. is fully accredited by the State of
California, Department of Health Services (DOHS) under the
Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP Certificate No.
1198) and ISO 17025 accredited through A2LA. Our Environmental
Services Department provides a complete range of services for
organic and inorganic analysis, allowing Michelson Laboratories,
Inc. to meet the environmental analytical needs of our clients.
In addition, our investments in instrumentation and standardization
provide us with the ability to maximize the capabilities and
capacity of our other departments, providing extra assurance that
client turn-around times are met. Michelson Laboratories, Inc.
provides services using an integrated system of modern,
fully-equipped laboratories that can analyze a variety of sample
matrices ranging from air and water, to hazardous wastes. Other
environmental services include: drinking water, source and ground
water, wastewater, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
monitoring, industrial waste, geotechnical soil investigations,
landfill gas emissions, hazardous substances, and priority
pollutants.
Our highly qualified staff of laboratory professionals routinely
analyze organic and inorganic chemical, physical, and
microbiological constituents for environmental and regulatory
compliance in accordance with EPA Manuals (Test Methods for
Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods for determination
of Organic Compounds in Drinking Water), and other applicable EPA
Methods published in the Federal Register and Standard Methods for
the Examination of Water and Wastewater published by the American
Public Health Association. Certified sample containers with their
proper preservatives, ice chests, chain-of-custody documentation and
sample pick-up services are all included as part of our routine
service.
Michelson Laboratories, Inc.’s staff applies the time-honored,
scientific disciplines of testing and analysis to a variety of real
world business situations. In this rapidly changing corporate
environment, every efficiency increases your advantage. Michelson
Laboratories, Inc. gives timely, accurate results to a wide range of
satisfied clients.
Michelson Laboratories, Inc.’s mission is to provide its clients
with high-quality data packages on time and in a responsive manner.
Collected data must be legally defensible, ISO documented, and
accurate. Our staff compiling this information is available to the
clients at all times, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. To accomplish
this mission, Michelson Laboratories, Inc. uses the following
approach:
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We listen to and communicate with the client,
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We closely follow client instructions,
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We perform analyses in strict accordance with approved test
methods and Quality Assurance/Quality Control requirements, and;
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We produce reports on time and submit them to clients as soon as
the test results are validated by our Quality Assurance/Quality
Control staff and approved by our laboratory director.
At
Michelson Laboratories, Inc., we strive to meet and exceed the most
demanding client needs and expectations. The Michelson approach is
that we perform and you, as our client, encounter much less anxiety
and frustration in obtaining high-quality data packages. We know we
have to sell a total service, not just analytical data. We tailor
each project in every detail to meet individual clients’ specific
needs. Michelson Laboratories, Inc. is proud of its excellent
service record, and our employee training, dedication, efficiency
and accuracy continue to satisfy repeat and new clients alike. |