Environmental Laboratory Approval Program (ELAP) Certification
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Commercial, non-commercial, or government laboratories must obtain an Environmental Laboratory Approval Program Certification from the NYS Department of Health (DOH) in order to analyze environmental samples or specimens originating in New York State.
Laboratories require ELAP Certification if they test:
- air
- stack emissions
- potable (drinking) and non-potable water
- waste water
- surface water
- ground water
- recreational waters
- swimming pools
- leachate
- land runoff
- solid waste
- hazardous waste
- medical marijuana
- soil, sediments, and vegetation
- any substance that could contribute to the pollution of, or that could be contaminated by, material contained in such samples or specimens.
- radon
- radiochemistry
- asbestos and fibers
- lead from non-human bodies
- toxic characteristic leaching procedures (TCLP)
- contract laboratory protocol (CLP).
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Additional Resources
NYS Department of Health
Wadsworth Center - Environmental Laboratory Approval Program
Empire State Plaza
P.O. Box 509
Albany
NY
12201-0509
(518) 485-5570
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