Introduction

Through strategic investment in people, technology, capital equipment and infrastructure, TestAmerica has developed the world's leading environmental testing company. Our unique combination of experience and expertise is backed by recognized industry experts and an unprecedented scale of analytical services that address an extensive range of environmental applications. TestAmerica is a leading provider of critical analytical support services to both public and private sector clients. Whether it is the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Fortune 500 industrials, or the consulting and engineering firms that support them, TestAmerica leads the industry in developing innovative solutions to address their testing needs.

TestAmerica focuses on the refinement of methods that address current environmental issues and invests in the development of new solutions for challenges that the market and our clients anticipate facing in the future. To facilitate this process, TestAmerica routinely assumes leadership positions with a variety of environmental trade associations, regulatory review boards and lab industry steering committees. TestAmerica's leadership helps to shape how analytical solutions are brought to market, sets the standard for quality and ethics, and challenges conventional wisdom to drive an industry culture of continuous improvement. TestAmerica holds active leadership positions in each of the following organizations:

• NELAC - National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference
• ITRC - Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council
• ACIL - American Council of Independent Laboratories
• SAME - Society of American Military Engineers
• AWMA - Air & Waste Management Association

Through a network of over 90 locations and a fleet of mobile laboratories, TestAmerica brings a unique blend of expertise and convenience to its customers. Our ability to deliver the widest variety of environmental testing services is a function of our unmatched scale. Among the large variety of testing applications TestAmerica provides are:

The expertise provided by TestAmerica, and the services we offer are designed to address the specific requirements of a broad spectrum of regulatory programs. The ability to understand regulatory platforms, the decision criteria they drive and their prescription for quality analytical testing is critical for the development and delivery of test results that meet the needs of their intended use. TestAmerica has long led the industry in the development and refinement of analytical test methodologies for a host of regulatory programs and has often served as a member of steering committees who have shaped the standard of quality and practice for the environmental testing industry. Among the regulatory programs TestAmerica routinely supports are: