TestAmerica Services

TestAmerica Laboratories, Inc. is recognized as the leading environmental testing firm in the United States. Operations include a nationwide network of 40 environmental testing laboratories and 27 service centers. TestAmerica provides innovative technical expertise and comprehensive analytical testing services. Specialty analyses include source and ambient air, aquatic toxicity, explosives, specialty organics, dioxins, drinking water, sediments and tissues, emerging contaminants, radiochemistry and mixed waste testing.

Through continued investment in people, technology, capital equipment and infrastructure, TestAmerica has developed an unprecedented combination of resources, experience and testing capabilities. With over 3200 industry professionals, TestAmerica is well positioned to support clients in both the public and private sector. Whether it is the Department of Defense or Department of Energy, industrial applications, or the consulting and engineering firms that support both sectors, TestAmerica has the industry’s most unique and innovative solutions to address the most challenging opportunities.

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 ConferenceITRC - Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council
• ACIL - American Council of Independent Laboratories
• SAME - Society of American Military Engineers
• AWMA - Air & Waste Management Association

TestAmerica affiliates include EMLab P&K, the leader in analytical microscopy and indoor air quality testing; QED Environmental Systems, Inc., the leading supplier of groundwater sampling equipment and remediation pumping systems; TestAmerica Drilling Corp., provider of innovative environmental and geotechnical drilling, and TestAmerica Air Emissions Corp. (METCO Environmental), specializing in air emissions testing.

TestAmerica Drilling Corp. provides safe and proficient drilling services to support comprehensive site characterizations and remediation programs directed by industry consultants and regulatory agencies. Capabilities cover a broad spectrum few others can offer - from routine subsurface geotechnical and environmental drilling to highly specialized services. Regardless of geological complexity, TestAmerica Drilling has the technology and experience to complete the work on time and within budget.

TestAmerica Air Emission Corp. (METCO Environmental) is the largest company in the United States specializing in air emissions testing. METCO provides field-based air emission testing for industries, which include combustion, petrochemical, refinery and power. METCO is known for its exacting sampling methods and rigorous data quality control. All METCO field personnel have comprehensive health and safety training and maintain the highest safety standards in the industry. METCO is one of the few testing companies in the United States that has achieved interim accreditation status in accordance with the ASTM D7036-04 “Standard Practice for Competence for Air Emission Testing Bodies.”

EMLab P&K is the leading commercial Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) business in North America, specializing in the analyses of air and surface samples for fungi, bacteria, radon, asbestos, and allergens. With over 30 years experience in fungi and bio-aerosol analysis, EMLab P&K has helped shape the IAQ industry. EMLab P&K has over 70 service and dropoff locations nationwide and maintains AIHA, A2LA, NVLAP, and CA-ELAP accreditations. EMLab P&K supports a diversified client base, including industrial hygienists, IAQ consultants, environmental specialists, mold remediation and HVAC contractors, hospitals and medical professionals, building owners and commercial property managers, home inspectors, engineering and construction firms, insurance, real estate and legal professionals. Clients also include government and university researchers including NIOSH, as well as federal, state, and local healthdep artments through the United States.

QED Environmental Systems, Inc. is the recognized worldwide leader in developing and supplying sampling and air-powered pumping systems for use at landfills and contaminated groundwater sites. QED has a successful record of introducing innovative methods and equipment to reduce client costs, while improving the effectiveness of groundwater sampling, remediation, and landfill liquid control. QED’s market leadership is based on a proven track record of supplying superior product brands supported by the industry’s top field and customer service team in their industry.