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1. How does a customer know what analyses a laboratory can perform for regulatory testing?

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) provides a list of Fields of Accreditation for each laboratory that is accredited. These Fields of Accreditation specify the matrix (water, solid, air), analyte (metals, bacteria, organics), and specific method that each laboratory can perform under the NELAC accreditation.

2. What is the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP)?

NELAP is a state mandated accreditation program that establishes standards to foster the generation of environmental data of known and documented quality through an open, inclusive and transparent process.