Sample Collection Services
Certified Water Collectors
Conducting the necessary and recommended tests on water systems is the key method for assessing the safety of your drinking water supply. This begins with
the proper collection of samples.
Fredericktowne Labs has a field team of Maryland State Certified Water Collectors available to meet your residential, commercial, and municipal water testing needs. Our Water Collectors are trained on all current regulatory requirements. See our chart below for our collection schedule.
Composite Sampling Services
Fredericktowne Labs offers discrete, automated, composite water sampling to clients. Our fleet of auto samplers can greatly reduce the resources required to meet your water testing needs.
Composite sampling consists of a collection of numerous individual samples taken at regular intervals over a period of time, usually 24 hours, or based on flow rates. Our auto-samplers provide a reliable, repeatable, and representative sample that reduces the potential for human error and can handle a wide array of applications such as surface and groundwater monitoring, discharge event monitoring, process monitoring, etc.
Radon Collection Services
Our lab is accredited by the National Radon Safety Board and we have certified Radon Measurement Specialists on-staff. Our field team is available to collect your sample for radon in air testing using charcoal canisters or E-PERMs as well as radon in water testing.
Sample Collection Schedule
In a hurry?
We can collect outside of our route schedule for an additional fee
Resources
Interpretation Of Results
Aluminum occurs naturally in water and is also used in water-treatment processes to flocculate suspended particles. No standard has been set, but at high levels it has been suggested that it may cause skeletal and neurological problems.Arsenic in water can result from...
Tips for Homeowners: Wells and Well Water
WELL ANATOMY All wells must be constructed by licensed well drillers in accordance with state regulations. The well must pass inspection and the water should be certified as potable (drinkable) by the health department before the well can be used. The components of a...
Tips for Homeowners: Iron Bacteria
What are iron bacteria? Iron bacteria are widespread in the environment. They will generally be found in iron water pipes and anywhere else that a combination of dissolved iron and dissolved oxygen is present. Iron bacteria are found in soil, stream, cool surface...
Tips for Homeowners: Gasoline Contamination
Question: How can gasoline enter my well water? Answer: Over the past fifty years, many buried gasoline tanks have been abandoned or not properly monitored and are now leaking gasoline into the environment. Unfortunately, once gasoline or fuel oil is lost from the...
Tips for Homeowners: Well Water Testing
When should I test my well? Test a new well that has been drilled. After the contractor chlorinates the well and pumps the chlorine clear, allow the well to return to normal conditions for about a week - then contact a lab for testing. Test before the water is used...