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Laboratory & Field Services

Aquatec Environmental offers environmental freshwater and marine effluent and sediment testing services, serving clients throughout the United States and Puerto Rico! Field services include freshwater fish surveys.  

EFFLUENT TESTING

We offer the following freshwater and marine aquatic toxicity testing services following US EPA protocols: 

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* indicates NELAC accredited

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Freshwater​

  • Pimephales promelas (Fathead minnow) chronic (EPA 1000.0) *

  • Pimephales promelas (Fathead minnow) acute (EPA 2000.0) *

  • Ceriodaphnia dubia chronic (EPA 1002.0) *

  • Ceriodaphnia dubia acute (EPA 2002.0) *

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Marine​

  • Cyprinodon variegatus (Sheepshead minnow) Chronic (EPA 1004.0)

  • Cyprinodon variegatus (Sheepshead minnow) Acute (EPA 2004.0)

  • Menidia beryllina (Silverside minnow) Chronic (EPA 1006.0)

  • Menidia beryllina (Silverside minnow) Acute (EPA 2006.0)​

  • Americamysis bahia (Mysid shrimp) Chronic (EPA 1007.0)

  • Americamysis bahia (Mysid shrimp) Acute (EPA 2007.0) *

  • Arbacia punctulata (Sea Urchin) Fertilization (EPA 1008.0) *

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Others by special request- our lab has the capability to provide additional testing. Please reach out to us with your inquiry!

Scientists pouring water into collection cups for data collection
A sea urchin sits in a sample cup in a lab

SOIL & SEDIMENT TESTING

We offer the following sediment and soil toxicity testing services following US EPA, ASTM, and US ACE protocols: 

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* indicates NELAC accredited

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Freshwater​

  • Hyalella azteca 10-d survival & growth (EPA 100.1) *

  • Chironomus dilutus 10-d survival & growth (EPA 100.2) *

  • Lumbriculus variegatus bioaccumulation (EPA 100.3)

  • Hyalella azteca 42-d survival, growth, & reproduction (EPA 100.4) *

  • Chironomus dilutus life cycle (EPA 100.5) *

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Marine​

  • Amphipod 10-d survival (EPA/600/R-94/025)

  • Leptocheirus plumulosus 28-d survival, growth, & reproduction (EPA/600/R-01/020)

  • Macoma nasuta 28-d bioaccumulation (US ACE)

  • Nereis virens 28-d bioaccumulation (US ACE)

  • Suspended particulate phase (SPP) toxicity tests

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Soil​

  • Eisenia fetida 28-d earthworm bioaccumulation (ASTM E1676-A3)

  • Eisenia fetida 56-d earthworm reproduction (ASTM E1676-A4)

  • Avena sativa oat seed germination, growth, & root elongation (ASTM E1963)

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Other project specific investigations by special request- our lab has the capability to provide additional testing. Please reach out to us with your inquiry!

Scientists at work in the lab analyzing data and samples
A scientist is sifting through dirt samples

FRESHWATER FISH SURVEYS

Our team provides the following field services:

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  • Ecological assessments for lakes and streams ​

  • River electrofishing (18ft aluminum boat)

  • Stream electrofishing (backpack shocker)

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Field scientists are on the bow of a boat at a dam collecting fish for surveys
Scientists using nets to collect samples in a stream with green ferns in the background

BIOLOGICAL TISSUE HOMOGENIZATION

Organism preparations support human health and environmental investigations into body burdens of contaminants to laboratory-exposed and field collected organisms: 

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  • Great Lakes Fish Monitoring & Surveillance Program (GLFMSP)

  • US ACE Regional Implementation Manual (RIM) 

    • Macoma nasuta​ bioaccumulation

    • Nereis virens bioaccumulation

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Fish in bags prepared for data collection
Samples of clams for scientific testing in the laboratory are submerged in salt water
Orange worms are collected in a bin in the lab with slimy spines on them
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