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GPL Laboratories has extensive experience in analyzing various difficult sample matrices, particularly fish, sediment, vegetation and tissue samples. Our experience has been developed over the last ten years, and we have routinely handled such difficult matrices, meeting very low reporting limits, on various analytical projects.

Such analyses may not be very straight forward, for every sample. Many times, the laboratory’s experience and innovative approach is necessary, in order to provide the best available technology, supporting each specific project. Although GPL Laboratories adheres to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) guidelines described in the NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS ORCA 130.

GPL has been able, conduct the necessary research to solve difficult problems, and afford its clients some very unique capabilities that address the most unusual environmental matrices .
GPL provides standard and specialty fish tissue, vegetation and sediment analyses for the following:

Semivolatile Organics
PAHs
Pesticides
PCBs
Metal

GPL has the capabilities, instrumentation, automation and project management experience to provide the precise support necessary for all tissue analytical requirements.

GPL analyzes samples primarily using the following analytical guidance documents, methodologies and programs:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) guidelines (TM NOS ORCA 130)
EPA Test Methods for Evaluation Solid Waste, SW-846, 3rd Edition
EPA Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes EPA-600/4/79-020 (or latest edition)
EPA CLP Statement of Work (latest contract revisions)
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater (latest edition)
ASTM – American Society for Testing Materials
Department of Defense (DOD) laboratory quality documents for USACE (QSM latest versions)
Other State and Federal guidance

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