{"id":537,"date":"2021-10-21T13:54:04","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T13:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/tiaer\/?page_id=537"},"modified":"2026-06-12T17:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T17:01:08","slug":"laboratory-analytic-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/tiaer\/laboratory-analytic-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Laboratory Analytical Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The TIAER Laboratory is accredited by the <\/mark>National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program<\/mark><\/a> and has extensive experience in analyzing surface water samples, soils, and sediments.<\/strong> The laboratory maintains a secure facility that ensures the protection of client samples for production and integrity of legally-defensible data.<\/strong> A wide range of organic and inorganic constituents have been measured on TIAER projects including dissolved and suspended nutrients, oxygen demand, solids, chlorophyll, bacteria, heavy metals and pesticides\/herbicides. The TIAER Laboratory is also certified to analyze drinking water coliform contamination.<\/strong> In addition to specific detection instrumentation that includes a variety of spectrophotometers, TIAER has an assortment of laboratory support equipment such as ovens, incubators, water baths, balances and sample preparation devices.<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/div>

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The biologists, chemists and student assistants undergo thorough training prior to data production. Standardized procedures are used to adhere to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency <\/strong>and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality <\/strong>requirements where applicable. The TIAER Laboratory’s Quality Control\/Quality Assurance section is audited by state and federal authorities and maintains oversight on laboratory functions.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n