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LabCert Bulletin
EPA-815-N-99-002b, November 1999
We've a New Team Member
We are happy to report that the Technical Support Center
(TSC) Laboratory Certification Team has a new member.
Patricia Hurr has transferred from the National Exposure
Research Laboratory (NERL) to TSC. Many of you know Pat as
the facilitator of the Drinking Water Certification
Officer's Training course and the organizer of the
triennial audits of the regional laboratories for drinking
water. Pat will continue these duties and help us in other
areas of the certification program. Welcome Pat.
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In This Issue
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NIST Approved Proficiency Test (PT) Providers
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Proficiency Testing Program Designations
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Web Sites of Interest
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This is a special issue to inform you of the proficiency test (PT)
providers that were recently approved by NIST. The information is in
two tables. One table includes names, addresses, etc. and the second
table charts the proficiency testing program designations for which
they have been approved.
We'd love to hear from you. If there are certification topics you
would like to see discussed, please call, write, fax or e-mail the
editors. There is a form on the last page for you to use to update or
add your name to our mailing list.
Ed Glick 513-569-7939,
glick.ed@epa.gov
Pat Hurr 513-569-7678,
hurr.pat@epa.gov
Caroline Madding 513-569-7402, madding.caroline@epa.gov
U. S. EPA
Technical Support Center (MS-140)
26 W. Martin Luther King Dr.
Cincinnati, OH 45268
FAX: 513-569-7191
Websites of Interest
The Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water(OGWDW) website is
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/. From this site you can find a
wealth of information about drinking water methods, current and future
regulations, certification issues, and more. The "Manual for the
Certification of Laboratories Analyzing Drinking Water," the errata
sheets, past issues of the LabCert Bulletin and this issue can all
easily be found from this address.
There are two other websites that you may find helpful. The first is
the NIST/NVLAP website,
http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/214/214.htm  .
This page lists the first accredited PT providers in the NVLAP
Directory of Accredited Laboratories under the field of Chemical
Calibration, Providers of Proficiency Testing. The other website is:
http://www.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html ,
where you can find the drinking water regulations.
Office of Water Proficiency Test (PT) Providers
The National Institiue of Standards and Technology (NIST) has
developed the standards for the accreditation of private sector PT
providers and operates a provider accreditation program under an
Interagency Agreement with EPA. The study participants include
participating analytical laboratories in water supply (WS) and Water
pollution (WP) studies, and permittees in the Discharge Monitoring
Report-Quality Assurance (DMRQA) studies. The tables below list the
names and contact information of the first group of providers approved
by NIST, and the parameters for which each provider has been approved.
The Accreditations are valid through September 30, 2000.
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Providers Approved forWater Supply (WS) Proficiency Testing
Program Designations
NIST/NVLAP Approved PT Providers October 1999
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NVLAP Code
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USEPA Designation
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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20/U01
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WSCHEM Trace Metals
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U02
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WSCHEM Sodium
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U03
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WSCHEM Nitrate, Nitrite, Fluoride, and Orthophosphate
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U04
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WSCHEM Bromate, Bromide, Chlorate, and Chlorite
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U05
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WSCHEM Sulfate
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U06
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WSCHEM Residual Free Chlorine
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U07
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WSCHEM Cyanide
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U08
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WSCHEM Asbestos
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x
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20/U09
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WSCHEM Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Group I
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U10
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WSCHEM Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Group II
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U11
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WSCHEM Insecticides (Pesticides)
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U12
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WSCHEM Herbicides
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U13
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WSCHEM Carbamate Pesticides
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U14
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WSCHEM Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U15
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WSCHEM Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs/Aroclors)
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U16
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WSCHEM Toxaphene and Chlordane
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U17
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WSCHEM Dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD)
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x
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x
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x
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20/U18
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WSCHEM Adipate and Phthalate Esters
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U19
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WSCHEM Haloacetic Acids
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U20
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WSCHEM Chloral Hydrate
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U21
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WSCHEM Total Organic Carbon (TOC)
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U22
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WSCHEM Alkalinity (as CaCO3)
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U23
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WSCHEM Calcium Hardness (as CaCO3)
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U24
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WSCHEM Total Filterable Residue
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U25
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WSCHEM pH
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U26
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WSCHEM Turbidity
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U27
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WSMICRO Coliform (Presence/Absence)
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x
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x
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x
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Providers Approved for Water Pollution (WP) Proficiency
Testing Program Designations
NIST/NVLAP Approved PT Providers October 1999
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NVLAP Code
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USEPA Designation
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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20/U28
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WPCHEM Trace Metals
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U29
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WPCHEM Minerals: Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, and Sodium
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U30
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WPCHEM Minerals: Chloride, Fluoride, and Sulfate
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U31
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WPCHEM/DMRQACHEM Nutrients
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U32
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WPCHEM/DMRQACHEM Total Residual Chlorine
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U33
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WPCHEM/DMRQACHEM Cyanide
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U34
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WPCHEM Volatile Halocarbon Compounds
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U35
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WPCHEM Volatile Aromatic Compounds
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U36
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WPCHEM Chlorinated Pesticides
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U37
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WPCHEM Chlordane
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U38
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WPCHEM Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs as Aroclors) in Water
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U39
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WPCHEM Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs as Aroclors) in Oil
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U40
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WPCHEM Total Phenolics
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U41
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WPCHEM Demands
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U42
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WPCHEM Total Alkalinity (as CaCO3)
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U43
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WPCHEM Total Hardness (as CaCO3)
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U44
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WPCHEM Total Dissolved Solids
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U45
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WPCHEM/DMRQACHEM Non-Filterable Residue
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U46
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WPCHEM/DMRQACHEM Oil and Grease
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U47
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WPCHEM/DMRQACHEM pH
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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20/U48
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WPCHEM Specific Conductance
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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1.= Absolute Standards, Inc.
2.= AccuStandard, Inc.
3. = Analytical Products Group, Inc. (APG)
4. = CHRISOPE Technologies, A Division of Remel
5. = Environmental Resource Associates (ERA)
6. = New York State, DOH
7. = Protocol Analytical Supplies, Inc.
8. = Spex Certiprep, Inc.
9. = Ultra Scientific, Inc.
NIST/NVLAP Accredited Proficiency Test Providers (10/99)
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Company Name
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Address
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Contact
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Phone/Fax
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EMAIL
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Absolute Standards, Inc.
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PO Box 5585
Hamden, CT 06518-0585
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Stephen J. Arpie
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1-800-368-1131
1-800-410-2577 (fax)
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absolutest@aol.com
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AccuStandard, Inc.
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125 Market Street
New Haven, CT 06513-3031
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William McClain
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1-203-786-5290 (ext.102)
1-203-786-5287 (fax)
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bm@accustandard.com
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APG, Inc
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2730 Washington Blvd.
Belpre, OH 45714
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Tom Coyner
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1-740-423-4200 or
1-800-272-4442
740-423-5588 (fax)
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APG@citynet.net
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CHRISOPE Technologies, A Division of Remel
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LabProficiency
3941 Ryan St.
Lake Charles, LA 70605
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Jody D. Moss
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1-800-256-4376 (ex 236)
1-318-479-1006 (fax)
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jdmoss@remelinc.com
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Environmental Resource Associates
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5540 Marshall St.
Arvada, CO. 80002
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Chuck Wibby
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1-800-372-0122
1-303-421-0159 (fax)
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eracxw@aol.com
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New York State
(for internal use by NY Laboratory Accreditation Program)
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Empire State Plaza
NYSDoH, Wadsworth Center
P.O. Box 509
Albany, NY 12201-0509
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Matthew Caruso
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1-518-485-5570
1-518-485-5568 (fax)
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caruso@wadsworth.org
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Protocol Analytical Supplies
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472 Lincoln Blvd.
Middlesex, NJ 08846
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William H. Hahn
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1-732-627-0500
1-732-627-0979 (fax)
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bhahn@prostds.com
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Spex Certiprep, Inc.
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203 Norcross Ave.
Metuchen, N.J. 08840
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Vanaja Sivakumar
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1-732-549-7144 (ex.418)
1-732-494-1747 (fax)
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VSivakumar@spexcsp.com
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Ultra Scientific. Inc
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250 Smith St.
N.Kingstown, RI 02852-7723
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Edward Martz
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1-401-294-9400
1-401-295-2330 (fax)
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emartz@ultrasci.com
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