At GLEC we have the experienced staff, equipment, and resources necessary to conduct environmental chemistry evaluations, either in support of other programs or as stand-alone projects. GLEC has completed hundreds of integrated surveys of large and small water bodies involving the collection and chemical analysis of water, effluent, sediment, and biological tissue samples for inorganic constituents. GLEC’s stringent Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) pro cedures comply with the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP). All laboratory practices follow written Standard Great Lakes Environmental Center Operating Procedures. A list of commonly requested parameters and their associated reporting limits are listed below; other parameters are available.
PARAMETER |
REPORTING LIMIT |
|---|---|
| Alkalinity | 20 mg/L |
| Biochemical Oxygen Demand | 0.2 mg/L |
| Chloride (CL-) | 1 mg/L |
| Chlorophyll a | 0.0002 mg/L |
| Color | 2 CU |
| Conductivity | 1 uhos/cm |
| Grain Size Analysis | NA |
| Hardness | 5 mg/L |
| Nitrogen: Ammonia (NH3-N) Kjeldahl, Total (TKN) Nitrate/Nitrite (NO3/NO2-N) Nitrate (NO3-N) Nitrite (NO2-N) Total Nitrogen |
0.04 mg/L 0.3 mg/L 0.005 mg/L 0.005 mg/L 0.005 mg/L 0.05 mg/L |
| Periphyton (Ashfree Dry Weight ) | 0.0005 g |
| Phosphorus: Total (TP) Low Level (TP) Soluble Reactive (SRP) Low Level SRP Dissolved Organic (DOP ) |
0.003 mg/L 0.001 mg/L 0.003 mg/L 0.001 mg/L 0.003 mg/L |
| Solids: Total Suspended (TSS) Total Dissolved (TDS) |
0.5 mg/L 5 mg/L |
| Suspended Sediment Concentration (S SC) | 1 mg/L |
Principal Research Scientist
mmoore@glec.com
Phone: 231-941-0179
