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Laboratories that Analyze for Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins

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States and territories that have laboratories available to analyze water samples for cyanobacteria and cyanotoxin can be found by selecting the state on the map.

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* The U.S. EPA does not endorse any of the laboratories presented on this page.

Alabama

Alabama Department of Public Health
Bureau of Clinical Laboratories
Mobile Regional Laboratory
757 Museum Drive
Mobile, AL 36608
Phone: (251) 344-6049
Specific services: phytoplankton monitoring of shellfish growing waters, microscopy identification of dinoflagellates, many diatoms, flagellates, and some cyanobacteria

Cyanopros
203 Swingle Hall
Auburn, AL 36849
Phone: (334) 246-1120
Specific Services: Algal identification and enumeration, cyanotoxin analysis


Alaska

No available information


Arizona

No available information


Arkansas

No available information


California

California Animal Health & Food Safety Laboratory System
University of California, Davis
620 W. Health Sciences Drive
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 752-8700
Fax: (530) 752-6253
Specific services: Animal-related cyanotoxin analysis

California Primary Algae Laboratory
California State University, San Marcos
333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Road
San Marcos, CA 92096
Phone: (760) 750-8023
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration

Drinking Water & Radiation Laboratory, California Department of Public Health
850 Marina Bay Pkwy.
Richmond, CA 94804
Phone: (916) 558-1784
Specific services: Cyanotoxin analysis

Kudela Laboratory
University of California, Santa Cruz
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Phone: (831) 459-3290
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration, cyanotoxin analysis

MWH Laboratories
750 Royal Oaks Drive, Suite 100
Monrovia, CA 91016
Phone: (800) 566-5227
Specific services: Cyanobacterial identification and enumeration, cyanotoxin analysis

Water Pollution Control Laboratory, CA Department of Fish and Wildlife
2005 Nimbus Road
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Phone: (916) 358-2858
Specific services: Cyanotoxin analysis

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Colorado

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Laboratory Services Division
8100 Lowry Blvd.
Denver, CO 80230
Phone: (303) 692-3048
Specific Services: algal toxins analysis


Connecticut

Northeast Laboratories, Inc.
129 Mill Street, Suite 11
Berline, CT 06037
Phone: (860) 828-9787
Toll-free: (800) 826-0105
Fax: (860) 829-1050
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and Enumeration


Delaware

No available information


District of Columbia

EcoAnalysts
P.O. Box 65527
Washington, DC 20035
Phone: (202) 310-1396


Florida

GreenWater Laboratories/Cyanolabs
205 Zeagler Drive, Suite 302
Palatka, FL 32177
Phone: (386) 328-0882
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration, cyanotoxin analysis

Everglades Laboratories, Inc.
1602 Clare Avenue
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phone (561) 833-4200
Fax: (561) 833-7280
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration

Jupiter Environmental Laboratories
150 S. Old Dixie Highway
Jupiter, FL 33458
Phone: (561) 575-0030
Toll-free: (888) 287-3218
Fax: (561) 575-4118
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration, cyanotoxin analysis

Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Labs, Biology Section
(FLDEP Programs, consultation)
2600 Blair Stone Road
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone: (850) 245-8159
Fax: (850) 412-0509
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration, cyanotoxin analysis

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Georgia

University of Georgia Agricultural and Environmental Services Laboratories
University of Georgia
2400 College Station Road
Athens, GA 30602


Hawaii

No available information


Idaho

EcoAnalysts, Inc.
1420 S. Blaine Street, Suite 12
Moscow, ID 83843
Phone: (208) 882-2588
Fax: (208) 883-4288
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration, cyanotoxin analysis

Advanced Eco-Solutions, Inc.
1324 N. Liberty Lake Road
Box #124
Liberty Lake, WA 99019
Phone (208) 660-8733
Email: wqpro@yahoo.com
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration, cyanotoxin analysis


Illinois

No available information


Indiana

All Things Water
29916 Connecticut Avenue
Elkhart, IN 46516
Phone: (574) 596-0829
Specific services: Sampling, cyanobacteria identification and enumeration, cyanotoxin analysis

Aquatic Control, Inc.
418 W State Road 258
Seymour, IN 47274
Phone: (800) 753-5253 x243
Specific services: Sampling, cyanobacteria identification and enumeration, cyanotoxin analysis

ASAP Aquatics
3310 N. Shadeland Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46226
Office: (317) 591-9000
Cell: (317) 627-2727
Specific services: Sampling, cyanobacteria identification

Ponds Rx
13044 Saxony Blvd.
Fishers, IN 46037
Phone: (317) 219-6339
Toll-free: (877) 557-6637
Specific services: Sampling, cyanobacteria identification and enumeration, cyanotoxin analysis

Sherry Laboratories
560 S. Zimmer Road
Warsaw, IN 46580
Phone: (574) 267-3305
Fax: (574) 269-6569
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration

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Iowa

State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa
2490 Crosspark Road
Coralville, IA 52241
Phone: (319) 335-4500
Fax: (319) 335-4555
Specific services: Cyanotoxin analysis

Limnology Laboratory at Iowa State University
253 Bessey Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011


Kansas

Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
1800 Denison Avenue
Manhattan, KS 66502
Phone: (785) 532-4333
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration, cyanotoxin analysis

USGS Algal and Other Environmental Toxins Laboratory-OGRL, Kansas Water Science Center
1217 Biltmore Drive
Lawrence, KS 66049
Phone: (785) 842-9909
Specific services: Cyanotoxin analysis


Kentucky

No available information


Louisiana

Sherry Laboratories
2417 W. Pinhook Road
Lafayette, LA 70508
Phone: (337) 235-0483
Toll-free: (800) 737-2378
Fax: (337) 233-6540
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration


Maine

No available information


Maryland

No available information


Massachusetts

EPA New England Regional Laboratory
11 Technology Drive
North Chelmsford, MA 01863
Phone: (617) 918-8300
Toll-free: (888) 372-7341
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification


Michigan

LSSU Environmental Analysis Laboratory
Lake Superior State University
650 W. Easterday Avenue
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
Phone: (906) 635-2165
Specific services: Cyanotoxin analysis

PhycoTech
620 Broad Street, Suite 100
St. Joseph, MI 49805
Phone: (269) 983-3654
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration


Minnesota

No available information


Mississippi

No available information


Missouri

No available information


Montana

No available information


Nebraska

Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
1200 N Street, Suite 400, P.O. Box 98922
Lincoln, NE 68509

Midwest Laboratories, Inc.
13611 B Street
Omaha, NE 68144
Phone: (402) 334-7770
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration, cyanotoxin analysis

Water Sciences Laboratory, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
202 Water Sciences Laboratory
1840 N. 37th Street
Lincoln, NE 68583
Phone (402) 472-7539
Fax: (402) 472-9599
Specific services: Cyanotoxin analysis

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Nevada

No available information


New Hampshire

Department of Environmental Services Laboratory
29 Hazen Drive
P.O. Box 95
Concord, NH 03302
Phone: (603) 271-3445
Fax: (603) 271-2997
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration


New Jersey

North Jersey Center for Water Science and Technology
Montclair State University
Normal Avenue
Montclair, NJ 07043
Phone: (973) 655-7117
Specific services: harmful algae bloom testing in New Jersey

Aquatic Analysts, Inc.
P.O. Box 66
Middleville, NJ 07855
Office: (973) 383-6264
Cell: (973) 222-1190
Fax: (973) 383-7314
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration

EMSL Aquatic Microbiology Laboratory
200 Route 130 N.
Cinnaminson, NJ 08077
Phone: (856) 303-2507
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration, cyanotoxin analysis


New Mexico

No available information


New York

No available information


North Carolina

SePRO Research & Technology Campus
16013 Watson Seed Farm Road
Whitakers, NC 27891
Phone: (252) 437-3282
Specific services: Sampling, cyanobacteria identification and enumeration, cyanotoxin analysis


North Dakota

No available information


Ohio

Beagle Bioproducts
959 Schrock Road
Columbus, OH 43229
Phone: (614) 506-8634
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration, cyanotoxin analysis

BSA Environmental Services, Inc.
23400 Mercantile Road, Suite 8
Beachwood, OH 44122
Phone: (216) 765-0582
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration, cyanotoxin analysis

Celina Utilities – Water Department
714 S. Sugar Street
Celina, OH 45822
Phone: (419) 586-2270
Fax: (419) 586-3598
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration, cyanotoxin analysis

Division of Environmental Services, Ohio EPA
DES Sample Coordinator
8955 E. Main Street
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
Phone: (614) 644-4243
Specific services: Cyanotoxin analysis

Jones Fish & Lake Management
3433 Church Street
Newtown, OH 45244
Phone: (800) 662-3474
Specific services: Sampling, cyanobacteria identification and enumeration

Microbac Laboratories
158 Starlite Drive
Marietta, OH 45750
Phone: (800) 373-4071
Specific services: Cyanotoxin analysis

Ohio Water Microbiology Laboratory
6480 Doubletree Avenue
Columbus, OH 43229
Phone: (614) 430-7700
Fax: (614) 430-7777
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration, cyanotoxin analysis

EnviroScience
5070 Stow Road
Stow, OH 44224
Phone: (330) 688-0111
Specific services: Consulting, sampling, algal/cyanobacteria identification and enumeration, cyanotoxin analysis

Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District Analytical Services
4747 East 49th Street
Cuyahoga Hts., OH 44115
Phone: (216) 432-7293
Fax: (216) 614-8118
Services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration, cyanotoxin analysis by ELISA, LC/MS/MS, and qPCR

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Oklahoma

Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
707 N. Robinson
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Phone: (405) 702-1000
Fax: (405) 702-1001
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration, cyanotoxin analysis


Oregon

Aquatic Scientific Resource
2225 NW Wheatfield Way
Portland, OR 97229
Phone: (503) 869-5032
Specific services: Consulting, cyanobacteria identification and enumeration

Aquatic Services
42184 Tweedle Lane
Seaside, OR 97138
Phone: (503) 755-0711
Specific services: Consulting, cyanobacteria identification and enumeration
Email: wayne.carmichael@wright.edu

Bend Genetics, LLC
226 Nash Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331
Phone: 541-600-4363
Specific services: algal toxin analysis, quantitative PCR, sequencing & metagenomics and consulting

CH2M Hill Applied Science Laboratory
1000 NE Circle Blvd., Suite 10350
Corvallis, OR 97330
Phone: (541) 768-3120
Fax: (541) 766-2852
Specific services: Toxin testing - Microcystin

Oregon Public Health Laboratory, Oregon Health Authority
3150 NW 229th Avenue
Hillsboro, OR 971254
Phone: (503) 693-4100
Specific services: Microcystin analysis

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Pennsylvania

Academy of Natural Sciences – Phycology Section
1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 299-1080
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration

EcoAnalysts, Inc.
15 N. Market Street
Selingsgrove, PA 17870
Phone: (570) 374-2100
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration, cyanotoxin analysis


Rhode Island

Rhode Island State Health Laboratories, State of Rhode Island Department of Health (Public Laboratory)
50 Orms Street
Providence, RI 02904
Phone: (401) 222-5578
Fax: (401) 222-6985
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration, cyanotoxin analysis


South Carolina

South Carolina Algal Ecology Laboratory HML
331 Fort Johnson Road
Charleston, SC 29412
Phone: (843) 725-4823
Fax: (843) 762-8737
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration, cyanotoxin analysis


South Dakota

No available information


Tennessee

No available information


Texas

Attogene
3913 Todd Lane Suite 310
Austin, TX 78744
Phone: (512) 333-1330
Specific services:  Cyanotoxin analysis and quantification, Phytoplankton sample collection and analysis, Cyanotoxins Management Plan Consulting

Utah

No available information


Vermont

University of Vermont Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Laboratory
3 College Street
Burlington, VT 05401

Vermont Department of Health Laboratory
195 Colchester Avenue
P.O. Box 1125
Burlington, VT 05402
Phone: (800) 660-9997
Fax: (800) 863-7632
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration


Virginia

ODU Phytoplankton Analysis Laboratory
Old Dominion University
114 Mills Godwin
Norfolk, VA 23529-0266
Phone: (757) 683-4799
Email: tegerton@odu.edu
Specific services: Algal identification and enumeration, cyanotoxin analysis


Washington

Aquatic Analysts
126 Ocean View Drive
Friday Harbor, WA 98250
Phone: (503) 869-5032
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration

King County Environmental Laboratory, King County Water and Land Resources Division
322 West Ewing Street
Seattle, WA 98119
Phone: (206) 684-2358
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration, cyanotoxin analysis

EcoAnalysts
24387 Gracey Trail Lane
Poulsbo, WA 98370
Phone: (206) 779-9500

Nostoca Algae Laboratory
7770 Springridge Road NE
Bainbridge Islange, WA 98110
Phone: (360) 865-3454
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration

WATER Environmental Services, Inc.
9515 Windsong Loop NE
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Phone: (206) 842-9382
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration

Water Management Laboratories
1515 80th Street E.
Tacoma, WA 98404
Phone: (253) 531-3121
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration, cyanotoxin analysis

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West Virginia

No available information


Wisconsin

Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2601 Agriculture Drive
Madison, WI 53718
Phone: (608) 224-6230
Toll-free: (800) 442-4618
Fax: (608) 224-6267
Specific services: Cyanobacteria identification and enumeration, cyanotoxin analysis


Wyoming

No available information

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