COVID-19 UPDATE
YES, WE ARE OPEN AND WELCOME YOUR SAMPLES!
Please take note of the following changes in MEL protocol due to our COVID-19 social-distancing efforts:
- We have increased our regular cleaning and disinfection of the office and lab spaces
- Please DO NOT ENTER THE BUILDING without prior permission. In fact, the door is now locked– but we’re OPEN!
- RECEPTION IS NOW OUTSIDE THE BUILDING, AT OUR ENTRANCE DOOR. Please call us upstairs at 846-6569 or buzz the walkie-talkie to let us know that you are here– we will come down to meet you. Alternatively, bang on the door and call up the stairs. For those of you who have dragged coolers up our stairs for 30 years, this will come as a welcome improvement in service!
Thank you for your patience and understanding!
OUR MISSION
Maine Environmental Laboratory performs analyses on samples of all kinds: drinking water, waste water, soil, ash, sludge, manure, wood chips, paint chips, shop rags, railroad ties, food slurry, dredge spoils, dirty oil, construction debris, mystery matrix… You name it, we’ve tested it. We are a multi-purpose, full-service one-stop shop: if we can’t do it ourselves, we will find a lab who can do it for you, and handle the bottles, shipping and reporting for you.
Our clients are industries and small organizations with regulated discharge permits, municipalities, engineering firms, the State of Maine, energy companies, and a whole lot of folks who want to ensure their well water is safe to drink.
Please contact us to discuss your special needs; we welcome custom projects and can scale to fit your needs.
Our most common analyses are listed below.
| Inorganics and Wet Chemistry | Method | Method Approved For… |
|---|---|---|
| Alkalinity as CaCO3 | SM 2320 B 18th ED | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Alkalinity as CaCO3 | SM 2320 B 18th ED | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Amenable cyanide | SM 4500-CN G 18th ED | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Ammonia as N | SM 4500-NH3 B 18th ED | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Ammonia as N | SM 4500-NH3 E 18th ED | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) | SM 5210 B 18th ED | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Bromide | EPA 300.0 2.1 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Bromide | EPA 9056 0 | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand (CBOD) | SM 5210 B 18th ED | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) | HACH 8000 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Chloride | EPA 300.0 2.1 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Chloride | EPA 300.0 2.1 | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Chloride | EPA 9056 0 | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Chloride | EPA 9056 0 | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Conductivity | Electrical Conductivity of Solids 08.10 | Clean Water Program (S) |
| Conductivity | EPA 9050A | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Conductivity | SM 2510 B 18th ED | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) | EPA 9060 | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) | SM 5310 B 18th ED | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Fluoride | EPA 300.0 2.1 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Fluoride | EPA 300.0 2.1 | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Fluoride | EPA 9056 0 | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Hardness | SM 2340 B 18th ED | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Hardness | SM 2340 B 18th ED | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Ignitability | EPA 1010A | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Ignitability | EPA 1030 | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Nitrate as N | EPA 300.0 2.1 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Nitrate as N | EPA 300.0 2.1 | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Nitrate as N | EPA 9056 0 | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Nitrate as N | EPA 9056 0 | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Nitrite as N | EPA 300.0 2.1 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Nitrite as N | EPA 300.0 2.1 | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Nitrite as N | EPA 9056 0 | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Nitrite as N | EPA 9056 0 | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Oil & Grease | EPA 9070A | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Oil & Grease (n-Hexane Extractable Material) | EPA 1664A (HEM) | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Orthophosphate as P | EPA 365.3 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| pH | EPA 9040C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| pH | EPA 9045D | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| pH | SM 4500-H+ B 18th ED | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| pH | SM 4500-H+ B 18th ED | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Phosphorus, total | EPA 365.3 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Residue-filterable (TDS) | SM 2540 C 18th ED | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Residue-filterable (TDS) | SM 2540 C 18th ED | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Residue-nonfilterable (TSS) | SM 2540 D 18th ED | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Residue-total (TS) | SM 2540 B 18th Ed | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Sulfate | EPA 300.0 2.1 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Sulfate | EPA 300.0 2.1 | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Sulfate | EPA 9056 0 | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Sulfate | EPA 9056 0 | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Total Cyanide | EPA 9010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Total Cyanide | EPA 9010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Total Cyanide | EPA 9014 | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Total Cyanide | EPA 9014 | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Total Cyanide | SM 4500-CN E 18th ED | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Total Organic Carbon | EPA 9060A | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Total Organic Carbon | SM 5310 B 18th ED | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Total Organic Carbon | SM 5310 B 18th ED | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Total Solids | SM 2540 G 18th ED, 20th Ed | Clean Water Program (S) |
| Total Volatile Solids | SM 2540 G 18th ED, 20th Ed | Clean Water Program (S) |
| Bacteria | ||
| Escherichia coli | SM 9223 B (Colilert® Quanti-Tray®) 20th ED | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Escherichia coli | SM 9223 B (Colilert® Quanti-Tray®) 20th ED | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Total coliforms | SM 9223 B (Colilert® Quanti-Tray®) 20th ED | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Escherichia coli | SM 9223 B (Colilert®-18 Quanti-Tray®) 20th ED | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Escherichia coli | SM 9223 B (Colilert®-18 Quanti-Tray®) 20th ED | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Total coliforms | SM 9223 B (Colilert®-18 Quanti-Tray®) 20th ED | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Escherichia coli | SM 9223 B (Colilert®-18) 20th ED | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Total coliforms | SM 9223 B (Colilert®-18) 20th ED | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Escherichia coli | SM 9223 B (Colilert®) 20th ED | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Total coliforms | SM 9223 B (Colilert®) 20th ED | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Fecal coliforms | Colilert®-18 (Fecal Coliforms) | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Enterococci | Enterolert | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Metals | ||
| Aluminum | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Aluminum | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Aluminum | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Aluminum | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Aluminum | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Aluminum | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Antimony | EPA 200.5 4.2 | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Antimony | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Antimony | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Antimony | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Antimony | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Antimony | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Arsenic | EPA 200.5 4.2 | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Arsenic | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Arsenic | EPA 6010B | Clean Water Program (S) |
| Arsenic | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Arsenic | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Arsenic | EPA 6010C | Clean Water Program (S) |
| Arsenic | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Arsenic | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Barium | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Barium | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Barium | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Barium | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Barium | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Barium | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Beryllium | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Beryllium | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Beryllium | EPA 6010B | Clean Water Program (S) |
| Beryllium | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Beryllium | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Beryllium | EPA 6010C | Clean Water Program (S) |
| Beryllium | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Beryllium | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Boron | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Boron | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Boron | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Boron | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Boron | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Cadmium | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Cadmium | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Cadmium | EPA 6010B | Clean Water Program (S) |
| Cadmium | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Cadmium | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Cadmium | EPA 6010C | Clean Water Program (S) |
| Cadmium | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Cadmium | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Calcium | EPA 200.5 4.2 | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Calcium | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Calcium | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Calcium | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Calcium | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Calcium | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Calcium | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Chromium | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Chromium | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Chromium | EPA 6010B | Clean Water Program (S) |
| Chromium | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Chromium | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Chromium | EPA 6010C | Clean Water Program (S) |
| Chromium | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Chromium | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Cobalt | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Cobalt | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Cobalt | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Cobalt | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Cobalt | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Copper | EPA 200.5 4.2 | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Copper | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Copper | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Copper | EPA 6010B | Clean Water Program (S) |
| Copper | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Copper | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Copper | EPA 6010C | Clean Water Program (S) |
| Copper | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Copper | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Iron | EPA 200.5 4.2 | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Iron | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Iron | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Iron | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Iron | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Iron | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Iron | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Lead | EPA 200.5 4.2 | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Lead | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Lead | EPA 6010B | Clean Water Program (S) |
| Lead | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Lead | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Lead | EPA 6010C | Clean Water Program (S) |
| Lead | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Lead | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Magnesium | EPA 200.5 4.2 | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Magnesium | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Magnesium | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Magnesium | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Magnesium | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Magnesium | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Magnesium | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Manganese | EPA 200.5 4.2 | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Manganese | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Manganese | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Manganese | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Manganese | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Manganese | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Manganese | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Mercury | EPA 245.1 3 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Mercury | EPA 245.1 3 | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Mercury | EPA 7470A | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Mercury | EPA 7471B | Clean Water Program (S) |
| Mercury | EPA 7471B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Molybdenum | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Molybdenum | EPA 6010B | Clean Water Program (S) |
| Molybdenum | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Molybdenum | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Molybdenum | EPA 6010C | Clean Water Program (S) |
| Molybdenum | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Molybdenum | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Nickel | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Nickel | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Nickel | EPA 6010B | Clean Water Program (S) |
| Nickel | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Nickel | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Nickel | EPA 6010C | Clean Water Program (S) |
| Nickel | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Nickel | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Phosphorus, total | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Phosphorus, total | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Potassium | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Potassium | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Potassium | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Potassium | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Potassium | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Selenium | EPA 200.5 4.2 | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Selenium | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Selenium | EPA 6010B | Clean Water Program (S) |
| Selenium | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Selenium | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Selenium | EPA 6010C | Clean Water Program (S) |
| Selenium | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Selenium | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Silica as SiO2 | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Silica as SiO2 | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Silica as SiO2 | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Silicon | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Silicon | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Silver | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Silver | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Silver | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Silver | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Silver | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Silver | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Sodium | EPA 200.5 4.2 | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Sodium | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Sodium | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Sodium | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Sodium | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Sodium | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Sodium | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Thallium | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Thallium | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Thallium | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Thallium | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Thallium | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Tin | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Tin | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Tin | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Vanadium | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Vanadium | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Vanadium | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Vanadium | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Vanadium | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Zinc | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Clean Water Program (NPW) |
| Zinc | EPA 200.7 4.4 | Safe Drinking Water Program (DW) |
| Zinc | EPA 6010B | Clean Water Program (S) |
| Zinc | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Zinc | EPA 6010B | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |
| Zinc | EPA 6010C | Clean Water Program (S) |
| Zinc | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (NPW) |
| Zinc | EPA 6010C | Resource Conservation Recovery Program (S) |