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Bureau of Public Health Laboratories – Jacksonville- 904-791-1500
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Dept of Health
Bureau of Public Health
Laboratories
1217 N. Pearl Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
- 305-324-2432
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305-325-2560 -
Dept of Health
Bureau of Public Health
Laboratories
1325 N.W. 14th Avenue
Miami, FL 33125
- 813-233-2203
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Dept of Health
Bureau of Public Health
Laboratories
3602 Spectrum Boulevard
Tampa, FL 33612
- Environmental Chemistry:
- Environmental Laboratory Certification
The laboratory has testing and analysis capabilities for air, soil, and water matrices. It has a well-established record for proficiency of analysis in the areas of organic and inorganic chemistry, metals, and bacteriology.
Phone: 904-791-1506
Fax: 904-791-1520
Inorganic Chemistry, Analytes tested and Methods:
The Non-Metals section tests for anions and other water contaminates in surface, ground and drinking waters using a variety of techniques; Ion Chromatography (IC), colorimetry, Flow Injection Analysis (FIA).
Non-Metals and Other Inorganics | |
METHODS | ANALYTES TESTED |
SM 2320B | Alkalinity |
SM 4500-CL-E | Chloride |
SM 4500-CN-E | Cyanide |
EPA 300.0 | Fluoride |
SM 5540C | Foaming Agents |
EPA 353.2 | Nitrite |
EPA 353.2 | Nitrate, Total Nitrogen |
SM4500 P-F | Phosphate |
EPA 300.0 | Sulfate |
SM 2130B | Turbidity |
SM 2540C | Total Dissolved Solids |
The EPA 200.7, 200.8, and 200.9 series provides for the determination of dissolved metals in surface, ground and drinking waters as well as wastewater and soils. Each method uses advanced instrumentation; the Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP AES), Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICPMS) and Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption (GFAA) respectively. The remaining methods use flame atomic absorption with the exception of mercury, which is determined by a cold vapor technique.
Metals | |
METHODS | ANALYTES TESTED |
EPA 200.7 ICP | Zinc, Barium, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Boron, Sodium, Potassium |
EPA 200.8 ICPMS | Aluminum, Antimony, Arsenic, Beryllium, Cadmium, Chromium, Copper, Lead, Manganese, Mercury, Molybdenum, Nickel, Selenium, Thallium, Tin, Zinc |
EPA 200.9 GFAA | Silver, Lead |
EPA 245.1 | Mercury |
EPA 200.7 | Potassium |
EPA 200.7 | Sodium |
EPA 200.7 | Calcium Hardness |
Organic Chemistry, Analytes and Methods:
These methods are for the identification and simultaneous measurement of organic compounds in surface, ground, and drinking water samples as well as soils, solid wastes, and air samples.
Methods | Matrix | Analyte Groups | Instrument |
EPA 504.1 | Water | EDB/ DBCP Ethylene Dibromide | Gas Chromatograph |
EPA 505 | Water | Pesticides & Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) | Gas Chromatograph |
EPA 515.3 | Water | Herbicides | Gas Chromatograph |
EPA 524.2 | Water | Volatile Organics | Gas Chromatograph/ Mass Spectrometer |
EPA 525.2 | Water | Semi-Volatile Organics | Gas Chromatograph/ Mass Spectrometer |
EPA 531.1 | Water | Carbamates | High Performance Liquid Chromatograph |
EPA 547 | Water | Glyphosate | High Performance Liquid Chromatograph |
EPA 548 | Water | Endothall | Gas Chromatograph |
EPA 549 | Water | Diquat | High Performance Liquid Chromatograph |
EPA 508A | Water | Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) | Gas Chromatograph |
EPA SW 846 | Food | Metals | ICP/MS |
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The Environmental Laboratory Certification Program was established in 1979 to ensure laboratory quality and capacity to perform testing of drinking water regulated under the Florida Safe Drinking Water Act. The legislature expanded the scope of the program in 1986 to cover domestic wastewater testing conducted under the Clean Water Act as well as certification for other types of environmental testing.
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