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Water Quality and Pathogenic Disease Laboratories
The Drinking Water Testing Laboratory and Education/ Resource Center
Citizen Monitoring and Training Programs
Started in 1982 (Over 20 yrs of Experience)
The certified laboratory has worked on projects related to acid mine drainage ( AMD ), mine drainage, lake and stream monitoring programs, wetland creation and monitoring, filtration plant performance evaluations, testing new point of use water treatment devices and systems, hydrogeological evaluations, geological investigations, water well drilling and construction, drinking water testing and land reclamation. The Center has also been involved with Citizen Monitoring and other Environmental Training Programs for groups within the United States (Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey), Europe, India, and even the former Soviet Union. The staff of the Center is available for education conferences and workshops.
Under the Citizen Monitoring Program we can provide assistance in training (field, laboratory, and workshops), developing QC/QA Plans (QAPP), selecting monitoring equipment, establishing testing protocols, developing a database, conducting datagap analysis, GIS/GPS assistance, laboratory support, online resources/information, and other technical assistance in data review. In addition to these services, we can conduct workshops on subjects related to water quality, groundwater resources, non-point source pollution, water well construction, drinking water quality, lake and watershed management, and on-lot wastewater disposal.
The Center for Environmental Quality at Wilkes University operates and maintains a series of state-of-the-art water and environmental materials testing facility. The facility, a non-profit/ equal opportunity employer, is operated and managed, within the Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences under the auspices of the Center for Environmental Quality. Currently, the laboratory is PADEP/EPA approved for drinking water and environmental analysis for regulated water supplies for microbiological agents, but has the capability to conduct analysis for macronutrients, general water quality parameters, microbiological contaminants (Giardia, coliform, nuisance bacteria) and toxic metals. We have a special online water testing program for private water supplies - known as the Homeowner Outreach Program.
For More information about the Environmental Quality Center, please contact:
Attn: Mr. Brian Oram, Professional Geologist (PG)
Laboratory Director
Wilkes University
Environmental Engineering and
Earth Sciences Department
PO Box 111
84 West South Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766
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