Fort Collins Environmental Lab
Capabilities
The Fort Collins facility is a full-service environmental laboratory with extensive radiochemical capabilities.
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225 Commerce Drive
Fort Collins, Colorado
United States, 80524
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Regional Overview
ALS Environmental is one of the largest laboratory networks in North America. With more than 50 laboratories and several convenient service centres throughout Canada, USA and Mexico, ALS has the resources to fulfill all environmental testing requirements.
ALS has a global reputation for delivering laboratory data of the highest quality, while consistently meeting the turnaround time requirements of clients. With the resources of the largest laboratory network in the world and a local understanding of exceptional client service, ALS can deliver the right solutions for all your project needs.
Additional Details
The ALS Environmental laboratory in Fort Collins is a premier Radiochemistry and Environmental Lab serving the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Defense (DOD), as well as numerous environmental engineering firms and the private industry. The Fort Collins laboratory (formerly Paragon Analytics) developed a nationwide reputation for superior quality and legally defensible data, which aids our clients in promoting human health and preserving the environment.
Our laboratory is NELAC accredited and performs a full range of organic, inorganic, and radiochemical analyses, including LC/MS/MS. We use SW-846 and EPA methodologies on a wide range of sample matrices including groundwater, surface water, wastewater, soil, sludge, multiphasic samples, air, biota, vegetation, building debris, mixed waste, and hazardous waste.
We provide a full range of Alpha Spec, Gamma Spec, Liquid Scintillation, Gas Flow Proportional, and Alpha Scintillation methods. Our facility holds a current Radioactive Materials Handling License from the State of Colorado, is NELAC accredited in Utah, with over 18 total state accredidations, and is USDA licensed to accept samples from outside the United States (OCONUS).
We operate under rigorous Quality Assurance and Health and Safety protocols and are committed to all aspects of our client relationships including data quality objectives, methodologies, on-time delivery, health and safety, shipping, and waste management.
Our primary focus is on customer service. We fully understand the need for accurate, timely results provided in the format you desire. We recognize the importance of being responsive to our clients needs and strive to provide a cooperative professional approach to providing analytical data in a cost effective manner.
Office Hours
Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sample Receiving Hours
Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Complete List of Capabilities
Environmental Capabilities
- GC/MS Volatiles, Semivolatiles, PAH
- SIM
- Pesticides, Herbicides, PCBs
- EDB and DBCP
- Explosives/Nitroaromatics 8330/8330B
- MIS Multi-Incremental Sampling
- Nitroglycerine, PETN, Nitroguanidine, Nitrocellulose
- LC/MS and LC/MS/MS
- Oxyanions and Perchlorate
- TPH, State-Specific DRO/GRO
- CAL LUFT, CAL WET
- Methane, Ethane, Ethene (MEE)
- Metals 6010, 6020, Mercury
- Wet Chemistry, including IC & Nutrients
- RCRA Characterization
- TCLP/SPLP
- DOE QSAS and DOD QSM
- NELAC
- APHIS
- Custom EDDs
Radiochemical Capabilities
- Alpha Isotopics including Am, Cm, Np, Po, Pu, Th, U
- Gamma Scans Fission, Activation, Natural Products and custom libraries, including Cs-137, Co-60, K-40
- Iron-55
- Nickel-63
- Radium226 and Radium228
- Liquid Scintillation
- Carbon-14
- Tritium
- Plutonium-241
- Radon-222 in water and air
- Lead-210
- Gas Flow Proportional Counting
- Gross Alpha Beta
- Iodine-129
- Strontium-89/90
- Technetium-99
- Alpha Scintillation Methods
- Chlorine-36
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