The Kirby Health Center Laboratory began as a public health laboratory in the 1930's. The laboratory became involved in environmental testing in the 1970's when environmental issues became prominent.

The laboratory analyzes groundwater, drinking water, municipal and industrial wastewater, soil, sludge, solid waste, air, and oil for various microbiological, inorganic and organic parameters.

Our client base consists of local, state, and federal agencies, engineering firms, environmental consulting firms, financial institutions, industries, and private individuals.

The laboratory is fully equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation that is continually updated to stay current with the latest technology. Some of these include: Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometers (AA) and Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometer (ICP/MS) for trace metal analysis; Gas Chromatographs (GC) and Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS) for organic analysis; Specific Ion Meters, Total Organic Halogen (TOX), Total Organic Carbon (TOC), Microwave, and Hot Block Digestors for general chemistry and sample preparation.

The EPA delegated primacy for laboratory certification to individual states under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Kirby Health Center is certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (Cert. # 40-115) for the analysis of drinking water in the areas of Microbiology, Inorganics, and Organics.

Please contact the laboratory for information, quotations, and turn around times.