Services Aquatic Toxicity Analysis Services
Since 1986 New England Bioassay, a Division of GZA GeoEnvironmental, has been one of the leading ecological and whole effluent toxicity testing laboratories in the Northeast. Our laboratory is located in Manchester, Connecticut and provides services to more than 150 active industrial, municipal, environmental engineering, and risk assessment clients nationwide. New England Bioassay routinely performs screening, acute and chronic toxicity tests with both freshwater and marine vertebrates and invertebrates for discharges including processed wastewaters, stormwaters, non-contact cooling waters and groundwaters.For facilities that are experiencing difficulty in controlling effluent toxicity, we provide toxicity identification (TIE) and toxicity reduction (TRE) evaluations. NEB also assesses the potential impact of new products/process lines on effluent toxicity by performing toxicological analyses on “simulated” effluent samples prepared in the laboratory. In addition, NEB provides ecological testing of soil and sediments. A variety of tests are used to evaluate sediment contamination with the specific methodology depending upon the sediment phase evaluated [whole sediment (solid-phase tests), suspended sediments, elutriates, pore water and sediment extracts].
Our laboratory is widely known and is well regarded by state environmental regulatory agencies and the U.S. EPA. We have consistently earned high ratings on our protocols submitted as a participant in the WET Testing portion of EPA’s annual Discharge Monitoring Report Quality Assurance Performance Evaluation Program. NEB is also NELAC (National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference) certified to perform aquatic toxicity testing in the state of New Jersey. These technical credentials are backed with outstanding technical support and a philosophy of proactive customer service provided by a knowledgeable and responsive team. We pride ourselves on providing all of our reports, including toxicity evaluations in timelines compliant with both our clients business and regulatory needs.