Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Who do I call for a price quote?
A. If you have used our services
before, you can contact your sales
representative Scott Brunk
or Project Coordinators, Susan Baer, Denise Brooks or Tonya Hironimus.
When you choose to use our services
at ALSI, each client is assigned a project coordinator who will assist
you with pricing, turnaround schedules, bottles with preservatives,
etc.
If you need special pricing or
immediate assistance, please contact Michael Farlling at 1-800-794-7709.
Q. Do you provide sample pickups...what
service areas do you cover?
A.
ALSI is a full-service environmental testing laboratory. As part of our
value-added services, we can provide you with sample transportation or
sampling services. Vanessa Shomper, ALSI's Field Services Manager, will
be happy to answer any questions that you may have in regards to
sampling or set you up on our sample transportation schedule for your
area. You can contact Vanessa at 1-800-794-7709.
ALSI
provides sample transportation in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey,
Maryland and Virginia.
Q. Do you have more than one facility?
A.
Our main testing facility is located in Middletown, PA. ALSI also
maintains an environmental
testing laboratory in York, PA; industrial hygiene services office in
Harrisburg and Chambersburg, PA; and a field sampling office in
Spring City, PA and Columbia, MD.
Q. What type of LIMS do you have?
A.
ALSI currently manages all sample data with the Horizon LIMS, written by Chemware, to track
data from beginning to end.
Q. What are your standard turnaround times?
A.
ALSI's standard turnaround time is two weeks, 10 business days or 14
calendar days. If you need special turnaround times, please contact
your project coordinator or sales representative to schedule samples
and receive special pricing.
Q. What certifications do you hold?
A.
ALSI holds certifications in various states. See Certifications and Accreditations.
ALSI also receives accreditation from A2LA according to the guidelines
set forth in ISO/IEC Guideline 25:: "General Requirements for the
Competence of Calibration and Testing Laboratories", a guidance
document that originated with the International Organization for
Standardization. (ISO)
ALSI is
also validated by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Missouri River
Division, for various SW-846 test methods.
Q. How many employees do you have?
A.
ALSI currently employees 150 full-time employees.
Q. What kind of environmental projects have
you worked on?
A.
ALSI has experience on several different projects. ALSI performs
testing for cities, boroughs, municipalities, industrial clients, such
as weekly, monthly, and quarterly compliance monitoring. Programs
supported include SDWA, NPDES, CWA, etc.
ALSI also performs sampling and testing for various landfills in
support of the various environmental monitoring programs designed
specifically for each individual landfill or waste monitoring facility.
For the consultant, ALSI performs testing for various support programs
including remediation, compliance monitoring, engineering support,
RCRA, SARA, UST, USACE, etc.
Q. What is the experience of your laboratory
management?
A.
ALSI has a strong chemistry-oriented laboratory management team. The
team is headed by Michael S. Farlling, ALSI's President, with over 10
years of experience in the environmental testing business. ALSI's
Laboratory Manager, Anna Milliken, has over 2 years of
experience in laboratory management.
Please feel free to contact Mike or Anna to discuss technical
issues or questions.
Q. What are the TCLP limits set by the EPA?
A.
A commonly asked question from many municipal authorities. The
following table depicts the regulatory limits set by the EPA.
|
Analytical Laboratory Services,
Inc.
TCLP
Analysis |
|
VOLATILES |
SEMI-VOLATILES |
|
Analyte |
MDL
mg/L |
Regulatory
Limit
(mg/L) |
EPA
HW
Number |
Analyte |
MDL
(mg/L) |
Regulatory
Limit
(mg/L) |
EPA HW
Number |
|
Benzene |
0.020 |
0.5 |
D018 |
ACID FRACTION |
|
CarbonTetrachloride |
0.020 |
0.5 |
D019 |
o-Cresol |
0.050 |
200.0 |
D023 |
|
Chlorobenzene |
0.020 |
100.0 |
D021 |
m-Cresol |
0.100 |
200.0 |
D024 |
|
Chloroform |
0.020 |
6.0 |
D022 |
p-Cresol |
0.100 |
200.0 |
D025 |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane |
0.020 |
0.5 |
D028 |
Cresol
(total) |
0.150 |
200.0 |
D026 |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene |
0.020 |
0.7 |
D029 |
Pentachlorophenol |
0.100 |
100.0 |
D037 |
|
Methyl Ethyl Ketone |
0.020 |
200.0 |
D035 |
2,4,5-Trichlorophenol |
0.050 |
400.0 |
D041 |
|
Tetrachloroethylene |
0.020 |
0.7 |
D039 |
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol |
0.050 |
2.0 |
D042 |
|
Trichloroethylene |
0.020 |
0.5 |
D040 |
BASE NEUTRAL FRACTION |
|
Vinyl Chloride |
0.040 |
0.2 |
D043 |
1,4-Dichlorobenzene |
0.050 |
7.5 |
D027 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,4-Dinitrotoluene |
0.100 |
0.13 |
D030 |
|
|
|
|
|
Hexachlorobenzene |
0.050 |
0.13 |
D032 |
|
|
|
|
|
Hexachlorobutadiene |
0.050 |
0.5 |
D033 |
|
|
|
|
|
Hexachloroethane |
0.050 |
3.0 |
D034 |
|
|
|
|
|
Nitrobenzene |
0.050 |
2.0 |
D036 |
|
|
|
|
|
Pyridine |
0.100 |
5.0 |
D038 |
|
metals |
pesticides
and herbicides |
|
Analyte |
MDL
|
Regulatory
Limit |
EPA
HW
Number |
Analyte |
MDL
|
Regulatory
Limit |
EPA
HW
Number |
|
Arsenic (As) |
0.005 |
5.0 |
D004 |
pesticides |
|
Barium (Ba) |
0.010 |
100.0 |
D005 |
Chlordane |
0.004 |
0.03 |
D020 |
|
Cadmium (Cd) |
0.001 |
1.0 |
D006 |
Endrin |
0.0001 |
0.02 |
D012 |
|
Chromium (Cr) |
0.005 |
5.0 |
D007 |
Heptachlor
(and its epoxide) |
0.0001 |
0.008 |
D031 |
|
Lead (Pb) |
0.005 |
5.0 |
D008 |
Lindane
|
0.0001 |
0.4 |
D013 |
|
Mercury (Hg) |
0.0005 |
0.2 |
D009 |
Methoxychlor |
0.0005 |
10.0 |
D014 |
|
Selenium (Se) |
0.010 |
1.0 |
D010 |
Toxaphene |
0.001 |
0.5 |
D015 |
|
Silver (Ag) |
0.002 |
5.0 |
D011 |
herbicides |
|
|
|
|
|
2,4-D |
0.001 |
10.0 |
D016 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,4,5-TP (Silvex) |
0.001 |
1.0 |
D017 |
|
