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Where to Have Your Water Tested

AEX-315
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Date: 
02/19/2021
Karen Mancl, Professor Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering and Water Quality Specialist
Jamie Bradbury, Research Assistant Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Ohio has about 1 million homes using private wells. Since property owners are responsible for the well water quality, annual water testing for homes with private water supplies is recommended. Many private laboratories in Ohio will analyze water from public and private water supplies. This publication lists laboratories willing to accept water samples from the public for testing. These water testing laboratories are approved by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and Ohio Department of Health (as of 2021 at epa.ohio.gov/Portals/28/documents/labcert/Combined-Lab-List.pdf). The list includes the names of laboratories in various counties of Ohio, addresses, phone numbers and websites. The Laboratories are certified to conduct certain types of chemical analysis and are labeled accordingly.

Check the fact sheet Household Well Water Testing AEX 314 (ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-314) on what to test for and how to collect a water sample. Other publications on water testing and water treatment can be found online at setll.osu.edu.

Inorganic Secondary Organic
(synthetic and
pesticides)
Radiological Microbiological
ALLEN COUNTY
Alloway Lima Laboratory, 1101 N. Cole St., Lima, OH 45805, (419) 223-1362, FAX (419) 227-3792, alloway.com
Cyanide
Nitrate
Nitrite
Fluoride
Trace Metals (12)
TOC/DOC
Chlorate
Chlorite
UV 254
Bromate
Bromide
Lead
Copper
Aluminum
Chloride
Color
Corrosivity
Fluoride
Foaming Agents
Iron
Manganese
Odor
pH
Silver
Sulfate
TDS
Zinc
Trihalomethanes
Haloacetic acids
Volatile Organic Chemicals
Vinyl Chloride 
Carbamates
Diquat 
Paraquat
Endothall
Glyphosate
Alachlor
Atrazine
Simazine
Benzo(a)Pyrene
PCBs
EDP/DBCP
Vinyl Chloride
Carbofuran
Oxamyl
Picloram 2
4-D
Pentachlorophenol
Lindane 
Methoxychlor 
Toxaphene
Chlordane
Endrin
Di(2-ethylhexyl)
Adipate
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
Chlorinated Acids
  Total Coliform 
E.coli
Microcystin
 
AUGLAIZE COUNTY
Brookside Lab, Inc., 200 White Mountain Dr., New Bremen, OH 45869, (419) 977-2766, FAX (419) 977-2767, blinc.com
Cyanide
Nitrate
Nitrite
Sulphate
Fluoride
Trace Metals
Iron
Lead
Copper
Chloride
pH
TDS
Zinc
Alkalinity
Hardness
Phosphate
Turbidity 
Stability
Calcium
Magnesium
Silver
Sodium
Manganese
Trihalomethanes
Vinyl Chloride
Volatile Organic Chem. 
Carbamates
Haloacetic Acids [5]
N/P Pesticide
EDB/DBCP
Pht/Adi Esters
Chlorinated
Acids
Diquat
Endothall
Glyphosate
Organohalides
PAHs-Benzo(a)
Pyrene
PCBs
  Total Coliform
Fecal
E. coli
 
COLUMBIANA COUNTY
Leetonia Water Lab, 1 St. Peter Street, Leetonia, Ohio 44431, (330) 427-8087, FAX (330) 427-9850, leetonia.org/laboratory
Contact for Lists of Tests (sent to Ream and Haager Lab)  Contact for Lists of Tests (sent to Ream and Haager Lab)  Contact for Lists of Tests (sent to Ream and Haager Lab)  Contact for Lists of Tests (sent to Ream and Haager Lab)  Contact for List of Tests (on-site)
CUYAHOGA COUNTY
CETEC Laboratory, 5000 Euclid Avenue, Suite 311, Cleveland, OH 44103, (216) 361-0517, FAX (888) 348-0212, ceteclaboratory.com
  Hardness
TDS
pH
    Total Coliform
E. coli
HPC
CUYAHOGA COUNTY
CWM Environmental, 4450 Johnston Parkway, Suite B, Cleveland, OH 44128, (216) 663-0808, cwmenvironmental.com
Nitrate
Nitrite
Sulfate
Iron
Aluminum 
Trace Metals [12]
TTHM (method 524.2)
HAA5 (method 552.3)
VOC (524.2)
pH 
Alkalinity
TDS (2540-C)
Bromide 
Chloride
Fluoride 
Ortho-phos
Magnesium
Manganese 
Silicon
Sodium 
Zinc
Hardness (SM2340-B)
Total Cyanide
    Total Coliform (SM-9223.B)
ERIE COUNTY
Erie County Health Department, 420 Superior St., Sandusky, OH 44870, (419) 626-5623, eriecohealthohio.com/regional-response-water-laboratory.
Depends on Source and Purpose of Test. Contact for more information. Depends on Source and Purpose of Test. Contact for more information. Depends on Source and Purpose of Test. Contact for more information. Depends on Source and Purpose of Test. Contact for more information. Depends on Source and Purpose of Test. Contact for more information.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Advanced Analytics Laboratories, Inc., 1025 Concord Avenue, Columbus, OH 43212, (614) 299-9922, advancedanalyticslabs.com
Trace Metals [12]
Aluminum 
Nitrite 
Sulfate
Antimony
Arsenic
Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Cadmium
Calcium
Chromium, Total
Cobalt
Copper
Iron
Lead
Lithium
Magnesium
pH
Phosphorous
Acidity
Alkalinity
Alk. Bicarbonate/Carbonate
Ammonia Nitrogen
BOD/CBOD
Chlorine, total
Chlorine, free
Hexavalent Chromium
COD
Conductivity
Cyanide
DO
Flash Point 
Hardness
Total Solids 
Total Dissolved Solids
Nitrogen
Oil and Grease
Organic Nitrogen
Paint Filter 
Sulfide
Turbidity
TKN
TOC
TOX
Total Suspended Solids
Pesticides 
Herbicides
Total Toxic Organics
  Total Coliform MMO-MUG
E. coli
Fecal Coliform
Coliform-Membrane Filter/Plate Count
E. coli Plate Count
FULTON COUNTY
Archbold Water Plant Laboratory, 700 North Street, Archbold, OH 43502, (419) 445-2506, archbold.com/water
        E. coli
Quanti-Tray
Microcystin
GEAUGA COUNTY
Geauga Co. Department of Water Resources, 470 Center Street, Bldg. 3, Chardon, OH 44024-1068,
(440) 279-1975, FAX (440) 285-2864, gcdwr.org
Nitrate
Nitrite
Iron
Manganese
pH
Alkalinity
Hardness
Stability
Phosphate
Residual 
Chlorine
TDS
    Total Coliform 
Fecal
Coliform
E. coli
HOLMES COUNTY
Holmes Laboratory, 3559 US Route 62, Millersburg, OH 44654, (330) 893-2933, (330) 893-1326, holmeslab.com
        Total Coliform
E.coli 
LOGAN COUNTY
Logan County Health District Laboratory, 310 South Main Street, Bellefontaine, OH 43311, (937) 592-9040, FAX (937) 592-6746, loganhealth.org
        Total Coliform 
E. coli 
MAHONING COUNTY
Cardinal Environmental Laboratories, LLC, 2870 Salt Springs Road, Youngstown, Ohio 44509, (330) 797-884, FAX (330) 797-3264, cardinalenvirolabs.net/Index.html
Cyanide (Total, Free and Low-Level)
Nitrate
Nitrite
NOX
Fluoride
Metals 
Sulfate
Metals
Ammonia
Chlorine
Chloride
TDS
pH 
Alkalinity
Hardness
Phosphate
Phosphorous
Turbidity
Bromide
Orthophosphate
Hexavalent Chromium
Total Nitrogen
TKN
Sulfide
PAH
TPH
PCBs
HAA5
TTHM
SVOC
VOC
Pesticides
BTEX
TOX
 
  Total Coliform Bacteria (presence/absence with E. coli check)
Total Coliforms (count)
Fecal Coliform (presence/absence)
Fecal Bacteria by MPN
Total Plate Count
Legionella 
MARION COUNTY
Alloway Marion Laboratory, 1776 Marion-Waldo Rd., Marian, OH 43302, (740) 389-5991, FAX (740) 389-1481, alloway.com
Cyanide
Nitrate
Nitrite
Trace Metals (12)
TOC/DOC
Chlorate
Chlorite
UV 254
Bromate
Bromide
Lead
Copper
Aluminum
Chloride
Color
Corrosivity
Fluoride
Foaming Agents
Iron
Manganese
Odor
pH
Silver
Sulfate
TDS
Zinc
Trihalomethanes
Haloacetic acids
Volatile Organic Chemicals
Vinyl Chloride 
Carbamates
Diquat 
Paraquat
Endothall
Glyphosate
Alachlor
Atrazine
Simazine
Benzo(a)Pyrene
PCBs
EDP/DBCP
Vinyl Chloride
Carbofuran
Oxamyl
Picloram 2
4-D
Pentacholorphenol
Lindane 
Methoxychlor 
Toxaphene
Chlordane
Endrin
Di(2-ethylhexyl)
Adipate
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
Chlorinated Acids
  Total Coliform 
E.coli
Microcystin
MEDINA COUNTY
Eastern Laboratory Services, LTD., Suite 500-Route-18, 1035 Medina Road, Medina, OH 44256, (330) 670-7920, FAX (937) 499-1249, elslab.com
Nitrates
Nitrites 
(sent to off-site lab for testing)
      Coliforms
E. coli
Pseudomonas
MERCER COUNTY
Celina Water Treatment Plant, 714 S Sugar St., Celina, OH 45822, (419) 586-2270
        Total Coliform and E. Coli (presence/absence analysis as well as enumeration)
Total Microcystin
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Con-Test Analytical Laboratory, 25 Holiday Drive, Englewood, Ohio 45322, (937) 209-8752
Trace Metals: Sb, As, Ba, Be, Cd, Cr, Pb, Se, Tl
Total Cyanide
Nitrate
Nitrite
Nitrate/Nitrogen
Aluminum
Copper
Iron
Manganese
Silver
Magnesium
Silicon
Zinc
Phosphorus
Fluoride
Orthophosphate
Stability 
Chloride
pH
TDS
Sulfate
Alkalinity
DOC
TOC
Hardness
Per- & Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
EDP/DBCP
Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Chlorine
THMs
HAAs
Gross Alpha 
Gross Beta
Radium-226
Radium-228
Tritium
Total Coliform and E. coli
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Dayton Central Water Quality Laboratory, 3210 Chuck Wagner Lane, Dayton, OH 45414, (937) 333-6093, daytonohio.gov
Sulfate
Nitrate
Aluminum
Trace Metals [12]
Fluoride
Turbidity 
Sodium
pH
Calcium
Hardness Alkalinity 
Zinc
Manganese
Potassium
Vanadium
Total Solids Meter
Total Filter 
Silver
Chlorine
Residual
Chloride
Can send to contract lab for testing.  Can send to contract lab for testing.  MMO-MUG
MF
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Pace Analytical, 25 Holiday Drive, Englewood, Oh 45322, (937) 832-8242, FAX (937) 832-2868, pacelabs.com
Contact for Lists of Tests Contact for Lists of Tests     Contact for Lists of Tests
PERRY COUNTY
Perry Environmental Laboratory, 552 West Broadway, New Lexington, OH 43764, (740) 343-7078, perry-environmental-lab.business.site/#summary
Contact for Lists of Tests Contact for Lists of Tests Contact for Lists of Tests
(sent off-site)
Contact for Lists of Tests
(sent off-site)
Contact for Lists of Tests
RICHLAND COUNTY
Alloway Mansfield Laboratory, 1500 W. Fourth St., Suite 4, Mansfield, OH 44906, (419) 525-1644, FAX (419) 524-5575, alloway.com
Cyanide
Nitrate
Nitrite
Fluoride
Trace Metals (12)
TOC/DOC
Chlorate
Chlorite
UV 254
Bromate
Bromide
Lead
Copper
Aluminum
Chloride
Color
Corrosivity
Fluoride
Foaming Agents
Iron
Manganese
Odor
pH
Silver
Sulfate
TDS
Zinc
Trihalomethanes
Haloacetic acids
Volatile Organic Chemicals
Vinyl Chloride 
Carbamates
Diquat 
Paraquat
Endothall
Glyphosate
Alachlor
Atrazine
Simazine
Benzo(a)Pyrene
PCBs
EDP/DBCP
Vinyl Chloride
Carbofuran
Oxamyl
Picloram 2
4-D
Pentacholorphenol
Lindane 
Methoxychlor 
Toxaphene
Chlordane
Endrin
Di(2-ethylhexyl)
Adipate
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
Chlorinated Acids
  Total Coliform 
E.coli
Microcystin
SENECA COUNTY
BoJhun Environmental Services, 222 South Main St., Suite A, Fostoria, OH 44830, (419) 436-7066, FAX (419) 982-2112, bojhun.com
        Contact for Lists of Tests
SENECA COUNTY
National Center for Water Quality Research, Heidelberg University, 310 E. Market Street, Tiffin, Ohio 44883, (419) 448-2198, (800) 925-9250, x2198, ncwqr.org/water-testing/well-water-testing
Nitrate
Nitrite 
Ammonia
Fluoride
Sulfate
Trace Metals [12]
Iron
Selenium
Aluminum
Manganese
Zinc
Sodium
Calcium
Strontium
Magnesium
Potassium
Silica
Vanadium 
Chloride
Soluble Phosphorus
Silica
Conductivity
Atrazine
Simazine
Alachlor
Metoachlor
Acetochlor
   
STARK COUNTY
Canton Water Laboratory, 2664 Harrisburg Road NE, Canton, OH 44705, (330) 489-3035, FAX (330) 455-5226, cantonohio.gov/195/Laboratory
Copper
Lead
Iron
Total Nitrite/Nitrate
Alkalinity
Stability
Total & Phenolpthalein
DPD Meter Calibration
Fluoride
Hardness
Manganese
pH
Phosphate
Sodium 
Turbidity
    Total Coliform
E.coli MMO-MUG
SUMMIT COUNTY
American Analytical Laboratories, 840 South Main Street, Akron, Ohio 44311, (330) 535-1300, FAX (330) 535-7246, NOTE: Call for additional testing as AAL does a lot of special testing and research projects.
Trace Metals [12]
Mercury
Hardness
Aluminum
Calcium 
Iron
Magnesium
Manganese 
Silicon
Silver
Zinc
    Colilert-24 (SM 9223-B)
TUSCARAWAS COUNTY
Ream & Haager Laboratories, Inc., 179 West Broadway Street, Dover, OH 44622, (330) 343-3711, rhlab.us/services.php
Contact for Lists of Tests Contact for Lists of Tests Contact for Lists of Tests
(sent to off-site)
Contact for Lists of Tests Contact for Lists of Tests
WILLIAMS COUNTY
Bryan Water Plant Laboratory, 841 East Edgerton Street, Bryan, OH 43506, (419) 633-6100, FAX (419) 633-6105, cityofbryan.net/drinking-water
        MMO-MUG
Quanti-Tray
OUT OF STATE
Analytical Services, Inc., 130 Allen Brook Lane, Williston, VT 05495, 800.723.4432, analyticalservices.com
        Algae Enumeration and Identification
Bacterial Identification
Cryptosporidium 
Giardia
Microscopic Particulate Analysis
Nuisance Organisms (Iron Related Bacteria, Sulfate Reducing Bacteria, Slime Forming Bacteria, etc.)
Viruses
Total Coliform
E. coli 
OUT OF STATE
EMSL Analytical Inc., 200 Route 130 North, Cinnaminson, NJ 08077, (800) 220-3675, emsl.com
Asbestos
Method 110.2
      Cryptosporidium 
Method EPA 1623.1
OUT OF STATE
Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC Mid-Atlantic States Region, 110 South Hill Street, South Bend, IN 46617 AND 750 Royal Oaks Drive, Suite 100, Monrovia, CA 91016, (215) 499-4578,
eurofinsus.com
Trace Metals [12]
Nitrate
Nitrite
Free Cyanide
Fluoride
Aluminum 
Chloride
Color
Copper
Corrosivity
Fluoride
Foaming Agents
Iron
Manganese
Odor
Silver
Sulfate
TDS
Turbidity
Zinc
Calcium Hardness
Alachlor
Atrazine
Benzo(a) Pyrene
Carbofuran
Chlordane
Dalapon
Di(2-ethylhexyl)adipate
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
DBCP
Dinoseb
Diquat
2, 4 D
Endothall
Endrin
Ethylene dibromide 
Glyphosate
Heptachlor
Heptachlor Epoxide
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Lindane
Methoxchlor
Oxamyl
Pentachlorophenol
Picloram 
PCB
Simazine
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Toxaphene
2,4,5-TP
Gross Alpha
Gross Beta
Radium 226
Radium 228
Uranium 
Total Coliform
E. coli
Heterotrophic Plate Count 

Trace metals (12): Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Beryllium, Cadmium, Chromium, Copper, Lead, Mercury, Nickel, Selenium, Thallium

Originally posted Aug 16, 2010.
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