Columbia Basin Analytical Laboratories – Pasco, WA

CBAL’s capabilities include, but are not limited to:

Analytical & Laboratory Services

Industrial Hygiene

• Asbestos/Beryllium
• Particulates/Vapors
• Air Toxics

Organic Chemistry

• Nitrosamines
• Amines
• PCBs
• Pesticides
• Other Organics (please call)

Inorganic Chemistry

• Drinking water
• Wastewater
• Soil Analysis
• Toxic Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP)

Microscopy

• SEM
• TEM
• PLM/PCM

Standards

• ASTM
• NQA-1

 

 

 

Mobile Laboratory Services

• PTR-MS
• GC-MS
• Methane/CO₂ Analysis
• VOC Mapping
• Vapor Intrusion

Geotechnical Analyses

• Particle Size
• Gravimetric
• Compaction Testing
• Viscosity

Accreditations

• AIHA-LAP (Lab ID 178656)
• NY-ELAP
• WDOE
• DOECAP
• NVLAP (available through our Monroeville facility)

Education and Training

CBC Partnership

• Technical training and certifications
  
  • Nuclear Technology
• Co-funding/Grants
• Faculty
  
  • Co-Principal Investigator
  • Consulting
  • Training
• Student Internships
  
  • Internships
  • Work Study
  • Hands-on Training

Research and Development

• Waste Form Development and Testing
• Treatment Technologies
• Engineered Barriers
• Flow and Transport
• Feasibility/Treatability Studies
• Solid Phase Characterization