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EHL Facilities

As part of its ongoing mission of working for a safer world, Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) offers the services of its Environmental Health Laboratories (EHL) Division. Located in South Bend, Ind., EHL is one of the nation's leading facilities for compliance testing and analysis of drinking water.

EHL provides chemical and microbiological analyses of drinking water for municipalities throughout the U.S. The company is accredited in 47 states and Puerto Rico, and has helped more than 7,000 public water supplies, both domestic and abroad, comply with the U.S. Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). In addition, EHL provides similar services for environmental engineers, government agencies, water and beverage bottlers, industrial clients, and other laboratories.

Statement from Jerry Thoma, President and GM EHL Division.

EHL adds analysis of drinking water samples in accordance with requirements of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to UL's growing portfolio of environmental and public health certification programs.

EHL Facts:

  • A wealth of expertise - 38 chemists, 8 microbiologists, 1 virologist, and a total of 4 PhDs
  • Research and development -- superb microbiology and tissue culture lab, possibly the singular expert in the study of Cryptosporidium parvum
  • Wide variety of analyses for compliance monitoring and treatment studies of drinking water.
    VOCs (Volatile Organic Chemicals)
    SOCs (Semi-Volatile Organic Chemicals)
    IOCs (Inorganic Chemicals)
    Microbiology
    D/DBPs (Disinfectant/Disinfection By-Products)
    Treatment Analysis

Contact EHL:
Environmental Health Laboratories
110 South Hill Street
South Bend, IN 46617
Phone: +1-574-233-4777, +1-800-332-4345
Fax: +1-574-233-8207

Click here for exciting news on the expansion of EHL's facility.

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