Laboratory Certification & Registration Program (LabCert)

About Wisconsin's Certification Program

The Department of Natural Resources certifies and registers laboratories to perform soil, water and waste testing for many of the agency's environmental programs. Certified and registered laboratories must meet all the criteria outlined in Ch. NR 149, Wis. Adm. Code. Certification, registration or acceptance of a laboratory by the State of Wisconsin is not a guarantee of the quality of data generated by that laboratory. Instead, the certification and registration program insures that laboratories have the appropriate systems in place to generate reliable data. For more information about the program, see the Program Overview.

Key Updates

Revised criteria issued for GEMS: Blank Detections and Reporting QC Flags. Details in What's New?

RTC (Research Technology Corp.) has agreed to routinely provide all Wisconsin-required organics analytes in their WP PT samples. Refer to PT Requirements.

PT Method Codes have been added to assist you in reporting PT results.

Need to find a lab in your area? An updated webmap has been added to assist you.

PT Requirements effective 1/1/2010 have been posted.

New edition of LabNotes is available..

Updated Lists of Certified Labs have been posted.

A complete listing of What's New in the Laboratory Certification & Registration Program.

Recognition of Other Certification Programs

The Department is not a National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP) Accrediting Authority and does not recognize NELAP accreditation issued by other state or federal agencies in lieu of certification under Ch. NR 149, Wis. Adm. Code.

The DNR maintains reciprocity agreements with several other states for specific regulatory programs.

Contact Us

Telephone:(608)267-7633
Fax:(608) 266-5226
E-mail:DNRLabCert@wi.gov

Feedback

The LabCert Program welcomes and appreciates comments on our Web pages. Please submit your feedback.

Related Sites

Last Revised: Monday January 25 2010