EPA Region 6 Laboratory Support Staff
- About the Laboratory Support Staff
- Region 6 Sample Control Center
- Biomonitoring Laboratory
- Region 6 Mobile Laboratory
- Region 6 Quality Assurance Support Staff
About the Laboratory Support Staff
The Laboratory Support Staff is responsible for scheduling, receiving and tracking all samples through the Region 6 Laboratory Services and Applied Science Division (LSASD).
The Region 6 Sample Control Center, Biomonitoring Laboratory, Region 6 Mobile Laboratory and the Region 6 Quality Assurance Support Staff are part of the Laboratory Support Staff.
The Laboratory Support Staff is part of the Laboratory Support and External Laboratory Oversite Branch under the direction of the Branch Manager.
Region 6 Sample Control Center
The Region 6 Sample Control Center (R6SCC) has oversight of this function and in addition, the R6SCC serves as the focal point for the laboratory’s customer service activities. The R6SCC also provides laboratory analysis report automation support and works closely with the laboratory information management (LIMS) system coordinator.
Biomonitoring Laboratory
The Region 6 Biomonitoring Laboratory is responsible for providing analysis of microbiological and aquatic biological organisms in environmental media where toxicity tests are conducted for several water programs to identify toxic concentrations of materials.
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Region 6 Mobile Laboratory
The overall coordination for the Region 6 Mobile Laboratory is the responsibility of the Laboratory Support Staff. The mobile laboratory is available to conduct on-site sampling and analysis for air, water, sediment and soil samples for organic and inorganic analytes as well as for biological samples. The mobile laboratory was a part of the on-site support for biological analysis of water samples during the Katrina Hurricane recovery operations.
Region 6 Quality Assurance Support Staff
Region 6's Laboratory Services and Applied Science Division (LSASD) provides laboratory, field, and QA support for the Region’s varied programs. The LSASD Quality Assurance Support Staff ensures that the collection and analysis of environmental data in the Region meet the data quality objectives of regional programs. It also ensures that the quality assurance programs of the environmental programs in the Region, including states, tribes, and local governments, conform with EPA quality assurance specifications.