Environmental Testing Company -- If a company determines where soil samples should be obtained, tested, or a test report prepared as the result of soil samples, a licensed engineer should be utilized.

Contact the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth at (517) 241-9253.

A testing company should contact the Department of Environmental Quality at 1-800-662-9278, and the local Health Department or Agency requiring testing to determine the type of samples to be obtained and the extent of testing required information.

Laboratory Analysis --

Medical Lab - Laboratory Improvement Division of Health Facility Licensing and Certification; (517) 241-2648.

Testing of Waste Water - no license required but may be accredited by National Sanitation Foundation, International, Ann Arbor, MI at (734) 769-8010.

Testing of Soil - for environmental reasons, contact the Remediation and Redevelopment Division, Department of Environmental Quality at (517) 335-1104 for further information.

Administrators of the technical and scientific operation of a clinical lab, including supervision of procedures and reporting test findings should be certified with the Department of Labor & Economic Growth at (517) 241-2648.

Clinical lab directors of Medicare-certified independent labs are subject to both state and federal regulations.

The federal Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has a voluntary certification program for individuals doing soil testing for agricultural nutrient management purposes. Information about technical service providers is at http://techreg.usda.gov/ . Contact Mike Gangwer at 517-324-5167.

American Society of Agronomy has voluntary certification program information at http://www.agronomy.org/certs_exams.html

Revised: 4/2006