Environmental Lab

SPL is a full-service analytical laboratory company offering quality environmental, petroleum, and air services.   Established in 1944, SPL was one of the first analytical laboratories to provide environmental testing services to the petrochemical, refining, pipeline, and retail markets.  Over time, we have grown to be one of the top laboratory networks in the country.

SPL offers decades of experience in providing responsive, environmental analytical services to consulting firms, petroleum, chemical, pipeline, manufacturing, shipping and transportation service companies.  We are focused on responding to client specifications and organized to provide effective management of all analytical procedures to ensure management of internal analytical processes and products that meet the needs of our clients. 

The SPL environmental team is comprised of professionals who have broad experience in the environmental services industry.  This excellence in our  staff is supported by a cadre of highly trained and experienced personnel in complementary disciplines including a dedicated computer staff devoted to electronic data transfer and generation of electronic deliverables, environmental safety and health (laboratory safety, staff exposure minimization), and regulatory compliant environmental waste management (e.g., packing and shipping of laboratory wastes and disposal).           

We thoroughly understand the strengths and limitations of each method, as well as the most efficient procedures for providing data of known and evidentiary quality.  Our ready-now capability and highly qualified staff ensure that you will receive high-quality, reliable analytical data and services from the onset of your project

Our Quality of Service program stresses customer interaction and continuous improvement in all service areas.  We understand the unique needs of our clients for analytical data and specialized reporting formats to meet specific objectives for report structure, content, and data that can withstand regulatory and public pressures affecting environmental monitoring programs.  Our procedures reflect the need to comply with quick turnaround times, accommodate special analysis requirements, and provide timely, legally defensible data under a variety of complex circumstances.

Our effective records management and document control programs ensure preservation of records and integrity of evidentiary quality data.  Our reports document the analytical results in a variety of responsive formats.  They are supported by extensive in-house QA/QC, and backed by systems of comprehensive records available for future review by clients or regulatory bodies.

Our exemplary QA program focuses on the generation of high-quality data, on time and responsive to client and regulatory requirements.  We maintain an impressive array of licenses and certifications and participate in recognized environmental performance evaluation sample programs.

As one of the top laboratory networks in the country, we offer:

• A technically competent staff, trained to work as a team
• Effective sample processing and control honed from years of experience
• Flexibility toward customer-requested procedures, analytical performance reporting systems, and recommendations for improving our laboratory service
• Laboratory operating procedures which adhere to regulatory methods and protocols, and are designed to meet reporting requirements, holding times, and sample loads, yet minimize costs
• A full complement of sophisticated analytical equipment fully integrated with a computerized laboratory data management system (LDMS)
• A sample management program integrated into the design of the laboratory
• Impeccable laboratory safety programs
• Effective, regulatory-compliant waste disposal programs

SPL is ready to provide you with prompt, accurate, and cost-effective results.  Contact us today to discuss how SPL can provide the solutions you need for the success of your environmental analytical project.