COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Service Update
We’d like to let you know what Suburban Testing Labs is doing as a result of the COVID-19 virus news. Most of our clients are considered “essential services”, providing safe drinking water to residents and […]
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World Cancer Day 2020
February 4th marks World Cancer Day. Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide with 9.6 million people dying from cancer each year – this number is predicted to almost double by 2030*. One […]
(water+hops+barley) + wings + pizza = Super Bowl Sunday
How does our job relate to the Super Bowl? Forbes estimates that Americans are drinking 325 million gallons of beer during the weekend of the big game. Whatever people are drinking, it takes a lot […]
Analysis of Nutrients in Waters
Total Phosphorous, Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Nitrate, and Nitrite are important nutrients for wastewater treatment plants to remove in their treatment processes. Excessive nutrients in our natural bodies of water stimulate algae and plant growth, create […]
Gravimetric Analysis
We have a lot of state-of-the art equipment in complex areas of our laboratory, but some parts of the environmental laboratory that rarely get talked about are in fact those that have the highest sample […]
Dogs are dying from harmful algae in lakes and ponds. So what does that mean for your drinking water?
Harmful Blue-Green Algae Blooms in fresh water are toxic, and multiply in hot weather. Warm summer weather encourages us to head to nearby lakes and ponds for a swim, and sometimes we bring our family […]
Testing to Support Infrastructure
Vacations require transportation. Whether you’re driving, flying or taking a bus, you need to get from here to there somehow. It’s rare to travel anywhere in the mid-Atlantic region during the summer without encountering road […]
Summer Solstice Giveaway
Summer is officially arriving this Friday, and that means sun, sand, and a lot of environmental projects. We decided to giveaway a Suburban Gift Basket to kick-off summer! Enter to win the basket below, which […]
Laboratory Analysis Interference – Part 3
In this final installment of our three-part series, we will describe some common interferences our laboratory analysts encounter that may explain why some of your data has, for example, higher reporting limits or qualifiers. Laboratory […]
2019 Top 50 Business Recognition
Our Team is celebrating today. #22 on the list of Greater Reading Top 50 Businesses according to the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance, published today in the Reading Eagle Business Weekly. We have been appearing on […]