Brandywine Science Center
204 Line RoadKennett Square, PA 19348Phone: (610) 444-9850Lab's homeowner testing page: bsclab.com (opens in a new tab)Address and phone checked · Source (opens in a new tab)
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At a glance
Accepts samples from homeowners
How samples reach the lab: Drop-off
Verified (checked on the lab's website) · Source (opens in a new tab)
Listed tests and prices: No verified price yet
State certifications
- PennsylvaniaBacteriaNitrate/nitriteLead & copperStandard chemistry
not: Metals, VOCs, SOCs, Radiological, PFAS
Pennsylvania: PA-DEP-LAP · Registry checked · PA-DEP-LAP registry (opens in a new tab)
| State | Bacteria | Nitrate/nitrite | Metals (arsenic, uranium, iron, manganese) | Lead & copper | VOCs | SOCs | Radiological | PFAS | Standard chemistry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | certified | certified | not certified | certified | not certified | not certified | not certified | not certified | certified |
- Pennsylvania: PA-DEP-LAP · Registry checked · PA-DEP-LAP registry (opens in a new tab)
Homeowner samples
Accepts samples from homeowners
How samples reach the lab: Drop-off
Plan to sample your well water when you’re sure you can deliver it to the laboratory within 2 hours.
How to order
Lab's homeowner testing page: bsclab.com (opens in a new tab)
You order from and pay the lab directly.
Certified analytes and methods
Pennsylvania (18 analytes)
- Alkalinity as CaCO3 · SM 2320B - 2021 (Rev. 24th ed.)
- Conductivity · SM 2510B - 2021 (Rev. 24th ed.)
- Copper · SM 3111B - 2019 (Rev. 24th ed.)
- E. coli (Enumeration) · SM 9223 B-2016 (Colilert-18/QT) (Rev. 23rd ED)
- E. coli [RTCR] (P/A) · SM 9223 B-2016 (Colilert-18) (Rev. 23rd ED)
- Heterotrophic bacteria (Enumeration) · SM 9215 B-1988 (PCA) (Rev. 18th ED)
- Lead · SM 3113B - 2020 (Rev. 24th ed.)
- Nitrate (as N) · SM 4500-NO3- D - 2019 (Rev. 24th ed.)
- Nitrite (as N) · SM 4500-NO2- B - 2021 (Rev. 24th ed.)
- Orthophosphate as P · SM 4500-P E - 2021 (Rev. 24th ed.)
- pH · SM 4500-H + B - 2021 (Rev. 24th ed.)
- Residual free chlorine · SM 4500-Cl G - 2021 (Rev. 24th ed.)
- Residue, filterable (TDS) · SM 2540C - 2020 (Rev. 24th ed.)
- Sulfate · SM 4500-SO4 D - 2021 (Rev. 24th ed.)
- Total coliform (Enumeration) · SM 9223 B-2016 (Colilert-18/QT) (Rev. 23rd ED)
- Total coliforms [RTCR] (P/A) · SM 9223 B-2016 (Colilert-18) (Rev. 23rd ED)
- Total residual chlorine · SM 4500-Cl G - 2021 (Rev. 24th ed.)
- Turbidity · SM 2130B - 2020 (Rev. 24th ed.)
How we verify labs
Certifications come from each state's registry; homeowner policies and prices come from the lab's own pages, each with its source and verification date. Read our lab methodology.