Geochemical Testing
2005 North Center AvenueSomerset, PA 15501Phone: (814) 443-1671Lab's homeowner testing page: geo-ces.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: Courier, Mail-in
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State certifications
- PennsylvaniaBacteriaNitrate/nitriteMetalsLead & copperVOCsRadiologicalStandard chemistry
not: SOCs, 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 | certified | certified | certified | not certified | 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: Courier, Mail-in
We routinely test drinking water in Pennsylvania for homeowners and for gas Exploration & Production (E&P) companies for pre-drill surveys.
How to order
Lab's homeowner testing page: geo-ces.com (opens in a new tab)
You order from and pay the lab directly.
Certified analytes and methods
Pennsylvania (126 analytes)
- 1,1-Dichloroethane · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- 1,1-Dichloroethene (1,1-Dichloroethylene) · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- 1,1-Dichloropropene · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- 1,1,1-Trichloroethane · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- 1,1,2-Trichloroethane · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP, Dibromochloropropane) · EPA 504.1 (Rev. 1.1)
- 1,2-Dibromoethane (EDB, Ethylene dibromide) · EPA 504.1 (Rev. 1.1)
- 1,2-Dichlorobenzene (o-Dichlorobenzene) · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- 1,2-Dichloroethane · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- 1,2-Dichloropropane · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- 1,2,3-Trichloropropane (1,2,3-TCP) · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- 1,3-Dichlorobenzene (m-Dichlorobenzene) · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- 1,3-Dichloropropane · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- 1,4-Dichlorobenzene (p-Dichlorobenzene) · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- 2-Butanone (Methyl ethyl ketone, MEK) · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- 2-Chlorotoluene · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- 2,2-Dichloropropane · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- 4-Chlorotoluene · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- 4-Methyl-2-pentanone (MIBK) · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- Acidity as CaCO3 · SM 2310B - 2011 (Rev. 22nd ed.)
- Alkalinity as CaCO3 · SM 2320B - 2011 (Rev. 22nd ed.)
- Alkalinity as CaCO3 · ASTM D1067-16
- Allyl chloride (3-Chloropropene) · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- Aluminum · EPA 200.8 (Rev. 5.4)
- Aluminum · EPA 200.7 (Rev. 4.4)
- Antimony · EPA 200.8 (Rev. 5.4)
- Arsenic · EPA 200.8 (Rev. 5.4)
- Barium · EPA 200.7 (Rev. 4.4)
- Barium · EPA 200.8 (Rev. 5.4)
- Benzene · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- Beryllium · EPA 200.7 (Rev. 4.4)
- Beryllium · EPA 200.8 (Rev. 5.4)
- Boron · EPA 200.7 (Rev. 4.4)
- Bromoacetic acid (Monobromoacetic acid, MBAA) · EPA 552.3 (Rev. 1.0)
- Bromobenzene · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- Bromodichloromethane · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- Bromoform · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- Cadmium · EPA 200.7 (Rev. 4.4)
- Cadmium · EPA 200.8 (Rev. 5.4)
- Calcium · EPA 200.7 (Rev. 4.4)
- Carbon tetrachloride · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- Chloride · EPA 300.0 (Rev. 2.1)
- Chloroacetic acid (Monochloroacetic acid, MCAA) · EPA 552.3 (Rev. 1.0)
- Chlorobenzene · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- Chloroethane · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- Chloroform · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- Chromium · EPA 200.7 (Rev. 4.4)
- Chromium · EPA 200.8 (Rev. 5.4)
- cis-1,2-Dichloroethene · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- cis-1,3-Dichloropropene · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- Cobalt · EPA 200.7 (Rev. 4.4)
- Color · SM 2120B - 2011 (Rev. 22nd ed.)
- Conductivity · SM 2510B - 2011 (Rev. 22nd ed.)
- Conductivity · EPA 120.1
- Copper · EPA 200.8 (Rev. 5.4)
- Copper · EPA 200.7 (Rev. 4.4)
- Cyanide distillation · SM 4500-CN- C - 2016 (Rev. 23rd ed.)
- Dibromoacetic acid (DBAA) · EPA 552.3 (Rev. 1.0)
- Dibromochloromethane · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- Dibromomethane · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- Dichloroacetic acid (DCAA) · EPA 552.3 (Rev. 1.0)
- Dichlorodifluoromethane (Freon 12) · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- Dichlorofluoromethane (Freon 21) · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- E. coli (Enumeration) · Colilert-18/QT
- E. coli [RTCR] (P/A) · SM 9223 B-2004 (Colilert-18) (Rev. 22nd ED)
- Ethylbenzene · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- Fluoride · EPA 300.0 (Rev. 2.1)
- Heterotrophic bacteria (Enumeration) · SM 9215 B (Reagent Water Testing Only) (Rev. 18th-23rd ED)
- Iron · EPA 200.7 (Rev. 4.4)
- Iron · EPA 200.8 (Rev. 5.4)
- Lead · EPA 200.8 (Rev. 5.4)
- Lithium · EPA 200.7 (Rev. 4.4)
- m+p-Xylene · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- Magnesium · EPA 200.7 (Rev. 4.4)
- Manganese · EPA 200.7 (Rev. 4.4)
- Mercury · SM 3112B - 2011 (Rev. 22nd ed.)
- Methyl bromide (Bromomethane) · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- Methyl chloride (Chloromethane) · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- Methylene chloride (Dichloromethane) · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- Nickel · EPA 200.7 (Rev. 4.4)
- Nickel · EPA 200.8 (Rev. 5.4)
- Nitrate (as N) · EPA 300.0 (Rev. 2.1)
- Nitrite (as N) · SM 4500-NO2- B - 2011 (Rev. 22nd ed.)
- Nitrite (as N) · EPA 300.0 (Rev. 2.1)
- o-Xylene · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- Odor · SM 2150B - 2011 (Rev. 22nd ed.)
- pH · SM 4500-H + B - 2011 (Rev. 22nd ed.)
- Potassium · EPA 200.7 (Rev. 4.4)
- Residue, filterable (TDS) · SM 2540C - 2015 (Rev. 23rd ed.)
- Selenium · EPA 200.8 (Rev. 5.4)
- Silver · EPA 200.8 (Rev. 5.4)
- Silver · EPA 200.7 (Rev. 4.4)
- Sodium · EPA 200.7 (Rev. 4.4)
- Strontium · EPA 200.8 (Rev. 5.4)
- Strontium · EPA 200.7 (Rev. 4.4)
- Styrene · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- Sulfate · EPA 300.0 (Rev. 2.1)
- Sulfur · EPA 200.7 (Rev. 4.4)
- Surfactants as MBAS · SM 5540C - 2011 (Rev. 22nd ed.)
- Tetrachloroethene (PCE, Perchloroethylene) · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- Thallium · EPA 200.8 (Rev. 5.4)
- Thorium · EPA 200.8 (Rev. 5.4)
- Toluene · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- Total coliform (Enumeration) · SM 9223 B-2004 (Colilert-18/QT) (Rev. 22nd ED)
- Total coliforms [RTCR] (P/A) · SM 9223 B-2004 (Colilert-18) (Rev. 22nd ED)
- Total cyanide · SM 4500-CN- E - 2016 (Rev. 23rd ed.)
- Total haloacetic acids (HAA) · EPA 552.3 (Rev. 1.0)
- Total nitrate-nitrite · EPA 300.0 (Rev. 2.1)
- Total organic carbon (TOC) · SM 5310C - 2014 (Rev. 23rd ed.)
- Total residual chlorine · SM 4500-Cl G - 2011 (Rev. 23rd ed.)
- Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- trans-1,2-Dichloroethene · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- trans-1,3-Dichloropropene · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- Trichloroacetic acid (TCAA) · EPA 552.3 (Rev. 1.0)
- Trichloroethene (TCE, Trichloroethylene) · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- Trichlorofluoromethane (Freon 11) · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- Tritium · EPA 906.0
- Turbidity · EPA 180.1 (Rev. 2)
- Uranium (mass) · EPA 200.8 (Rev. 5.4)
- Vinyl chloride (Chloroethene) · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- Xylenes, total · EPA 524.2 (Rev. 4.1)
- Zinc · EPA 200.8 (Rev. 5.4)
- Zinc · EPA 200.7 (Rev. 4.4)
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.