Sherry Laboratories is a single source of full-service environmental testing for a growing roster of municipal
and industrial clients, engineering consultants and
governmental agencies.

Testing Services

From drinking water to remediation projects, from industrial pretreatment to solid and hazardous waste, Sherry’s dedicated scientists and technicians utilize state-of-the-art equipment to conduct testing which covers a broad array of environmental issues.

Customized project sample kits with preprinted labels and chain of custody forms are available upon request.  Kits can often be delivered and sampling performed by the helpful field technicians operating Sherry's extensive route service.  Our laboratories also receive samples via Federal Express, Airborne, United Parcel Services (UPS) and the United States Postal Service.  Sherry is certified by the United States Department of Agriculture to receive samples of foreign soil.  In addition, HAZ MAT Shipping is available at our facility in Lafayette, La.

Our environmental laboratories are accredited by a number of state environmental agencies.  The facility in Lafayette, La., has also earned certification through the Environmental Protection Agency's National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP), which implements standards established by the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference (NELAC).

Tests are conducted in accordance with guidelines set in edicts like the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as well as regulatory programs for Underground Storage Tanks and National Pollutant Discharge and Elimination Systems.  In addition, waste identification/analysis are performed on hazardous and nonhazardous waste to meet treatment, storage and disposal facilities requirements.

Sherry Laboratories participates in United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Water Supply and Water Pollution performance evaluation programs, as well as multiple private and industrial rating systems.  Our Bioassay Department also participates in annual EPA Discharge Monitoring Report Quality Assurance studies.

Bioassay

Sherry Laboratories has the experience, knowledge, dedication and expertise to service all of your bioassay needs by providing biomonitoring toxicity tests for petroleum, industrial and municipal customers. Sherry Laboratories, a leader in the bioassay field, is certified by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality. We cultivate and maintain in-house cultures of test organisms and specialize in understanding the time constraints of the offshore oil industry.

Toxicity Analyses Available

Drilling Fluids

• LC50 testing using Mysidopsis bahia
• Sediment Toxicity Tests using Leptocheirus plumulosus

 

Freshwater Effluents

• Chronic and Acute Testing using Pimephales promelas (fathead minnows), Ceriodaphnia dubia and Daphnia pulex

 

Saltwater Effluents

• Chronic and Acute Testing using Mysidopsis bahia and Menidia beryllina (inland silverside minnows)

 

Screening Tests

• Available on chemicals and additives used in the drilling or production process, using appropriate species and specified durations

 

If you would like to submit a sample, please print and complete the Bioassay Chain of Custody Form and include it along with your test specimen to:

Bioassay Department
Sherry Laboratories
2417 West Pinhook Road
Lafayette, LA 70508-3344

Wastewater

Analysis is only a portion of the service we provide to our wastewater clients.  Our staff will also assist you in reviewing your permits and tracking your exceedances.  In addition, our friendly field technicians provide sampling, including low level mercury sampling, and pickup service.

 

Drinking Water Analysis

We are certified by the Indiana State Department of Health to perform your SOC Testing for --

• Arsenic
• Bacteria
• Copper
• Fluoride
• Iron
• Lead
• Nitrate
• Nitrite
• Sodium
• IOC
• VOC  

 

Metal Analysis

• Cold Vapor Mercury
• Graphite Furnace AA 
• Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP)

 

Organic Analysis

• BTEX
• Drinking Water Volatiles
• PCB
• Pesticides
• Semivolatiles 
• Solvents 
• TOC
• TOX
• Trihalomethanes
• Volatiles

 

RCRA Testing

Hazardous waste characterization (TCLP) Involving:

• Corrosivity
• Herbicides
• Ignitibility
• Metals
• PCBs
• Pesticides
• Reactivity
• Volatile & Semivolatile Organic Analytes  

 

UST Testing

• Soil & Groundwater testing
• Storage tank upgrade
• Remediation Projects  

 

Industries Served

• Manufacturing
• Municipalities
• Landfills 
• Environmental Consultants
• Oil and Gas Drilling 
• Petrochemical Processing
• Remediators 
• Utilities
• State Government 
• Realtors

How to Submit a Sample/Route Service

Sherry Laboratories is happy to offer route pickup service to many of its clients. The Indiana route service covers virtually all of the Eastern and Central portion of the state. It runs as far northwest as LaPorte and as far southwest as Crane. Our Louisiana route stretches throughout the state and runs as far west as Mont Belvieu, Texas. It stretches to Pascagoula, Miss., in the east. To schedule a pickup or determine if your city is on an existing Sherry route, please contact the nearest Sherry facility for additional information.

If you would like to send an environmental sample to the Sherry Laboratories facility nearest you, please print and complete the Environmental Chain of Custody Form and include it along with your test specimen.

Contact Us

Indiana Environmental Locations

Louisiana Environmental Location

Certifications and Accreditations

• NELAP in Lafayette, La.
• Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
• Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality.
• Indiana State Department of Health to conduct drinking water testing in Fort Wayne, Ind.