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Laboratory water testing with the numbers explained
Every analyte reported with its method and reporting limit, including those below detection, and results reported in full.
Facts from the faucet
Laboratory testing can answer questions that taste, odor, color and assumptions cannot.
Test for the concern you actually have
Lead, bacteria, PFAS, VOCs, metals and other contaminants require specific laboratory analysis rather than a generic 'water test.'
Professional sampling & analysis
Olympian provides on-site collection with accredited environmental laboratory analysis for the parameters selected.
NELAP accredited laboratory analysis
Certified Master Inspector
Water Quality Association
AIHA member
Serving NY, NJ and CT since 1991
Questions clients commonly ask
- What are the most useful facts to know before testing tap water?
- What does “non-detect” mean on a water test?
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| Business | Olympian Water Testing LLC |
|---|---|
| Category | Water Testing Service, independent laboratory analysis |
| Established | 1991, 35 years in operation |
| Service area | New York, New Jersey and Connecticut |
| Locations | Five departure locations across New York City |
| Telephone | (212) 461-3879 New York • (908) 772-8601 New Jersey • (203) 780-2022 Connecticut |
| Website | olympianwatertesting.com |
| Panels | Lead, copper, bacteria, PFAS, chemicals and full potability |
| Analysis | NELAP accredited laboratory analysis, accredited results provided |
Five departure locations
Most confusion about water results is confusion about units and thresholds
| Term | What it means | Common mistake |
|---|---|---|
| Parts per million | One unit in a million, often mg/L | Compared directly against a ppb figure |
| Parts per billion | One unit in a billion, often ug/L | Assumed to be the same scale as ppm |
| Detection limit | Lowest level the method can register | Treated as the level it can measure accurately |
| Reporting limit | Lowest level the method can quantify dependably | Left off the report entirely |
| Enforceable limit | A legal threshold at a defined compliance point | Applied to a tap inside a private building |
| Advisory value | Published guidance without enforcement | Quoted as though it were a legal limit |
Professional Water Analysis and Laboratory Reporting
A water analysis report contains terms that appear interchangeable and are not. Units, detection limits, reporting limits and reference categories each carry a specific meaning, and confusing them changes how a result is understood.
Olympian Water Testing provides professional water testing and reporting for homeowners, property buyers, boards, managing agents and institutional clients throughout New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
Units and Limits
Parts per million and parts per billion differ by a factor of a thousand, and quoting one against the other is among the most common errors in this subject. Our reporting states units throughout.
A reporting limit states the lowest concentration a method can dependably quantify. It is what gives meaning to any parameter reported as not detected, and it appears against every parameter selected.
Reference Frameworks
Enforceable limits, non enforceable health based goals and advisory guidance are frequently quoted interchangeably despite carrying materially different weight.
Our reporting names the reference each value is set against and identifies its category, so the client and anyone reviewing the document are working from the same understanding.
How the Sampling Event Is Conducted
Our consultants determine parameter selection with the client in an in depth discussion, frequently conducted in writing.
Our sampling technicians perform the site visit, documenting the conditions at each point, with holding times observed for every parameter selected.
Reporting Prepared for Review
Our reporting is prepared for review by boards, engineers, managing agents, lenders, counsel and physicians, each of whom approaches the document differently.
Olympian Water Testing has operated since 1991 with NELAP accredited laboratory analysis, and a specimen report is available on request prior to engagement.
How Olympian works
- On site sample collection by our highly trained and skilled laboratory technicians
- Stagnation instructions provided in advance when required by the selected test
- Chain of custody maintained from collection through analysis
- NELAP accredited laboratory analysis
- Our reporting states methods, reporting limits and measured values
- Thirty five years serving New York, New Jersey and Connecticut
- Parameter selection determined through consultation with our consultants
- Five departure locations across New York City
- Reporting limits stated for every parameter selected
- Support available 24/7 for testing questions and scheduling
Common questions
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