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State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa

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Overview

Since 1904, the State Hygienic Laboratory has been at the forefront of public health issues in Iowa. As the state's public health and environmental laboratory, the Hygienic Laboratory serves all of Iowa's 99 counties through disease detection, environmental monitoring, and newborn and maternal screening.In its early years, the Hygienic Laboratory tested for typhoid, diphtheria, rabies and tuberculosis. Today, the Laboratory also quickly responds to other infectious disease threats, including mumps, whooping cough, salmonella and global threats such as HIV and tuberculosis. The Lab's mission has also expanded to address bioterrorism and chemical terrorism response and readiness.An Environmental Protection Agency-certified facility, the Hygienic Laboratory conducts testing of drinking water as mandated by the Safe Drinking Water Act. The staff also works with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to monitor waterways throughout the state for contaminants and to assess air quality in real-time and through lab testing.The Hygienic Laboratory provides potentially life-saving newborn screening for every child born in Iowa as the laboratory designated by the Iowa Department of Public Health through the Center for Congenital and Inherited Disorders. This highly specialized screening also is provided for babies born in North Dakota and South Dakota.The State Hygienic Laboratory's main facilities are headquartered on the University of Iowa's Research Park campus northwest of Iowa City in Coralville. Additional testing facilities are part of the Iowa Laboratory Facilities in Ankeny, a Des Moines suburb. Through a collaborative agreement between Lakeside Laboratory in Iowa's Great Lakes Region, we expanded water quality monitoring and testing during 2008 to the northwestern part of the state. 
See more at:  http://www.shl.uiowa.edu/about/index.xml

Standards & Methodologies

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Qualifications, Certifications, Accreditations & Licenses

Accreditations & Certifications:
AIHA-LAP, LLC - Ankeny (Lab ID: 101048), Coralville (Lab ID: 102530)
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments - Coralville - Ankeny
Environmental Protection Agency: Information Collection Rule
Environmental Protection Agency: Safe Drinking Water Act
National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program - Coralville - Ankeny - Lakeside
State of Iowa: Department of Natural Resources - Coralville - Ankeny- Lakeside
State of Kansas - Department of Health & Environment - Coralville - Ankeny
State of Nebraska: Department of Environmental Protection- Coralville - Ankeny
State of New Hampshire: Department of Environmental Protection - Coralville - Ankeny
State of North Carolina: Department of Health and Human Services - Coralville
State of Virginia: Department of General Services - Coralville

Registrations / Licenses:
Drug Enforcement Administration: Controlled Substances Registration Certificate
State of Iowa: Controlled Substances Registration Certificate
State of Iowa: HIV Screening and Confirmation
Iowa Department of Public Health: Materials License (Radiochemistry)

See more at: http://www.shl.uiowa.edu/about/accreditation.xml

Industries Served

  • Agriculture
  • Bees and Honey
  • Biotechnology
  • Chemicals
  • Clinical Research
  • Disinfectants
  • Environmental
  • Fish and Seafood
  • Food and Beverage
  • Fruits and Vegetables
  • Genomics and Genetics
  • Government
  • Healthcare and Medical
  • Industrial Water
  • Insects
  • Lubricants
  • Medical Technology
  • Microbes and Microorganisms
  • Nuclear
  • Oil and Petroleum
  • Pesticides, Herbicides and Insecticides
  • Petrochemicals
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Public Health
  • Restaurants
  • Soil
  • Spas and Hot Tubs
  • Wildlife

Testing Types

  • Antimicrobial Effectiveness Test (AET)
  • Bacteria
  • Clinical Diagnostic
  • Coliform Screen
  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Immunoassays
  • Immunofluorescence
  • Immunology
  • Microbial Contamination
  • Microbial Enumeration Test (MET)
  • Microbial Identification
  • MINIMUM BACTERICIDAL CONCENTRATION (MBC)
  • MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION (MIC)
  • Molecular Biology
  • Parasitology
  • Virology / Virus

Publications

All-natural honey may have traces of glyphosate (Article)
All-natural honey may have traces of glyphosate (Article)

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