Methods offered for certification are called Department Sanctioned Analytical Methods (DSAMs) and include testing for microbiology, toxicity, physical characteristics, nutrients, inorganics, metals, volatile organics, semi-volatile organics, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins, and radiochemistry. The current list of DSAMs are contained in PART III of the Department’s application for certification.<\/p>\n
Two options for laboratory certification are offered by the OQA:![\"\"](\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/oqa\/nelap_ab_fancy.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n\n- The National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program<\/a> (NELAP) offers certification based upon nationwide criteria that use quality systems to insure the integrity of analytical data. Reciprocal certification is available to the thirteen accrediting authorities that participate in the NELAP.<\/li>\n
- The OQA offers New Jersey certification through its own state program, referred to as the Environmental Laboratory Certification Program (ELCP). The rules for administering the New Jersey\u00a0program are detailed in N.J.A.C. 7:18 (as amended September 4, 2018) Regulations Governing the Certification of Laboratories and Environmental Measurements<\/a>. <\/i> This is a courtesy copy of this rule. All of the Department’s rules are compiled in Title 7 of the New Jersey Administrative Code. For an official copy of this Chapter, please see the Office of Legal Affairs<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Certification is provided through a formal process of application, audit and approval of a laboratories’ quality system. Certification must be renewed annually.<\/p>\n
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Notices Regarding Certification<\/h3>\n\n- January 2012 – Notice Regarding NELAP Accredited Laboratory Use of its Certificate<\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n
- May 2011- Important Notice Regarding Application Process Policy<\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Instructions for Submitting a Certification Application<\/h3>\n\n- Information Required When Requesting Certification<\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n
- Instructions for Submitting an Initial Application<\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n
- Instructions for Submitting a Modification Application<\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n
- Instructions for Submitting a FY2027 Renewal Application Package<\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n
- Important Notice for 2027 Application<\/strong><\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Certification Application<\/h3>\n\n- Part I<\/a> <\/i> (Initial Application)<\/li>\n
- Part I<\/a> <\/i> (Modification Application)<\/li>\n
- Part II<\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n
- Part III<\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n
- NELAP Secondary Laboratories Coding\/Cross-Referencing Instructions<\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Certification is provided through a formal process of application, audit and approval of a laboratories’ quality system. Certification must be renewed annually.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Notices Regarding Certification<\/h3>\n\n- January 2012 – Notice Regarding NELAP Accredited Laboratory Use of its Certificate<\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n
- May 2011- Important Notice Regarding Application Process Policy<\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
Instructions for Submitting a Certification Application<\/h3>\n\n- Information Required When Requesting Certification<\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n
- Instructions for Submitting an Initial Application<\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n
- Instructions for Submitting a Modification Application<\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n
- Instructions for Submitting a FY2027 Renewal Application Package<\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n
- Important Notice for 2027 Application<\/strong><\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
Certification Application<\/h3>\n\n- Part I<\/a> <\/i> (Initial Application)<\/li>\n
- Part I<\/a> <\/i> (Modification Application)<\/li>\n
- Part II<\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n
- Part III<\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n
- NELAP Secondary Laboratories Coding\/Cross-Referencing Instructions<\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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[vc_row][vc_column][breadcrumb-shortcode][vc_column_text css=””] Laboratory Certification Programs The Office of Quality Assurance (OQA) offers certification for environmental testing laboratories to ensure that regulatory decisions made by federal, state, and municipal government agencies are based upon accurate and dependable analytical data. The OQA certifies laboratories in 36 states, Canada and overseas, and offers certification in: Drinking Water Solid […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":147,"featured_media":0,"parent":1567,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1583","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/147"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1583"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3828,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1583\/revisions\/3828"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Instructions for Submitting a Certification Application<\/h3>\n\n- Information Required When Requesting Certification<\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n
- Instructions for Submitting an Initial Application<\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n
- Instructions for Submitting a Modification Application<\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n
- Instructions for Submitting a FY2027 Renewal Application Package<\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n
- Important Notice for 2027 Application<\/strong><\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
Certification Application<\/h3>\n\n- Part I<\/a> <\/i> (Initial Application)<\/li>\n
- Part I<\/a> <\/i> (Modification Application)<\/li>\n
- Part II<\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n
- Part III<\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n
- NELAP Secondary Laboratories Coding\/Cross-Referencing Instructions<\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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[vc_row][vc_column][breadcrumb-shortcode][vc_column_text css=””] Laboratory Certification Programs The Office of Quality Assurance (OQA) offers certification for environmental testing laboratories to ensure that regulatory decisions made by federal, state, and municipal government agencies are based upon accurate and dependable analytical data. The OQA certifies laboratories in 36 states, Canada and overseas, and offers certification in: Drinking Water Solid […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":147,"featured_media":0,"parent":1567,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1583","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/147"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1583"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3828,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1583\/revisions\/3828"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Certification Application<\/h3>\n\n- Part I<\/a> <\/i> (Initial Application)<\/li>\n
- Part I<\/a> <\/i> (Modification Application)<\/li>\n
- Part II<\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n
- Part III<\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n
- NELAP Secondary Laboratories Coding\/Cross-Referencing Instructions<\/a> <\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
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[vc_row][vc_column][breadcrumb-shortcode][vc_column_text css=””] Laboratory Certification Programs The Office of Quality Assurance (OQA) offers certification for environmental testing laboratories to ensure that regulatory decisions made by federal, state, and municipal government agencies are based upon accurate and dependable analytical data. The OQA certifies laboratories in 36 states, Canada and overseas, and offers certification in: Drinking Water Solid […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":147,"featured_media":0,"parent":1567,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1583","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/147"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1583"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3828,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1583\/revisions\/3828"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dsr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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