CST---Institute for Great Lakes Research
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Water Testing Fees

Salts/Metals/Ions
Fee
Conductivity
$2.75
pH and Alkalinity
$6.75
pH
$2.75
Hardness
$5.50
Sulfate (Nephelometer)
$8.00
Chloride (titration)
$6.50
Sodium or Potassium
$10.00
Calcium or Magnesium
$10.00
Iron or Manganese
$10.00
Heavy Metals (Aluminum, Arsenic, Zinc, Lead, Cadmium)
$10.00

 

Nutrients
Fee
Ammonium
$13.50
Nitrate and Nitrite
$13.50
Total Inorganic Nitrogen
$27.00
Total Nitrogen (persulfate digestion)
$33.50
Total Phosphorus
$8.75
Total Dissolved Phosphorus
$11.00
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus
$8.75
Dissolved Inorganic Carbon
$8.00

 

Other Measurements
Fee
Chlorophyll a
$16.25
Tri-chromatic Chlorophyll
$25.50
Dissolved Oxygen
$6.50
Biological Oxygen Demand
$19.50
Silica
$8.75
Total Dissolved Solids
$6.75
Suspended Solids
$11.00

 

Sediments
Fee
% Water
$13.25
% Organic Matter
$15.00
Total Phosphorus
$17.50
Ammonium
$27.00
Nitrate and Nitrite
$27.00

 

Physical Measurements
Fee
Temperature
$3.00
Light/Clarity
$3.00
Stream Flow
$15.00
Stream Discharge
$64.00
Turbidity
$3.00
Color
$4.00
Hydrolab Use (per hour)
$65.00

 

Organism Enumeration
Fee
Algae (per sample)
$95.00
Aquatic Plants (per hour)
$25.00
Fish (per hour)
$25.00
Benthic Invertebrates (per hour)
$120.00
Zooplankton (per sample)
$75.00

 

Microbiological Analysis
Fee
Presence/Absence Fecal Coliforms
$12.50
Enumeration: Total Coliforms
$22.00
Enumeration: Fecal Coliforms
$22.00
Identification: E. coli
$13.50
Identification: Salmonella/Shigella
$13.50
Identification: Aeromonas/Psuedomonas
$13.50

 

Miscellaneous Services
Fee
Field Collection: Boats Usage (per hour)
$9.00
Field Collection: Travel (per mile)
$0.75
Field Collection: Labor (per hour per person)
$22.00
Field Collection: Hydrolab Use (per hour)
$65.00
Field Consultation (per hour)
$72.00
Postage: 1-12 collection bottles
$15.00
Postage: 13-24 collection bottles
$19.00
Postage: 25-36 collection bottles
$23.00
Postage: 37+ quantities

 

Drinking Water Assessment
Fee
Drinking water
$53.00
Drinking water assessment in conjunction with lake assessment
Customized assessment package

 

Lake Assessment
Fee
3 sites, 2 depths
3 sites, 3 depths
3 sites, 4 depths
3 sites, 5 depths
Customized assessment package

 

Stream Assessment
Fee
3 sites
4 sites
5 sites
Customized assessment package