Communication and Coordination:
Acquiring Laboratory Support
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### Identifying Qualified Laboratories

Once it has been determined that laboratory support is needed for an incident, the first step to securing that support is identifying qualified laboratories. Some resources for identifying laboratories to provide support may include: Contacting laboratories that the requester already has an established relationship with to determine if they can provide support Contacting a state or regional laboratory for support or recommended laboratories Using the Compendium of Environmental Testing Laboratories ("Lab Compendium"). The Lab Compendium is an on-line database of environmental laboratories available to EPA; Federal, State, and local emergency responders; laboratory personnel; and (with limited access) water utilities. |

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