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Free-Col Laboratories, Modern Materials Research
 Environmental Testing
Toxicity Testing
 Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing (WETT)

With over 25 years experience in the field of aquatic toxicity testing, Free-Col has gained recognition and respect from industries, federal, state, and municipal agencies through laboratory tours, inspections, audits, and competency in DMR proficiency studies.

Tests Offered
* Aquatic Toxicity
    Acute Toxicity
    Chronic Toxicity
    Toxicity Identification Evaluation (TIE/TRE)
* Microtox
* Benthic Stream Surveys

Test Organisms
* Pimephales promelas – Fat Head Minnow
* Selenastrum capricornutum – Green Algae
* Ceriodaphnia dubia
* Daphnia magna
* Daphnia pulex
* Oncorhynchus mykiss – Rainbow Trout *
* Salvelinus fontinais – Brook Trout *
     * non-standard organism

The health and size of the test organism is critical to the accuracy of your test. At Free-Col, all standard test organisms are raised in house by trained personnel guaranteeing a healthy, appropriately aged test organism.
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Modern Industries, Inc., Corporate Offices
613 West 11th ST., Erie, PA 16512-0399 PH: (814) 455-8061 Fax: (814) 453-4382