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Vermont Ag & Environmental Lab expands testing, wins PFAS method 533 certification

2113732 · January 15, 2025
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Summary

The Vermont Agricultural and Environmental Laboratory in Randolph Center described expanded cyanotoxin testing, new PFAS method certification for drinking water, and other lab upgrades that increase the state’s capacity for water, food and agricultural testing.

Cheryl Achilles, director of the Vermont Agricultural and Environmental Laboratory, told the committee the laboratory serves both the Agency of Agriculture and the Department of Environmental Conservation and provides analytical testing for water chemistry, cyanobacteria (harmful algal blooms), pesticides, tick pathogens, milk and dairy product safety, animal infectious disease, feed and…

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