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Routine baseline · 6 requested analyses / analysis groups
Requested analysis
Tap ScoreEssential Well Water Test
National Testing LaboratoriesQuick Screen
National Testing LaboratoriesQuick WaterCheck Basic
total coliform bacteria
✓Lab listed
−Not listed
✓Lab listed
E. coli
✓Lab listed
−Not listed
✓Lab listed
nitrate
✓Lab listed
−Not listed
✓Lab listed
nitrite
✓Lab listed
−Not listed
✓Lab listed
pH
✓Lab listed
✓Lab listed
✓Lab listed
total dissolved solids
✓Lab listed
✓Lab listed
✓Lab listed
Lab listed ≠ certified for your use. Self-tests are separate. Unverified ≠ absent. Counts include analysis groups and are not a water-safety score. Swipe the table to compare all packages.
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Mail-to-lab kit includes collection materials, instructions, chain of custody documentation and a prepaid return label; standard shipping is included, with faster options available.
Kit includes sample containers and instructions; outbound delivery is free in the 48 contiguous states. Return shipping requires next-day delivery and is not included.
Kit includes sample bottles and form; outbound delivery is free in the 48 contiguous states. Return shipping requires guaranteed next-day delivery and is not included.
Match the actual tests. A partial catalog mapping means unlisted coverage is unknown. A complete published panel can establish a gap. A field/self-test does not count as laboratory coverage.
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