Meridian Laboratory
Water Testing
Meridian Laboratory provides water testing services in accordance with AAMI guidelines to all partners with independent and hospital-based dialysis clinics. Environmental and analytical testing offered.
Tests and turnaround times
Click “See what’s tested” on any test to view everything it covers. Turnaround times are counted from when the sample arrives at the lab.
AAMI Panel
Measures for maximum allowable chemical contaminant levels in water used to prepare dialysate and concentrates from powder at dialysis facilities.
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- Aluminum
- Antimony
- Arsenic
- Barium
- Beryllium
- Cadmium
- Calcium
- Chromium
- Copper
- Fluoride
- Lead
- Magnesium
- Mercury
- Nitrate
- Potassium
- Selenium
- Silver
- Sodium
- Sulfate
- Thallium
- Zinc
Endotoxin
Measures for the detection and quantification of Gram-negative bacterial endotoxins (lipopolysaccharides).
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- Endotoxin (LAL)
Fluid Balance
Determination of electrolyte and chemistry levels in dialysate samples.
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- Calcium
- Carbon Dioxide
- Glucose
- Magnesium
- Potassium
- Sodium
Total Plate Count (TPC)
Obtains viable bacterial counts after the required incubation period.
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- Bacteria
- Colony Count / Total Plate Count
Total Organic Carbon (TOC) NEW
Measures the total organic carbon in a water sample, an indicator of organic contamination in purified water systems.
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- Total Organic Carbon
Everything we test for, A–Z 39▼
- Aluminum
- Antimony
- Arsenic
- Bacteria
- Barium
- Beryllium
- Cadmium
- Calcium
- Carbon Dioxide
- Chloride
- Chromium
- Colony Count / Total Plate Count
- Color and Turbidity
- Conductivity
- Copper
- Endotoxin (LAL)
- Fluoride
- Glucose
- Iron
- Lead
- Magnesium
- Manganese
- Mercury
- Nitrate
- pH
- Phosphate
- Potassium
- Resistivity
- Selenium
- Silicate
- Silver
- Sodium
- Sulfate
- Thallium
- Total Alkalinity
- Total Dissolved Solids
- Total Hardness
- Total Organic Carbon
- Zinc
Need a test that isn’t in a panel above? Contact us and we will set it up for you.
Ready to test your water?
Order sampling supplies online (choose Water Account), or contact us to set up testing for your clinic.