Soil and hazardous waste testing

Comprehensive analysis. Regulatory confidence. Project success.

High-quality soil and waste testing services support the redevelopment and environmental management of complex sites across the United States. Our technical expertise, robust quality systems, and fast, reliable service make ALS’ USA Environmental team the lab partner of choice for the most rigorous projects.

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A legacy of excellence across industries and project types

We support environmental consultants, engineers, and project developers across a wide spectrum of industries and site conditions:

  • Commercial and industrial redevelopment – former manufacturing facilities, chemical plants, rail yards, warehouses, and bulk fuel terminals.
  • Transportation and infrastructure projects – soil reuse, disposal, and pre-characterization for highways, rail corridors, ports, airports, and utility expansions.
  • Energy sector and utility projects – environmental due diligence and remediation for power plants (coal, gas, and nuclear), substations, wind/solar farms, and transmission line corridors.
  • Landfills and waste management facilities – waste profiling, landfill monitoring, beneficial reuse evaluation, and special waste characterization.
  • Brownfields and superfund sites – support for site investigation, risk assessment, and remedial design under EPA, state, and local cleanup programs.
  • Real estate development and property transactions – soil testing for phase II environmental site assessments, site cleanup, and construction planning.
  • Government, military, and aerospace and sites – testing for hazardous constituents and emerging contaminants, including PFAS, in compliance with federal remediation requirements.

Regulatory compliance support across states and programs

We support clients in meeting environmental regulations across all levels of government — from local permitting to federal remediation oversight. With 15 environmental laboratories across the U.S. and state certifications in nearly all jurisdictions, ALS is uniquely positioned to provide compliant data packages wherever your projects are located.

Federal programs

  • RCRA – hazardous waste characterization (TCLP, SPLP, total)
  • CERCLA/superfund – site investigation, remediation and risk assessment
  • DoD and EPA QSM programs – UFP-QAPP, DoD ELAP-accredited methods

 

State and local cleanup programs

  • New York DER-10/Part 375
  • New Jersey tech regs and ARRCS
  • Massachusetts MCP
  • California DTSC/Title 22
  • Texas Risk Reduction Program (TRRP)
  • Illinois SRP, Pennsylvania Act 2, Washington MTCA and more

 

Waste disposal and reuse requirements

  • Site-specific landfill acceptance criteria
  • Beneficial use determination programs
  • Construction fill and soil reuse regulations

 

Emerging contaminant standards

  • PFAS and 1,4-dioxane analysis in compliance with state MCLs, advisories and screening levels
  • Coordination with state-specific protocols and evolving regulatory updates

Core services

  • RCRA metals and hazardous waste characterization (TCLP, SPLP, total)
  • Volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds (VOCs, SVOCs)
  • Petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH-GRO/DRO/ORO)
  • PCBs, pesticides and herbicides
  • Asbestos in soil
  • PFAS and 1,4-dioxane analysis
  • Waste profile development and treatability studies

With a national footprint, robust courier service and project management support, our teams offer flexible turnaround options to meet your project schedule — from standard 5—10 business days to same-day and weekend rush options when timelines are tight.

Reasons environmental professionals choose ALS

  • National reach with local, responsive service
  • Industry-leading analytical quality and reporting
  • State-certified data accepted across jurisdictions
  • Deep regulatory expertise at federal and state levels
  • Experience supporting major industrial and infrastructure projects from coast to coast