Section 186.180  Fields of Testing

a)         The Agency shall accredit a laboratory as specified in this Part.  A laboratory shall be accredited to conduct testing in one or more fields of testing as defined in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 185 (Environmental Laboratory Certification Fee Rules).

b)         The Agency shall accredit a laboratory for the test methods contained in the documents and publications cited in this subsection (b):

1)         For accreditation to conduct public water supply analyses, inorganic and organic analytes, the reference to a listing of the test methods encompassing the Agency's scope of accreditation is found in Section 186.115(b)(2) of this Part.

2)         For accreditation to conduct water pollution analyses, inorganic and organic analytes, the reference to a listing of the test methods encompassing the Agency's scope of accreditation is found in Section 186.115(b)(1) of this Part.

3)         For accreditation to conduct analyses of solid or liquid samples for hazardous or other waste analytes, inorganic and organic analytes, the test methods encompassing the Agency's scope of accreditation are referenced in Section 186.115(a)(2) of this Part.

(Source:  Amended at 26 Ill. Reg. 12167, effective July 29, 2002)