Water testing in Pennsylvania

Lowest price: $60, Penn State Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory (AASL).

Well water

Penn State Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory Drinking Water Testing

$60

  • Bacteria
  • E. coli
  • pH
  • Total dissolved solids
  • Hardness
  • +19 more

Obtain a Drinking Water Test Kit from a Penn State county extension office, collect the sample following the included instructions, then mail the kit overnight to the lab along with payment.

  • Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory, 720 Tower Rd, University Park ยท 814-863-0841

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City water

Free Lead and Copper Tap Water Test

Free

  • Lead
  • Copper

Fill out the online request form at water.phila.gov/lead/request-testing to have PWD mail you a kit to test your tap water for lead and copper.

Available to PWD customers at homes only; not available for schools, daycares, or childcare centers.

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City water

Pittsburgh Water Lead Test Kit

No fee listed

  • Lead

Request a free lead test kit by filling out the form at pgh2o.com/leadform, emailing [email protected], or calling the Lead Help Desk; PWSA mails a kit with prepaid return shipping to its lab.

Kits are only for Pittsburgh Water customers.

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