Aisle · Lab Testing
Lab testing, without the hassle Lake Pulse offers a curated selection of tests for nutrients, oxygen levels, pollutants, and pathogens—providing clear, science-backed data to guide your decisions. Whether you’re working toward compliance, better lake management, or peace of mind, lab testing through Lake Pulse is a smart, proactive step in realizing your lake health & safety goals. All the tests Lake Pulse offers are processed at EPA certified laboratories, except the eDNA tests. Learn more about certified vs non-certified labs here
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Not who has been here — what is alive and active right now.
Answers: Is that detection a living population, and is the organism actually doing anything?
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$3,000
Not how much phosphorus is in your sediment, but how much of it can come back out.
Answers: Will my sediment release phosphorus into the water, and would an alum treatment actually work?
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$434
Three forms of nitrogen — the panel that shows where nitrogen is coming from and what it is doing.
Answers: Where is nitrogen entering my lake, and is it feeding algae?
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$225
Nitrogen and phosphorus together — the standard panel for judging eutrophication risk.
Answers: How nutrient-enriched is my lake, and how likely are blooms?
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$225
The single most predictive number in lake management, for $52.
Answers: How much algae can my lake grow?
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$52
Six core parameters from one surface sample — the standard first look at a lake's chemistry.
Answers: What is the overall chemical condition of my lake right now?
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$163
A 140-compound screen for modern agricultural and lawn-care chemicals.
Answers: Are agricultural or lawn-care chemicals from my watershed reaching the lake?
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$220
Both clarity measurements together — how much material is in the water, and how much it matters.
Answers: Why is my water cloudy, and how much is that cloudiness affecting the lake?
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$144
How much material is suspended in your water, measured by weight.
Answers: How much sediment and particulate material is in my lake?
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$64
Three genetic snapshots of everything living in your lake, taken with a syringe.
Answers: What species are actually living in my lake, including ones nobody has spotted yet?
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$900
A 151-organism biological screen, plus four aggregate indicators of total microbial activity.
Answers: What is actually living in my lake, and is the biological community changing?
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$398
Eighteen petroleum compounds and PAHs — the test for lakes with marinas, highways, or fuel history.
Answers: Is petroleum contamination accumulating in my lake?
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$300
The direct measure of how much algae your lake is actually growing.
Answers: How much algae is actually growing in my lake right now?
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$215
The entry-level sediment phosphorus number — total stock plus the immediately available slice.
Answers: How much phosphorus is stored in my lakebed, and how much of it is immediately available?
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$272
Nine legacy and high-priority contaminants, including atrazine — the compounds the broad panel does not cover.
Answers: Are legacy herbicides like atrazine present in my lake?
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$235
Seventeen heavy metals — the panel for mining, industrial, urban, and legacy contamination.
Answers: Are heavy metals accumulating in my lake, and is any of it at a level that matters?
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$275
Quantified bacteria counts — the standard measure of whether water is safe to swim in.
Answers: Is it safe to swim?
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$138
Forty forever chemicals by EPA Method 1633 — the defensible PFAS number.
Answers: Are PFAS present in my lake, and at what concentration?
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$799
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