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Columbia Basin Analytical Laboratory (CBAL)

RJ Lee Group's Columbia Basin Analytical Lab, affectionately known as CBAL, is a unique public/private collaboration with Columbia Basin College that provides cutting-edge laboratory services for our clients and educational opportunities for students.

CBAL was originally founded to help support the testing needs of the nearby Hanford Site. While RJ Lee Group continues to hold a radiological materials license from the State of Washington to support this work, the services offered at CBAL have expanded significantly. See all of our accreditations here.

Today, our services include environmental and radiological research, analytical chemistry, surface characterization, geotechnical analysis, environmental and industrial hygiene, asbestos testing, and more.  We serve federal, state, and industry clients, and our strategic location provides rapid turnaround times for our West Coast clients. 

A History of Expertise and Innovation

RJ Lee Group has assessed environmental issues since the early 1980s when our Energy Technology Consultants (ETC) pioneered the recognition of specific air quality patterns. We developed a cutting-edge technique for identifying, measuring, and characterizing particles in the air using computer-controlled scanning electron microscopy (CCSEM).

RJ Lee Group has worked with clients in various industries, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to assess and provide solutions for environmental factors that could affect our health. Our services have grown over the years, from setting controls for unbound nanoparticles (UNP) to designing and building test chambers to simulate specific environmental conditions.

Today we offer our expertise for our clients’ environmental and compliance concerns and perform rigorous assessment and management of potential environmental risks.

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Columbia Basin College

Columbia Basin College offers over 100 different programs and degrees. Students focusing on math, science, and engineering benefit from access to the scientific instruments used at CBAL.  Internships and employment opportunities help students turn their education into valuable job skills. 

 

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Services

Geotechnical
Soil corrosivity, soil strength and deformation testing, permeability testing, soil classification, and index property tests. 
Environmental Hygiene
Asbestos contamination, crystalline silica testing, hazardous metals and vapors, particle assessments, materials characterization, air quality and VOCs.
Chemical Analysis & Characterization
We advise on actionable changes related to product design, industrial hygiene, chemical waste, and water quality.
Industrial Hygiene
Particulate matter analysis, post-disaster assessment, monitoring and sampling services, field surveys and sampling, UNP Research, and industrial investigation.
Asbestos Analysis
Testing of building materials, raw materials, air, water, and dust samples using Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM), Phase Contrast Microscopy (PCM), and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM).

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See all CBAL services

To see all of the services offered at RJ Lee Group's Columbia Basin Analytical Lab, download our overview flyer. 

Discuss Your Needs with an Expert

Take the right steps to ensure environmental health and safety with RJ Lee Group’s full-service facilities at Columbia Basin Analytical Laboratories. Schedule a time to chat with one of our experts about how we can improve your approach.