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7133 North Lombard Street Portland, Oregon 97203
Phone: (503) 286-9464 ~ FAX: (503) 285-7831

Dedicated to becoming your full-service laboratory for petroleum and environmental* services throughout the Northwest

Laboratory History

Independent analytical laboratory analyzing petroleum samples as a support function for CI's inspection services since 1978.

CI's tremendous growth has expanded into environmental analytical fields together with petroleum analytical services, in WA, OR and CA in 1987. These increased capabilities have progressed CI's enormous capabilities and enveloped CI's analytical capabilities to include Certifications to benefit all public needs, as well as local State and Federal government entities.

Capabilities

Multiple analytical techniques facilitating the usage of the following analytical equipment/methods.

  • Flame and graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy (FLAA/GFAA)
  • Inductively coupled plasma spectroscopy (ICP)
  • Gas chromatography (PID, FID,ECD)
  • Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS)
  • X-ray fluorescence (XRF)
  • Ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry (UV-Vis)
  • Various titrametric, colorimetric, and gravimetric methods

Services

As part of doing business with Columbia Inspection the laboratory provides the following services for it's customers:

  • Complimentary sample containers
  • Complimentary sample pickup within the local/regional area
  • Site sampling
  • Project management consultation
  • Consultation on sample analysis methodologies
  • Data validation (QA/QC)

Customers

The laboratory's customer base encompasses a wide and diverse clientele.

  • Federal, state, and local governmental agencies
  • Consultants in petroleum and environmental services
  • Engineering firms
  • Excavation and building contractors
  • International, domestic, and local petroleum suppliers
  • Public and private companies
  • Local citizens
Columbia Inspection laboratory services are performed by a team of professionals in their respective fields with many years of experience. If you would like further information please feel free to contact your local office.
Portland, Oregon Phone: (503) 286-9464
Seattle, WA Phone: (253) 922-8781
San Francisco, CA Phone: (707) 748-7587
Los Angeles, CA Phone: (310) 833-1557