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Benefit of Accreditation
Center Activities
NEIC obtained accreditation, which makes a public statement about the quality of NEIC operations. Accreditation confirms that NEIC implements a recognized and systematic approach to planning, conducting, documenting, and assessing forensic and environmental data collection activities. Accreditation demonstrates to environmental stakeholders and to the American public NEIC’s ongoing commitment to sound science.
The NEIC accreditation is based on:
- The International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) 17025 - the international standard for quality management in testing laboratories.
- The EPA Quality Manual (based on ANSI/ASQ E4-2004) - the American National Standards Institute/American Society for Quality Control (ANSI/ASQ) E4-2004 is the national standard adopted by the U.S. EPA for quality management of environmental data collection.
- The International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) G19 - is the international guidance for forensic science laboratories, whose quality systems are based on ISO/IEC 17025. ILAC is an international cooperative for accreditation organizations worldwide.
This accreditation provides NEIC with the flexibility to develop or customize environmental data collection methodology appropriate to the variety and complexity of technical support needed to support its mission.