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About Region 3's Laboratory and Field Services at EPA's Environmental Science Center

Related Information
  • Contact EPA's Region 3 Office
  • ESC Mailing Address:
    Environmental Science Center
    701 Mapes Road
    Ft. Meade, Maryland 20755-5350
  • The ESC is part of EPA's Region 3 office, serving mid-Atlantic states.  About the Region 3 office.
  • Greening EPA: ESC
  • Science and tech contacts for all regional labs (Lab Directors, Branch Chiefs, QA Managers and Officers, Field Operations Group)
Need Samples Analyzed?
  • EPA Region 3 Laboratory Sample Submission Process
  • Analytical Request Form 2.0 Instructions
  • Request for Analytical Services Form 2.0
  • Superfund Analytical Services and Contract Laboratory Program

What We Do

Region 3's Laboratory and Technical Services Branch (LTSB), housed in the EPA Environmental Science Center (ESC) in Fort Meade, Maryland, provides laboratory and technical services for Region 3's air, water and waste programs. The lab:

  • is responsible for analytical services, site/project level data quality assurance, data management and integration;
  • provides both routine and non-routine laboratory analysis; and
  • plays a major role in quality assurance of all Regional data collection and analysis.

The ESC is now certified as a LEED® Building.  The U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®), is a certification program requiring applicants to demonstrate the building's operations as energy efficient and high performing.

Organization

Dorina Alliu, Branch Chief

  • Phone: (410-305-2601)
  • Email: alliu.dorina@epa.gov

Laboratory and Technical Services Branch (LTSB) includes:

  • Laboratory Section

The ESC also houses:

  • Region 3's Field Inspection Program, which conducts a variety of field investigations including complex multi-media inspections at large regulated facilities. The program also provides technical support to EPA's Criminal Investigation Division.

  • The Office of Pesticides Programs' Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, and Microbiology Laboratory.

  • The ESC Library

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Last updated on April 9, 2025
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