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The USGS has many laboratories nationwide.
Locations Map
Laboratory Name
Affiliation
State or Territory
3-D CT Core Imaging Laboratory
Pacific Coastal Marine Science Center
California
Algal and Other Environmental Toxins Laboratory
Kansas
Bascom ARgon Dating (BARD) Laboratory
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
Virginia
Behavioral Toxicology Laboratory
Missouri
Bioactive Chemicals Research Laboratory
Colorado
Bird Banding Laboratory
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Maryland
Brine Research Instrumentation and Experimental
(BRInE) Laboratory
Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center
Virginia
Calcareous Laboratory
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
Virginia
Carbonate Aquifer Characterization Laboratory
Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center (CFWSC)
Florida
Chemistry Laboratory
National Wildlife Health Center
Wisconsin
Columbia River Research Laboratory (CRRL)
Western Fisheries Research Center
Washington
Coral Microbial Ecology Laboratory
St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Florida
Core Preparation and Analysis Laboratory and Sample Repositories
Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
California
Denver Microbeam Laboratory
Colorado
Denver Radiogenic Isotope Lab
Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
Colorado
Diagnostic Microbiology Laboratory (DML)
National Wildlife Health Center
Wisconsin
Diagnostic Parasitology Laboratory (DPL)
National Wildlife Health Center
Wisconsin
Diagnostic Virology Laboratory (DVL)
National Wildlife Health Center
Wisconsin
Eastern Energy and Environmental Laboratory (EEEL)
Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center
Virginia
Environmental and Public Health Microbiology Laboratory
Florida
Environmental Chemistry Laboratory
Missouri
Fish Health Program
Western Fisheries Research Center
Washington
Functional and Molecular Bioassay Laboratory
West Virginia
Gas Hydrates Project Biogeochemistry Laboratory
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Massachusetts
Gas Hydrates Project Hydrate Pressure Core Analysis Laboratory (HyPrCAL)
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Massachusetts
Gas Hydrates Project Physical Properties Laboratory
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Massachusetts
High-Content Screening Laboratory
Missouri
Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility (HIF)
Mississippi
Integrated Water Chemistry Assessment Laboratory
Water Resources
Colorado
Kentucky Sediment Laboratory
Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center
Kentucky
Klamath Falls Field Station (KFFS)
Western Fisheries Research Center
Oregon
Laboratories for Wildlife Disease Diagnostics
National Wildlife Health Center
Wisconsin
Laboratory for Infectious Disease and the Environment
Wisconsin
Low-Temperature Calibration Facility
Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
Colorado
Luminescence Dating Laboratory
Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
Colorado
Macrofossil and Sediment Processing Laboratory
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
Virginia
Marine Minerals Laboratory
Pacific Coastal Marine Science Center
California
Marrowstone Marine Field Station (MMFS)
Western Fisheries Research Center
Washington
Mercury Research Laboratory
Upper Midwest Water Science Center
Wisconsin
Michigan Bacteriological Research Laboratory
Michigan
Microbial Biogeochemistry Laboratory
California
Mineralogy and Microscopy Laboratory
Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
Colorado
Molecular Ecology Laboratory
Alaska
Multi-Sensor Core Logger Laboratory
Pacific Coastal Marine Science Center
California
Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab
Eastern Ecological Science Center
Maryland
National Water Quality Laboratory
Colorado
New Mexico Water Science Center Sediment Laboratory
New Mexico Water Science Center
New Mexico
Ohio Water Microbiology Laboratory
Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center
Ohio
Organic Chemistry Research Laboratory
California Water Science Center
California
Organic Geochemistry Laboratory
Pacific Coastal Marine Science Center
Florida
Organic Geochemistry Research Laboratory
Kansas
Organic Matter Research Laboratory
California
Pacific Northwest eDNA Laboratory
Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC)
Idaho
Palynology Lab
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
Virginia
Peat and Sediment Processing Laboratory
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
Virginia
Petroleum Geochemistry Research Laboratory
Central Energy Resources Science Center
Colorado
Photomicroscopy and Flow Cytometry Laboratory
Louisiana
Plant-Soil-Environment Laboratory (FRESC)
Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC)
Oregon
Pollen Laboratory
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
Virginia
Quaternary Paleobotany Laboratory
Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
Colorado
Radiochemistry Laboratory
Pacific Coastal Marine Science Center
California
Reston Biogeochemical Processes in Groundwater
Laboratory
Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center
Virginia
Reston Cosmogenic Nuclide (RECON) Laboratory
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
Virginia
Reston Electron Microbeam Laboratory
Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center
Virginia
Reston Microbial Laboratory (RML)
Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center
Virginia
Reston Stable Isotope Laboratory (RSIL)
Virginia
Sediment Lab Suite and Carbon Analysis Laboratory
Pacific Coastal Marine Science Center
California
Soil and Low-Ionic-Strength Water Quality Laboratory
New York Water Science Center
New York
Soils and Sediment Laboratory
Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
Colorado
Spectroscopy Lab
Colorado
St. Petersburg Carbon Analytical Laboratory
St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Florida
Terrestrial Ecosystems Laboratory (FRESC)
Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC)
Oregon
Trace Inorganic Geochemistry Laboratory
Pacific Coastal Marine Science Center
California
WHCMSC Sediment Laboratory
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Massachusetts
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Laboratories
Science
Science Explorer
Mission Areas
Programs
Regions
Science Centers
Observatories
Laboratories
Frequently Asked Questions
Educational Resources
Special Topics
The USGS has many laboratories nationwide.
Locations Map
Laboratory Name
Affiliation
State or Territory
3-D CT Core Imaging Laboratory
Pacific Coastal Marine Science Center
California
Algal and Other Environmental Toxins Laboratory
Kansas
Bascom ARgon Dating (BARD) Laboratory
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
Virginia
Behavioral Toxicology Laboratory
Missouri
Bioactive Chemicals Research Laboratory
Colorado
Bird Banding Laboratory
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Maryland
Brine Research Instrumentation and Experimental
(BRInE) Laboratory
Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center
Virginia
Calcareous Laboratory
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
Virginia
Carbonate Aquifer Characterization Laboratory
Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center (CFWSC)
Florida
Chemistry Laboratory
National Wildlife Health Center
Wisconsin
Columbia River Research Laboratory (CRRL)
Western Fisheries Research Center
Washington
Coral Microbial Ecology Laboratory
St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Florida
Core Preparation and Analysis Laboratory and Sample Repositories
Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
California
Denver Microbeam Laboratory
Colorado
Denver Radiogenic Isotope Lab
Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
Colorado
Diagnostic Microbiology Laboratory (DML)
National Wildlife Health Center
Wisconsin
Diagnostic Parasitology Laboratory (DPL)
National Wildlife Health Center
Wisconsin
Diagnostic Virology Laboratory (DVL)
National Wildlife Health Center
Wisconsin
Eastern Energy and Environmental Laboratory (EEEL)
Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center
Virginia
Environmental and Public Health Microbiology Laboratory
Florida
Environmental Chemistry Laboratory
Missouri
Fish Health Program
Western Fisheries Research Center
Washington
Functional and Molecular Bioassay Laboratory
West Virginia
Gas Hydrates Project Biogeochemistry Laboratory
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Massachusetts
Gas Hydrates Project Hydrate Pressure Core Analysis Laboratory (HyPrCAL)
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Massachusetts
Gas Hydrates Project Physical Properties Laboratory
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Massachusetts
High-Content Screening Laboratory
Missouri
Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility (HIF)
Mississippi
Integrated Water Chemistry Assessment Laboratory
Water Resources
Colorado
Kentucky Sediment Laboratory
Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center
Kentucky
Klamath Falls Field Station (KFFS)
Western Fisheries Research Center
Oregon
Laboratories for Wildlife Disease Diagnostics
National Wildlife Health Center
Wisconsin
Laboratory for Infectious Disease and the Environment
Wisconsin
Low-Temperature Calibration Facility
Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
Colorado
Luminescence Dating Laboratory
Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
Colorado
Macrofossil and Sediment Processing Laboratory
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
Virginia
Marine Minerals Laboratory
Pacific Coastal Marine Science Center
California
Marrowstone Marine Field Station (MMFS)
Western Fisheries Research Center
Washington
Mercury Research Laboratory
Upper Midwest Water Science Center
Wisconsin
Michigan Bacteriological Research Laboratory
Michigan
Microbial Biogeochemistry Laboratory
California
Mineralogy and Microscopy Laboratory
Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
Colorado
Molecular Ecology Laboratory
Alaska
Multi-Sensor Core Logger Laboratory
Pacific Coastal Marine Science Center
California
Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab
Eastern Ecological Science Center
Maryland
National Water Quality Laboratory
Colorado
New Mexico Water Science Center Sediment Laboratory
New Mexico Water Science Center
New Mexico
Ohio Water Microbiology Laboratory
Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center
Ohio
Organic Chemistry Research Laboratory
California Water Science Center
California
Organic Geochemistry Laboratory
Pacific Coastal Marine Science Center
Florida
Organic Geochemistry Research Laboratory
Kansas
Organic Matter Research Laboratory
California
Pacific Northwest eDNA Laboratory
Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC)
Idaho
Palynology Lab
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
Virginia
Peat and Sediment Processing Laboratory
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
Virginia
Petroleum Geochemistry Research Laboratory
Central Energy Resources Science Center
Colorado
Photomicroscopy and Flow Cytometry Laboratory
Louisiana
Plant-Soil-Environment Laboratory (FRESC)
Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC)
Oregon
Pollen Laboratory
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
Virginia
Quaternary Paleobotany Laboratory
Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
Colorado
Radiochemistry Laboratory
Pacific Coastal Marine Science Center
California
Reston Biogeochemical Processes in Groundwater
Laboratory
Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center
Virginia
Reston Cosmogenic Nuclide (RECON) Laboratory
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
Virginia
Reston Electron Microbeam Laboratory
Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center
Virginia
Reston Microbial Laboratory (RML)
Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center
Virginia
Reston Stable Isotope Laboratory (RSIL)
Virginia
Sediment Lab Suite and Carbon Analysis Laboratory
Pacific Coastal Marine Science Center
California
Soil and Low-Ionic-Strength Water Quality Laboratory
New York Water Science Center
New York
Soils and Sediment Laboratory
Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
Colorado
Spectroscopy Lab
Colorado
St. Petersburg Carbon Analytical Laboratory
St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Florida
Terrestrial Ecosystems Laboratory (FRESC)
Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC)
Oregon
Trace Inorganic Geochemistry Laboratory
Pacific Coastal Marine Science Center
California
WHCMSC Sediment Laboratory
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Massachusetts
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