GERG

GERG has been a US Fish and Wildlife (USFWS) contract laboratory since 1987. This is a competitive contract that is re-bid every 5 years and which include performance evaluation samples in order to qualify and annually to continue funding. A variety of sample matrices have been analyzed for this project, including fish and bird eggs. Beginning in 2004 through the present, ES has analyzed hundreds of fish and crab samples for the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) for pesticides, PCBs, dioxins/furans, volatile organic compounds (VOC), semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOC), and trace elements contaminants. The results of this analytical program are used by the State of Texas as the basis for issuance or removal of fish consumption advisories. GERG is also involved with a $14 million 3 year contract with the Gulf of Mexico Consortium as part of the Gulf Integrated Spill Response (GISR). ES is establishing what background concentrations of petroleum are in the Gulf of..

Primary location: College Station United States