Sutherland Environmental Testing Laboratory

At a glance

Price

not published on the state list: ask the lab for a quote

Turnaround

not stated on the state list or the lab’s website: ask when you order

Homeowner samples

not stated: ask the lab

Lab facts

Listed by

Alabama (Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) - Drinking Water Branch)

Address

2515 Fifth Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35233 · Open in Google Maps

Phone

(205) 581-9500

Certificate

The ADEM - In State Certified Chemical Laboratories (version Revised: April 7, 2026) prints no certificate ID or expiry date for this lab.

Public / homeowner samples

Public samples: ask the lab

Not stated in the list.

Left blank on the list

The Alabama list (version Revised: April 7, 2026) gives no website for this lab.

Tests on the state list

This list does not break certification down by analyte. Ask the lab which tests it is certified for; the groups as written on the list are below.

• Named on the official list The state list names this analyte (or a column for it) for this lab.
• Group-level certification Certified for a parent group (e.g. 'Inorganics') that includes this analyte. Confirm the specific test with the lab.
• Partial group certification The list marks the group as 'Partial'. Confirm this analyte with the lab.
• Subcontracted The lab sends this analyte to another accredited lab (MDH 'X*').

ADEM certifies labs per list (bacteriological, chemical, PFAS) and names no individual tests or analytes; ask the lab which tests it is certified for and whether it takes samples from homeowners.

Nearest labs that take homeowner samples

No other lab that takes homeowner samples is within 25 miles of this lab; the nearest is 76 miles away. Distances are straight-line from the address on the state list (approx. = ZIP-code centre). “Takes homeowner samples” comes from a state list column or the lab’s own website, as named.

Price and turnaround as printed on each lab’s own website and checked by a second reader; – = not published or not read yet.

Around this lab: Jefferson County, AL

• Private wells: about 6,048 people, 1% of Jefferson County’s 660,367 residents (USGS, 2015); rank 39 of 67 counties in Alabama by people on wells.

• EPA radon zone (indoor air): Zone 2: moderate potential (average indoor radon may be between 2 and 4 pCi/L). EPA says the zone map should not decide whether one home needs testing.
• Arsenic above 10 µg/L (USGS model): about 6 private-well users (95% range 4 to 10; 2010 base), rank 56 of 67 in the state. A screening estimate, not a measurement of any well.
• Older homes (Census ACS 2020–2024): 59% of 310,789 housing units were built before 1980, above the state share of 42%. Homes built before 1986 are more likely to have lead solder or fittings, so test tap water for lead there.
• PFAS in public water nearby (public supply, not your well): 16 public systems serving this county reported EPA UCMR 5 results; 6 had a PFOA or PFOS sample at or above 4.0 ng/L.

County figures describe where the lab is, not the lab. Sources: USGS 2015 water use and 2017 arsenic estimates, EPA radon zones, Census ACS table B25034 (2020–2024), EPA UCMR 5 (2023–2026); details and links on the sources page.

Before you send a sample

Call the lab to confirm it's currently certified for the exact test and method, that it accepts samples from homeowners, and how to collect and ship them. Bacteria samples have short holding times. Status can change between list updates. To check a status, contact the Alabama certification program.

Is this your lab?

Labs can ask for corrections through the agency that publishes their state list. Homeowner service, prices and turnaround above come only from the lab’s own website. To ask us to correct or remove this listing, write to us (how we handle listings).