Maryland Spectral Services, Inc.

At a glance

What it is certified to test

4 of the 9 common well tests on the VA list (see which)

Price

no per-test price printed on the lab’s website when we read it (15 Nov 2026): ask 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

Virginia (Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services (DCLS))

Address

1500 Caton Center Drive Suite G, Halethorpe, MD 21227 · Open in Google Maps

Phone

(410) 247-7600

Website

www.mdspectral.com

Not on the state list: found and checked by us, 15 Nov 2026

Public / homeowner samples

Public samples: ask the lab

VA DCLS export has no homeowner/commercial-sample flag

Location note

Lab is in MD, certified by Virginia (often used as a mail-in lab).

Certification record

Certificate ID

VA lab 460040 / EPA MD00055

Issued by

Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services (DCLS) (certification program)

Expiry on the list

9/30/2026 · Date on list has passed (46 days ago)

List version

Virginia DCLS - Drinking Water Certified Labs (analyte detail), version Current as of 8/1/2026

We fetched it

15 Nov 2026 (file SHA-256 ba2a9e4eac40…) · open the state file

Tests on the state list

• 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*').

52 certified drinking-water analytes across 5 methods (analyte-level list).

Also certified by other states

Same business (same street address and ZIP) on another state's official list. Each state certifies separately, so each listing keeps its own source.

• Pennsylvania · PA DEP 68-01456 · Nitrate, Arsenic, Lead, VOCs, Other metals · Public samples: ask the lab
  PA DEP Accredited Labs Report - Drinking Water (chemistry) (STALE - report dated 6/11/2024)
• Maryland · 153 · Nitrate, Arsenic, Lead, VOCs, Other metals · Public samples: ask the lab
  Maryland's Certified Drinking Water Laboratories (MDE Laboratory Certification Program) (Latest Revisions: 10/1/2026)
• West Virginia · 9982 C · Nitrate, Arsenic, Lead, VOCs, Other metals · Public samples: ask the lab
  WV OLS Environmental Drinking Water Laboratory Certification Program - Laboratory Certified Parameter List (printed Thursday, August 20, 2026)

Nearest labs that take homeowner samples

3 other certified labs that take homeowner samples are within 25 miles of this lab. 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: Baltimore County, MD

• Private wells: about 131,371 people, 16% of Baltimore County’s 831,128 residents (USGS, 2015); rank 3 of 24 counties in Maryland by people on wells.
• At house sale: Statewide (Real Property Article) has a well_test rule (Md. Code, Real Property § 10-713 (Ch. 587 of 2023, HB 11, Private Well Safety Act of 2023)). What it requires

• EPA radon zone (indoor air): Zone 1: highest potential (average indoor radon may be greater than 4 pCi/L). EPA says the zone map should not decide whether one home needs testing.
• Arsenic above 10 µg/L (USGS model): about 4,039 private-well users (95% range 2,717 to 6,151; 2010 base), rank 2 of 24 in the state. A screening estimate, not a measurement of any well.
• Older homes (Census ACS 2020–2024): 59% of 350,821 housing units were built before 1980, above the state share of 51%. 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): 2 public systems serving this county reported EPA UCMR 5 results; 0 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 Virginia 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).