Environmental testing is multi-matrix, method-driven work. Soil, water, air, sediment, and waste each have their own preservation rules, holding times, and reporting formats, and most jobs span more than one. The work a field crew starts today lands months later in a report built to stand up to whatever regulator or auditor reads it. LabRelations builds LIMS for that work: field collection, chain of custody, multi-matrix sample tracking, method execution across organics and inorganics, QA/QC, and EDD reporting in one place. QMS sits alongside for ISO 17025 and NELAC accreditation: documents, training, deviations, supplier qualification, and CAPA.
The bench team works in software designed for the bench, and QA works in software designed for quality. They share data where it counts (a deviation linked to the sample that triggered it, an SOP read by the analyst logged the same way as the test), but each system stays focused on the team using it.
LIMS for the bench. QMS for accreditation. Used independently. Connected where it counts.
Field samples are registered against the project, location, and matrix at collection. Soil, water, air, sediment, and waste each carry the right preservation, container, and holding-time rules. Chain of custody follows every sample to the bench and into the report, exportable for the regulator or a discovery request without re-typing.
Each method's holding time and preservation rules are configured against the analyte and matrix. The system flags samples approaching their hold, blocks tests run outside it, and routes them to the right re-collection or deviation workflow.
EPA methods, detection limits, and applicable regulatory limits are version-controlled. The right version applies to the right sample for the right project. Changes go through controlled changes with electronic approvals before they're live.
QC samples are scheduled at the batch level. Acceptance criteria are checked automatically. Surrogate recoveries, matrix spikes, and method blanks are tracked per batch. Failed QC blocks reporting on the affected samples and opens an investigation.
Documents, SOPs, training, deviations, supplier qualification, internal audits, and CAPA. The records the assessor wants (proficiency tests, equipment records, method validation files, demonstrations of capability) are organised the way the standards expect.
EDD outputs for state and federal programs are built once and reused. Reporting templates are configured per project, per regulator, and per method. Below-DL handling, qualifier flags, and unit conventions are controlled centrally.
A mix of people who've actually worked in the industry supported by technical people for configuration needs inside the platform itself.
