The following facilities offer phytoplankton identification and testing for shellfish and phytoplankton toxicity. Please contact the lab directly to make arrangements. Information on each lab is available by clicking the organization name.
HAB Testing and Research Laboratories
| Lab | Contact Name | Phone | |
| AK Dept of Environmental Conservation (DEC) | Patryce McKinney | (907) 375-8206 | patryce.mckinney@alaska.gov |
| Southeast Alaska Tribal Ocean Research (SEATOR) | Chris Whitehead, Kari Lanphier, Naomi Bargmann, Meredith Redick | (907) 966-9650 | seator@sitkatribe-nsn.gov |
| Kachemak Bay Research Reserve (KBNERR) | Rosie Robinson & Alice Rademacher | (907) 235-4797 | rmrobinson3@alaska.edu ajrademacher@alaska.edu |
| NOAA-Wildlife Algal-toxin Research and Response Network for the US West Coast (WARRN-West) | Kathi LeFebvre | (206) 302-2454 | kathi.lefebvre@noaa.gov |
| NOAA NCCOS/Beaufort Lab | Steve Kibler | (252) 728-8737 | steve.kibler@noaa.gov |
| USGS Alaska Science Center | Matt Smith, Sarah Schoen, Caroline Van Hemert | (907) 786-7184, (907) 786-7467, (907) 786-7167 | mmsmith@usgs.gov sschoen@ugsg.gov cvanhemert@usgs.gov |
| SUNY- ESF | Greg Boyer, Dave Kiemle | (315) 470-6825 | glboyer@esf.edu, dkiemle@esf.edu |
| Analytical Response Team of the NCCOS HAB Monitoring & Reference Branch (Charleston, SC) | Tod Leighfield; John Ramsdell | (843)-460-9693; (843)-460-9700 | tod.leighfield@noaa.gov
john.ramsdell@noaa.gov |
| NOAA NCCOS/Kasitsna Bay Lab (UAF page) | Kris Holderied, Dominic Hondolero |
(907) 235-4004 (907) 590-2149 |
Kris.Holderied@noaa.gov Dominic.Hondolero@noaa.gov |
| NWFSC Marine Biotoxins Program |
Vera Trainer | (206) 860-6788 | vera.l.trainer@noaa.gov |
HAB Testing by Lab
| Toxin and Test | DEC | SEATOR | KBNERR | WARRN-West | NCCOS | USGS | SUNY-Boyer | Available for Contract |
| Saxitoxin/Alexandrium |
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| Mouse bioassay | x | DEC ($125/sample) | ||||||
| RBA | x | x | SEATOR ($50/sample) | |||||
| ELISA | x | x | x | x | x | SEATOR ($50/sample) | ||
| HPLC | x | x | x | DEC ($125/sample) | ||||
| QPCR | x | |||||||
| Microscopy | x | x | x | SEATOR ($25/qualitative sample) | ||||
| Field Test Kits | x | |||||||
| Domoic Acid/Pseudo-nitzschia | ||||||||
| Mouse bioassay | ||||||||
| RBA | ||||||||
| ELISA | x | X | x | x | SEATOR ($50/sample) | |||
| HPLC | x | x | ||||||
| LC-MS | x | DEC ($100/sample) | ||||||
| QPCR | ||||||||
| Microscopy | x | x | SEATOR ($25/qualitative sample) | |||||
| Field Test Kits | x | |||||||
| Microcystin/Aphanizomenon | ||||||||
| Mouse bioassay | ||||||||
| RBA | x | |||||||
| ELISA | x | x | ||||||
| LC-MS(/MS) | x | x | ||||||
| QPCR | ||||||||
| Microscopy | x | |||||||
| Field Test Kits | ||||||||
Key: RBA = Receptor binding assay; ELISA = Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; HPLC = High Performance Liquid Chromatography; LC-MS = Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry; QPCR = Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction