The Laboratory is licensed by the Connecticut Department of Public Health to perform a wide range of environmental and clinical services necessary for the promotion and advancement of community health including:
- Testing for lead in water
- Blood lead testing
- Well water testing for bacteria and chemicals
- Identification and testing of ticks associated with Lyme Disease
- Transport of animal carcasses to State Laboratory for rabies virus testing
- Testing associated with well baby clinics and community health programs
- Cholesterol testing
- Radon Testing - info from CDC
Public health laboratory services have been available in Greenwich for over a hundred years. View the blog "Laboratory Stories," which contains a wealth of information on the people and practices that have made the Greenwich Department of Health Laboratory what it is today.