Microbac Laboratories, Inc - Northbrook

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

yes (Oregon list)

Lab facts

Listed by

Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania DEP - Laboratory Accreditation Program)

Address

700 Landwehr Rd, Northbrook, IL 60062 · Open in Google Maps

Phone

(847) 564-0700

Public / homeowner samples

Public samples: ask the lab

PA DEP accreditation report has no homeowner-sample flag

Location note

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

Left blank on the list

The Pennsylvania list (version STALE - report dated 6/11/2024) gives no website for this lab.

Certification record

Certificate ID

PA DEP 68-01458

Issued by

Pennsylvania DEP - Laboratory Accreditation Program (certification program)

List version

PA DEP Accredited Labs Report - Drinking Water (chemistry), version STALE - report dated 6/11/2024

We fetched it

29 Oct 2026 (file SHA-256 415f95aac8bd…) · open the state file

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*').

STALE LIST: PA DEP bulk Accredited Labs Report(s) dated 6/11/2024. The live PA DEP lab search was unreachable on 2026-10-29 (HTTP 500 / TLS error). Confirm current accreditation with PA DEP or the lab.

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.

• Michigan · 9994 · Uranium · Public samples: ask the lab
  EGLE - Certified Radiological Laboratories (9/8/2025 (radiological list))
• Iowa · IA Lab # 437 · Uranium · Public samples: ask the lab
  Iowa DNR LabCert - List of Certified Labs (Drinking Water program) + Find a Lab analyte search + Lab Details (Date Generated: 11/14/2026 (LabCert, live database))
• Oregon · 4212 · Uranium · Public samples: yes (per state)
  ORELAP laboratory search (ODIE): accredited for the Drinking Water matrix (search as fetched 2026-11-15 (live database, no list date))
• Indiana · no ID on list · Uranium · Public samples: ask the lab
  IDOH - Find a Certified Radiochemistry Laboratory (program page table) (page as fetched 2026-11-07 (no date printed))

Nearest labs that take homeowner samples

1 other certified lab that takes homeowner samples is 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: Cook County, IL

• Private wells: about 5,239 people, 0% of Cook County’s 5,238,216 residents (USGS, 2015); rank 47 of 102 counties in Illinois 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 70 private-well users (95% range 57 to 86; 2010 base), rank 64 of 102 in the state. A screening estimate, not a measurement of any well.
• Older homes (Census ACS 2020–2024): 73% of 2,276,493 housing units were built before 1980, above the state share of 63%. 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): 118 public systems serving this county reported EPA UCMR 5 results; 2 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 Pennsylvania 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).