Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories

What Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories does

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories, Inc. is a privately held California corporation founded in 1988 and headquartered at 29 N. Olive Street, Ventura. The firm provides aquatic toxicity testing, freshwater and marine bioassessments, coastal marine monitoring, laboratory analyses (including microbiology and taxonomy), dive survey operations, sediment toxicity analysis, bioaccumulation testing, Title 22 hazardous waste characterization, and TIE/TRE Phase I/II/III services to municipalities, sanitation districts, ports, federal and state agencies, and Fortune 500 industrial clients in California, the Western United States, and Pacific Rim countries.

The company operates as an ELAP-certified (Lab ID 1907) and TNI-accredited laboratory executing EPA-protocol bioassays across freshwater and marine species, coupled with field sampling, data management compatible with CEDEN and SWAMP, and underwater survey capacity. Its analytical platform is methodology-driven rather than software-driven, leaning on decades of protocol expertise, intercalibration participation, and committee authorship within the Southern California Bight Regional Monitoring Program.

The business model is professional services on a fee-for-test and project-management basis with pay-as-you-go billing, supported by dedicated account management contacts for testing scheduling and environmental programs. Marketing is constrained to educational blog content and a LinkedIn presence; distribution is direct sales to compliance-driven buyers. The firm reports over 200 bioassay clients, more than 200,000 samples analyzed historically, and operates two of the largest ongoing NPDES municipal monitoring programs in Southern California.

Name

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories

Legal name

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories, Inc.

Website

https://aquaticbioassay.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories is an ELAP-certified, TNI-accredited aquatic toxicology and bioassessment lab in Ventura, California, founded in 1988, serving municipalities, ports, federal agencies, and industrial clients across the Western US and Pacific Rim with NPDES compliance testing and coastal marine monitoring.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Laboratory Testing Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Laboratory Testing & Analytical Services (in-house/contract labs; microbiology, metals, organics) (EUANAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water Quality Monitoring, Compliance & Reporting (Sampling, Lab, Regulatory) (EUANAAAG), Aquatic Ecology & Fisheries Assessments (EUAHAHAB), Watershed/Source Water & Raw Water Quality Monitoring (intakes, reservoirs, groundwater) (EUANAJAH), Microbiology & Pathogen Monitoring (Legionella, Coliform, HABs) (EUAHACAI)

Keywords

• Aquatic toxicity testing
• Marine biological monitoring
• Freshwater bioassessment services
• Environmental laboratory analyses
• NPDES compliance testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Ventura

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Laboratory Testing Services: Fee-for-service laboratory testing for toxicity, microbiology, and environmental analysis. Charges per test with typical turnaround times of 10 working days for acute tests and 14 working days for chronic tests.
2. Field Sampling and Monitoring Services: Project management, field sampling, and monitoring program services for NPDES compliance, watershed assessments, and coastal marine monitoring

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories provides aquatic toxicity testing, freshwater and marine bioassessments, coastal marine monitoring, laboratory microbiological and taxonomic analyses, dive surveys, bioaccumulation studies, sediment toxicity analysis, and hazardous waste characterization under California Title 22. The company serves municipalities, government agencies, and industrial clients needing regulatory compliance, project management, field sampling, data management, and reporting services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Toxicity Testing (Bioassay Testing - Acute and Chronic)
• Coastal Marine Monitoring
• Freshwater Watershed Bioassessment
• Laboratory Analyses (Microbiology & Taxonomic Services)
• Dive Survey Operations
• Bioaccumulation Testing
• Sediment Toxicity Analysis
• Title 22 Hazardous Waste Characterization
• TIE (Toxicity Identification and Evaluation) Phase I, II, III
• TRE Workplan (Toxicity Reduction and Evaluation)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 200 bioassay clients in California and other states
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered moderate, core and minor.

• Southern California Association of Marine Invertebrate Taxonomists (SCAMIT)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerTaxonomists are active participants in SCAMIT and submit samples to CA Department of Fish and Game for QC re-identification. Ensures taxonomic quality assurance for marine monitoring programs.
• Southwest Association of Freshwater Invertebrate Taxonomists (SAFIT)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding board member for SAFIT charged with standardization of naming conventions for freshwater organisms in the southwest United States. Submit 10% of all samples for QC re-identification.
• Southern California Bight Regional Monitoring Program (SCBRMP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive participants in each Southern California Bight Regional Monitoring program since 1994. Contributed to toxicity and benthic ecology committees and field operations audits.
• Southern California Association of Ichthyological Taxonomists and Ecologists (SCAITE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTaxonomists participate in SCAITE for quality assurance in ichthyoplankton identification for marine monitoring.
• Stormwater Monitoring Coalition (SMC)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeam member on SMC Technical Advisory Committee ensuring State and Federal bioassessment protocols provide scientifically defensible data for urban California streams.
• Southern California Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoe Freas serves as treasurer for Southern California SETAC; Karin Wisenbaker is Vice President. Professional organization for environmental toxicology and chemistry.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aquatic-bioassay-consulting-laboratories-inc/?viewAsMember=true

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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