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DNREC featured a ceremonial ribbon cutting to open the new Delaware Environmental Laboratory June 18, 2026

DNREC Opens New Delaware Environmental Laboratory in Smyrna

DNREC today opened the new Delaware Environmental Laboratory near Smyrna, a state-of-the-art facility to test water quality, chemical contaminants including per- and poly fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and to conduct molecular and microbiology. DNREC Secretary Greg Patterson was joined for a ceremonial ribbon cutting by representatives of the state’s congressional delegation, state legislators, former DNREC cabinet secretaries and organizations that depend on the environmental lab for scientific analysis.


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