Environmental Laboratory Technologist-RELT Certification
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Please note that if you fail the exam you will need to pay $100.00 for each exam you re-take and must be made payable to the National Registry of Environmental Professionals.
RELT -- Registered Environmental Laboratory Technologist is a special registration/certification for persons engaged in the laboratory management and/or analysis of environmental samples. The RELT is officially recognized by the Rhode Island Department of Health.
Education: Associate of Arts degree in one of the following sciences, such as chemistry or biology, or four (4) consecutive years performing laboratory analysis.
Work Experience: Two (2) consecutive years of laboratory work conducting research and/or analysis of environmental contamination. Must be experienced in the use of wet chemistry as well as laboratory analytical devices.
Exam Requirements: 1 1/2-hour timed, multiple choice, open book exam. Approximate number of questions by category: laboratory practice as related to quality control, chain of custody, chemical exposure and storage, use of laboratory equipment -- , analysis as related to instrumentation use, ASTM and EPA, Langelier Index, Alpha Beta Error -- , chemistry -- 30, definitions of chemical and analytical terms -- , sampling as related to preservation and holding times, methodologies, procedures, equipment and transportation -- 35.
Application/exam fee: $200.00
Annual Renewal fee: $75.00
Please note: If your certification has lapsed by 30 days or more, a late fee will be added to your certification charge. |
