HOW MUCH DO WET TESTS COST?
Due to the labor associated with the culturing and maintenance of organisms and the length of testing, WET tests are relatively expensive when compared to some chemical-specific or permit related tests. However, the market for these tests is becoming increasingly competitive and costs have dropped dramatically over the years. When asked by the biomonitoring team during the summer of 1995, laboratories estimated test costs as follows: acute tests = @ $500.00 each; chronic tests @ $1000.00 – $1500.00 each. This made a combined acute/chronic test battery cost as much as $2000.00.
