Welcome to the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene

We provide Clinical, Water and Other Environmental, and Industrial Hygiene analytical services, specialized public health procedures, reference testing, training, technical assistance and consultation for private and public health agencies.

In addition we are part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison through which we perform research and instruction related to public and environmental health protection.

Through our wide ranging activities, directly or indirectly, we touch the life of every Wisconsin citizen.

2601 Agriculture Drive
Madison, WI 53718
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2810 Walton Commons West
Madison, WI 53718

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465 Henry Mall
Madison, WI 53706
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Contact Information:

Contact the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
Monday-Friday, 7:45 AM - 4:30 PM (CST) at 1-888-494-4324

Emergency Contact Information:
For emergencies, contact our emergency answering service
24 hours/day, 7 days/week, at 1-608-263-3280

WSLH News & Events:

• Employment Opportunities



• Cryptosporidium Proficiency Testing Program



• WisCon Joins The Samuels Group, OSHA and Sacred Heart Hospital (Eau Claire) in Strategic Safety and Health Partnership NEW!



• AP: State Lab of Hygiene confirms salmonella in recalled tuna



• Wisconsin State Journal: State's Hygiene Lab Tests Pollutants from Major Historical Sites



• CHANGE ALERT: Upgrade of WSLH Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) 



• WisCon Helping Protect Workers' Safety and Health during Lambeau Field Improvement Project



• Webcast - Scientific Presentations to the WSLH Board, February 21, 2012 



• Webcast - Microbial (Fecal) Source Tracking: WSLH's Toolbox 



• Journal Article Details Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak Associated with Hospital's Water Wall Fountain



• Webcast - DATCP Bureau of Laboratory Services: Mission and Capability 



• Webcast - What's New in the Food and Waterborne Disease Program 



• Rotating Equipment Repair Receives SHARP Award Renewal from OSHA and WSLH 



• Menasha Packaging - Green Lake Receives SHARP Award Renewal From OSHA and WSLH 



• WSLH featured in national publication "Lessons from a Virus: Public Health Laboratories Respond to the H1N1 Pandemic" 



• WSLH Flow Cytometry Unit Accredited as International PT Provider for Cryptosporidium



• WSLH 2010 - 2011 Research Annual Report Now Available



• WSLH Contributes to Research Finding New Bacterium Causing Tick-Borne Illness Ehrlichiosis in WI and MN



• Webcast - Assessment of Organic Compound Exposure from Crumb Rubber Infill in Synthetic Turf Athletic Fields 



• Webcast - Facing a Pandemic: Wisconsin's Response to 2009 H1N1



• Webcast - Driving with Extremely High Blood Alcohol Concentrations  



• Webcast - Chromium (VI) Testing at the Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene    



• Webcast - Reservoirs of Endocrine Active Compounds from Dairy and Beef Operations   



• Wisconsin's Salmonella Mystery and the Surprising Culprit



• Webcast - Anaerobic Digestion of Biosolids



• Airport De-Icer and Toxicity Research - WSLH and USGS Collaboration (WI Public Television In Wisconsin story) 



• Fact Sheet: Testing for Hexavalent Chromium (Chromium-6) in Water (PDF)



• Lab Services for WI Operating While Intoxicated Violations (PDF)



• State Lab of Hygiene Identifies 1st SCID Baby Using New TREC Assay



• Test Developed in Wisconsin Can Help Save Babies' Lives Worldwide



• Video Presentation - Calibration and Maintenance of Mechanical Pipettes in the Modern Wastewater Laboratory



• Lab-wide Fee Schedule



• Updated Public Environmental and Water Testing Price List



• Clinical Testing Reference Manual



• On-Demand Presentations



• WSLH Document and File Share