Keegan Corrosivity Lab

Keegan Labs is all about corrosion. Dr. James Keegan is a corrosion professional with over 30 years of experience in directing corrosion laboratories and managing teams of corrosion engineers and technicians. In that time James has developed rigorous methods to ensure quality from start to finish. James has performed a wide variety of analysis and overseen the testing of more than 170,000 soil, water, and concrete samples.

Keegan labs can provide you with the in-depth analysis of the environment and materials to make your project a success.

Got a failure? We can also come in and examine the failed components along with the chemical and physical environment to provide a likely cause for corrosion failures along with strategies for repairing it and for ensuring that the repairs last.

Real passion for the data from us translates to much preferred outcomes for you.

So, explore the services we have to offer and learn more about us and what makes us different.

Soil Corrosivity Services

Keegan Lab employs its more than 30 years of experience to answer your soil corrosivity questions and to provide state-of-the-art corrosivity data using the latest methods including ion chromatography, which is required by the state of California for chloride and sulfate determination.

  • Electrical Resistivity

  • pH

  • Common Soluble Salts

  • Ion Chromatography

  • Alkalinity

  • Qualitative and Quantitative Sulfide

  • Redox Potential

  • California Test Methods

Additional Testing Services

Beyond soil corrosivity, Keegan Lab specializes in testing other materials such as concrete and water as well a multitude of types of field testing. Specialized soil testing testing includes:

  • Linear Polarization

  • Thermal Conductivity

  • Material Suitability

  • Failure Analysis of Piping and Construction Materials

  • Insitu Soil Resistivity Testing

  • Onsite Water Corrosivity Testing

  • Concrete Chemical Testing

  • Condition Assessment of Piping, Concrete Structures, and Much More


Something else you need? Questions you have? Additional details you desire? Please don't hesitate to contact us as we'd gladly assist you.

We can turn this…

Soil samples
Soil sample  being prepared for testing

Into this!