laboratory water News
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COD Analysis for Laboratories
LAR's QuickCODlab is a COD analyzer for the determination of the chemical oxygen demand (COD) in laboratory applications. Water samples will be injected via a precision syringe or via autosampler. Both injection systems are equipped with special syringes so that unfiltered water samples incl. particulates can easily be injected into the oven. Thus, operators do not need any sample preparation ...
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New Process Killed All Microbes in Katrina Floodwater Sample
NEW YORK, New York - Engineers have developed a water purification technique that can eliminate 100 percent of the microbes in New Orleans water samples left from Hurricane Katrina. The technique makes use of specialized resins, copper and hydrogen peroxide to purify tainted water. The system is considered safer, cheaper and simpler to use than many other methods. While the method cleans ...
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ASTM D3856 - 11 Standard Guide for Management Systems in Laboratories Engaged in Analysis of Water
Data on the composition and characteristics of water are frequently used to evaluate the health and safety to humans and the environment. Moreover, such data are frequently used for process control or to ascertain compliance with regulatory statutes that place limits on acceptable compositions and characteristics of waters. Laboratories that conduct water sampling and generate ...
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ASTM D3856 - 11 Standard Guide for Management Systems in Laboratories Engaged in Analysis of Water
Data on the composition and characteristics of water are frequently used to evaluate the health and safety to humans and the environment. Moreover, such data are frequently used for process control or to ascertain compliance with regulatory statutes that place limits on acceptable compositions and characteristics of waters. ...
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ASTM D3856 - 11 Standard Guide for Management Systems in Laboratories Engaged in Analysis of Water
Data on the composition and characteristics of water are frequently used to evaluate the health and safety to humans and the environment. Moreover, such data are frequently used for process control or to ascertain compliance with regulatory statutes that place ...
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New White Paper features Solvents for Oil and Grease in Water Measurements
A White Paper entitled, “Solvent Choices for Infrared Testing of Oil and Grease in Water” was recently published by Wilks Enterprise, Inc. Infrared (IR) analysis is widely used worldwide for determining the amount of oil and grease in water as it is a cost-effective measurement technique that can be easily done on-site or in a laboratory. Since water is a strong absorber in the mid-IR ...
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EMLab P&K’s Houston Lab Receives TCEQ NELAP Accreditation for Water Testing
EMLab P&K is pleased to announce the TCEQ NELAP accreditation of its analytical laboratory in Houston, Texas. EMLab P&K’s water testing lab in Houston is accredited by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for water analysis (NELAP Certificate # T104704489-11-1). EMLab P&K’s Houston lab offers water analysis for drinking water testing and non-potable water ...
By EMLab P&K
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Eurofins Announces New UK Food and Environmental Testing Laboratory
EUROFINS Scientific, one of the world’s leading laboratory groups, has unveiled a new €1million custom-built microbiology laboratory in Acton, West London. The new facility has been created in response to a significant rise in demand for analytical testing globally and represents a further step in Eurofins’ expansion within the UK. Eurofins CEO, Dr Gilles Martin says, “Following our recent ...
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Neptune - LIMS for all water testing laboratories
Neptune - LIMS -The Modern Solution for all Water Testing Laboratories Laboratories that support water treatment plants have long discovered the benefits of Laboratory Information Management Systems - LIMS. Today many laboratories are looking to replace their earlier systems with ones that are easier to support, more friendly to use and that can be connected easily with other plant computer ...
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Continuing nightmare in Bhopal: CSE laboratory tests soil, water samples from Union Carbide
For more than 25 years, the Union Carbide (UCIL) factory has been contaminating the land and water of Bhopal. Latest tests show that groundwater in areas even three km away from the factory contains almost 40 times more pesticides than Indian standards. These are the findings of a study released here today by the New Delhi-based research and advocacy organisation, Centre for Science and ...
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WWEM 2012 publishes agenda for laboratory conference
WWEM 2012, the Water Wastewater & Environmental Monitoring event taking place in Telford UK, will feature a Process Monitoring Conference on 7th November and a Laboratory Conference on the second day of the event (8th November) that will address the key issues affecting analytical accuracy and reliability. Both Conferences have the approval of The Chartered Institution of Water and ...
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Australia’s Sydney Water receives NATA accreditation of the Tecta method for testing of fecal coliforms and enterococci bacteria in environmental water samples
The accreditation, received April 2020, enables Sydney Water to officially report test results from Tecta instruments, which are being implemented to shorten the overall test time versus the traditional method previously being used. This will significantly improve Sydney Water’s ability to intervene to protect both the community and environment from sewer overflows. The Tecta-PDS rapid ...
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Reduce Distillation Time with New SimpleDist Micro Heating Blocks from Environmental Express
Small-volume distillations are easy with the new SimpleDist® Micro from Environmental Express®. Smaller sample sizes save time—the unit distills 26 samples simultaneously. It also eliminates the need for costly glassware through the use of disposable polypropylene SimpleDist tubes. No cooling water is required. With proven HotBlock® dependability, the SimpleDist Micro heating ...
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Minneapolis Laboratory Earns New Asbestos Accreditation
EMSL Analytical is proud to announce that our laboratory in Minneapolis, MN has been accredited by the Minnesota Department of Health Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP) to test for the presence of asbestos in drinking water. According to the ELAP, accredited laboratories have demonstrated the capability to analyze environmental samples using approved methods. ELAP evaluates ...
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Waters Introduces New TruView LCMS Certified Vials for the Analytical Laboratory
Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) today introduced TruView™ LCMS Certified Vials, a new line of low-adsorption sample vials certified for LC/MS/MS analyses where analyte concentrations are on the order of ng/mL or pg/mL and where analytical sensitivity and accuracy are critical. "As LC/MS/MS technology evolves and levels of detection approach or exceed the part-per-trillion range, our ...
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ASTM D7100 - 11 Standard Test Method for Hydraulic Conductivity Compatibility Testing of Soils with Aqueous Solutions
1. Scope 1.1 This test method covers hydraulic conductivity compatibility testing of saturated soils in the laboratory with aqueous solutions that may alter hydraulic conductivity (for example, waste related liquids) using a flexible-wall permeameter. A hydraulic conductivity test is ...
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Triad use at naval base San Diego saves an estimated six years and US$3m for site investigation
The U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest (NAVFAC SW) used the Triad approach to collect an integrated hydrogeologic and chemical dataset for expediting and optimizing characterization of a volatile organic compound (VOC) plume at Naval Base San Diego (NBSD), CA. The 295-acre 'IR Site 22' was identified in 2003 when VOC concentrations reaching 100 mg/L were reported in an upgradient ...
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