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Chemical and Biological Analysis
With experienced chemists and ecotoxicologists, a broad expertise and quality awareness, we can offer solutions that include sampling, analysis and interpretation of results. We analyze a large number of components in air (indoorexternal link, opens in new window and outdoor), precipitation, water, soil and sediment. We analyze a large number of organic compounds in various sample types, including volatile hydrocarbons, "conventional" pollutants and "new" chemicals, including pharmaceuticals. IVL has a large expertise regarding analysis of total mercury and methyl mercury in low concentrations in all sample types and the analysis that we perform frequently is accredited by Swedac. Tests of the toxic effects on terrestrial and aquatic organisms are carried out in our biological testing laboratories.
We provide analytical solutions regarding advanced assignments and research and we also work with measurement and analytical method development, where we can provide diffusive samplingexternal link, opens in new window for monitoring of several air components.
Analyses and tests are specifically tailored for each assignment / research.
Some examples of our most common analysis:
- Inorganic
- Sulphur dioxide
- Nitrogen dioxide
- Ammonia / ammonium
- Ozone
- Anions (chloride, fluoride, sulfate, phosphate, nitrite, nitrate, bromate)
- Cations (sodium, potassium, calcium, manganese, magnesium)
- pH
- Conductivity
- Alkalinity
- Colour (Hazen units)
- Total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN)
- Total gaseous mercury
- Total particulate mercury
- Methyl mercury
- Total mercury
- Manual gravimetric method
Organic
- Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
- Brominated flame retardants (BFR)
- Organic acids (formate, acetate)
- Chlorinated pesticides
- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
- Aldehydes
- Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
- Organic sulfur compounds
- Pharmaceuticals
- Phenolic substances
- Organotin compounds
- Complexing
- Phthalates
- Organic phosphate esters (OP)
- Perfluorinated alkylsubstanser (PFAS)
- Soot
Toxicity Tests
- Oestrogenic and androgenic effects (Yes / Yas-test)
- Toxicity and uptake tests on worms
- Toxicity and uptake tests on plants
- Tests on crustaceans (Nitocra)
- Reproduction Test fish