Laboratory services

Occupational hygiene services incorporate sampling and analysis of airborne contaminants, microbiological monitoring, noise and heat-stress surveys, indoor air quality surveys, and the design and assessment of ventilation systems. Also undertakes asbestos management, including site surveys, risk assessments, bulk sample analysis and on-site air

Environmental services include on-site monitoring, investigation and analysis in the areas of contaminated and derelict land; sampling and monitoring of landfill sites and hazardous waste; potable and waste water; air pollution, including volatile organics, particulates and asbestos identification. Consultancy services cover development of

Offers microbiological / chemical analysis and consultancy services to the water, environmental, building health and food sectors. Undertakes water quality, wastewater, leachate, air quality, soil and sludge analysis. A legionella service includes analysis, risk assessment, system disinfection, regular maintenance and monitoring systems, and tank

UKAS accredited laboratory and consultancy. Services include asbestos surveys, sampling and assessment, as well as the development of asbestos management plans; particulate and total hydrocarbon stack emission monitoring, combustion gas measurement, and continuous real-time sampling; and nuisance dust, fumes, oil mist and noise monitoring for

Specialises in problems associated with industrial contaminants and offers environmental consultancy and testing services, including direct toxicity assessments, ecotoxicology and biodegradation studies, groundwater monitoring, analytical chemistry services, mathematical modelling of contaminant dispersal, and environmental impact and risk

Services cover the analysis of samples for the presence of asbestos, classification of asbestos containing materials by density testing, site investigation of contaminated land, and monitoring atmospheric air quality. The company also provides asbestos awareness training for managers, surveyors and maintenance operatives, and expert witness

Contract analytical chemistry and microbiology services. Techniques include ICP-OES, AAS, GC-MS, GC, HPLC, IC, FTIR and UV/VIS, together with classical wet chemistry procedures. Client base in the cosmetics, pharmaceutical, chemical, glass, ceramics, plastics, paper and ozone depleting substances (ODS) recycling industries

UKAS accredited laboratories offer materials testing and structural investigation services to the construction and civil engineering industry. Soil sampling and analysis includes tests for moisture content, frost susceptibility, sulphate content and pH value. A consultancy service is also available to assist businesses towards achieving and

Analytical and ecotoxicity services dedicated to the environmental sector. Analysis for a wide range of contaminants available, including volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds; PCBs; petroleum hydrocarbons; metals; pesticides; anionic and cationic determinands. Offer clients: extensive range of routine analytical and ecotoxicology tests

Offers chemical, environmental and construction materials testing/analysis services. Includes potable water, system water and cooling water sampling and analysis; hazardous waste sampling and identification; trace level organic analysis using gas chromatography / mass spectroscopy equipment; asbestos identification and fibre counting; and

Specialising in food supply chain laboratory services, Direct Laboratories provides a range of services to aid land management decisions for agricultural, industrial or amenity uses. Specific skills cover brownfield site contamination, landfill site monitoring and topsoil analysis, as well as effluent quality assessment, analysis of sewage and

Carries out analysis on a variety of water types including potable, sewage, cooling tower, effluents, and ground and borehole watering. Contaminants tested for include pesticide and herbicide residues, chlorinated solvents, phenols and organic volatiles. Also analyses sorbent tubes and diffusion badges for a range of solvents as part of

Specialises in environmental analysis. Techniques include gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, atomic absorption spectrometry, and spectrophotometry. Applications include effluent and groundwater monitoring; indoor and outdoor pollution studies; soil, sludge and sediment analysis; waste management analysis; environmental audit testing

Chemical, microbiological and radioactivity analysis and results interpretation services for local authorities, central government and private industry. The water unit monitors drinking and recreational waters, and industrial effluents. The work of the environment unit includes radioactivity monitoring, land reclamation and air pollution studies

Laboratory specialising in the measurement of density. Services include production of standards for the calibration of density meters; hydrometer calibration; supply and calibration of density gradient column floats; pressure pyknometer calibration; and evaluation assessment and calibration of density measurement instruments