Environmental Analysis
Examples of the areas which Environmental analysis covers are:
Contaminated Land
SAL provide extensive analytics covering the all aspects of contaminated land. Analyses include:
- Toxins and pollutants
- Asbestos
- Biological oxygen demand
- Dioxin and Furan Analysis
- Calorific value, Nitrates, nitrites
- Chemical oxygen demand
- Cyanides
- Heavy Metals
- ICRCL 59/83 Tables 3 and 4
- Metals
- Mineral oils
- NRA and DIN Leaching test
- Pesticides
- Phenols
- Polynuclear aromatic compounds, Coal tars
- Semi volatile Organics
- Soil Classification by Kelly's Tables
- Solvent extractable material, Total organic carbon
- Sulphates / sulphides / sulphur
- Thiocyanates
- Volatile organics
Standards Compliance
- Trace elements
- Accurate Labeling
- Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC testing)
Identification
- Unknown samples
- Indicators
SAL hold full UKAS accreditation for testing and is a participating contributor to the mcerts program which further enhances the quality of monitoring and analysis.
SAL Manchester has been granted a DEFRA licence, to import, move and keep prohibited soil for chemical and physical analysis. This means we are able to accept soil samples originating from outside the EU.