Services What we offer: - The provision of analytical, methodological & project specific information
- Courier services – metropolitan / regional ( prior arrangement )
- Sampling services
- Sampling equipment & rinsate water
- Customized project management
- Final reports in electronic format ( pdf & xcel files ), provided with invoice ( pdf )
- Final reports to include QA/QC & Technical Holding Time ( THT ) compliance reports
- Full technical support
- Competitive turn around times ( TAT’s )
- Competitive rates
- Laboratory pilot study / remediation services
- EPA auditor support
Instrumentation Our analytical instrumentation includes: - Gas chromatogram – flame ionisation detector ( GC-FID )
- Gas chromatogram – mass selective detector ( GC-MS )
- Inductively coupled plasma– mass spectrometer ( ICP-MS )
- Atomic adsorption spectrophotometer ( AAS )
- Ultra violet – visible spectrophotometer ( UV-VIS )
- Ion selective electrodes
- Gravimetric balances – including weighing to 0.01 mg.
- Titrimetric analysis
- Classical distillation techniques
- HotBlock metal digestor
Our analytical scope includes: - Moisture, total suspended solids, total dissolved solids, total solids, loss on ignition, high volume filter weighing – pre/post sampling period
- Atmospheric dust analysis – total solids, soluble solids, total insoluble matter, ash content, combustible matter ( & provision of dust gauges )
- pH, electrical conductivity ( fresh & saline waters ), fluoride
- Turbidity
- Chloride, alkalinity
- Cyanide, hexavalent chromium, nitrate, nitrate
- A full suite of metals : base metals, cations
- Sulfate
- Cation exchange capacity & ESP
- Soil analysis for civil engineering applications
- Paint analysis : lead
- Gravimetric ( weight ) analysis of filters for air quality monitoring to 0.01 mg & analysis of metals.
- ASLP leachate’s – compliant with AS4439.2 & AS4439.3
- Organics : TRH C 10-36 & TRH >C 10-40, PAH’s, Phenols, OCP’s, SVCHC’s, PCB’s
- Other specialized sample preparation / analysis services
Our analytical methods employed by Groundswell are based on industry accepted sources including: - APHA
- USEPA
- NEPM
- Australian EPA Guidelines
- AS, AS/NZS, NIOSH & AOAC Standards
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