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TECHNICAL WASTE
MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
ENVIROSERV LABORATORY
CAPABILITY
EnviroServ’s laboratory was established in the early 1990s. The Meadowdale
laboratory is an accredited state of the art laboratory. This facility was the first
waste analytical laboratory in South Africa to receive SANAS accreditation in
February 2012. The laboratory is accredited according to the ISO/IEC 17025
standard for waste analyses. The laboratory offers expert advice with regard
to testing and handling of hazardous waste materials and is able to assist in
the analysis and classification of waste in accordance with the United Nations
Globally Harmonised System of Classification (GHS) as contained in SANS
10234 and mandated by the National Environmental Management Waste Act
(NEMWA No 59 of 2008) and the associated Waste Regulations with its pre-
scribed Norms and Standards.
ATTRIBUTES
• EnviroServ’s Laboratory offers expert advice with regard to testing and han-
dling of hazardous waste materials.
• The laboratory assist in the analysis and classification of waste in accordance
with the United Nations Globally Harmonised System of Classification (GHS)
as contained in SANS 10234 and mandated by the National Environmental
Management Waste Act (NEMWA No 59 of 2008) and the associated Waste
Regulations with its prescribed Norms and Standards.
• EnviroServ’s Meadowdale laboratory offers internal water analytical services
for all of EnviroServ’s open and closed landfill sites. This internal capability
allows EnviroServ to manage water quality and mitigate potential risks of
water contamination on their landfill sites.
• The laboratory focuses specifically on trace element analyses, spectro-an-
alytical, gas chromatography mass spectrometry, and wet chemistry meth-
ods, suitable for the testing of a range of hazardous elements or compounds
typical of hazardous wastes. Spectrochemical techniques include ICP-OES,
GC-MS and Spectrophotometry. Wet chemistry techniques include titrimet-
ric, volumetric and gravimetric methods.
• Waste and leachate samples from the Toxicity Characterisation Leaching
Procedure (TCLP), water and effluent samples can be analysed by ICP-OES
and GC/MS in accordance with United States-EPA based methods approved
by SANAS , as well as the Australian Standard Leaching Procedure (ASLP)
in line with National Environmental Management: Waste Act (NEMWA Act
59:2008) Requirements.