EnviroServ Laboratory Capability

EnviroServ’s accredited state of the art Meadowdale laboratory was established in the early 1990s and was the first waste analytical laboratory in South Africa to receive SANAS accreditation. The laboratory is accredited according to the ISO/IEC 17025 standard for waste analyses and 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 prescribed Norms and Standards

ATTRIBUTES

• Offers expert advice about testing and handling of hazardous waste materials
• Assists in the analysis and classification of waste
• EnviroServ’s Meadowdale laboratory offers internal water analytical services for all of EnviroServ’s open and closed waste treatment and disposal facilities. This internal capability allows EnviroServ to manage water quality and mitigate potential risks of water contamination on their landfill sites.
• Focuses specifically on trace element analyses, spectro-analytical, gas chromatography mass spectrometry, and wet chemistry methods, 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 titrimetric, volumetric and gravimetric methods
• Waste and leachate samples from the Toxicity Characterisation Leaching Procedure, 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 in line with National Environmental Management: Waste Act (NEMWA Act 59:2008) requirements.

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