Specialist Analytical Service

Tender description

NRW Analytical Services (NRWAS) provides routine and non-routine analysis of samples for EU Directive reporting, pollution incidents and investigative projects. Where NRW need exceeds NRWAS capability a requirement exists for the analysis of those samples to be sought from an alternative analytical service. NRW has a requirement to outsource samples for environmental analysis required by WFD, EQSD and Habitats directives, the samples are collected in a range of matrices; including freshwater, trade, treated sewage, saline, biota and sediment. Reporting limits are often required in low, or very low ranges. The relevant tests should also include the Watchlist Dets listed. The analysis required may include, but is not limited to the following: NRW Outsourced Tests - Acid Herbicides - Active Aluminium - Alcohol and ketones - Alkalinity - Biocides GCMS - Biota CSEMP Biota WW ug/kg - Biota OCP CSEMP WW ug/kg - Biota OTins Biota WW ug/kg - Bromide and Bromate - Chromium Hexavalent Dissolved Low - Cyanide Free - Cyanide Total - Detergents Nonionic - Di-2-(ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) - Di-2-Phthalate - Formaldehyde - Glyphosate and AMPA - HBCDD WFD - ICPMS NR Saline Dissolved - ICPMS Routine Dissolved - ICPMS Saline Dissolved - ICPMS Saline Silver Dissolved - ICPMS Total - Iodide - IR Oils - IR Oils Saline - Low Level Nonylphenols - MST Marker Analysis - N Total Saline - Nonylphenols - Nutrients Leach - Nutrients Low Filtered - Nutrients Saline - Nutrients Saline Filtered - Nutrients Saline Very Low Filt - Nutrients Very Low - Nutrients Very Low Filtered - O Tins Low level WFD Saline - OCP PCB - OES Saline Barium Dissolved - OES Saline Dissolved - OES Dissolved Freshwater - OES Total Freshwater - Oestrogen - ONP - Otins - OTins Low Level WFD - P Total Low - PAH - Permanganate Value - Pesticides WFD - PFOS PFOA WFD - Phenols - Pyrethroids - Pyrethroids Low Level - Pyrethroids Saline Aqueous - Quats - Saline Chromium Hexavalent Dissolved - Saline Cyanide – Total - Saline Dissolved Organic Carbon - Saline Nonylphenols - Saline Nonylphenols Low Level - Saline OCP PCB - Saline ONP - Saline Otins - Saline PAH - Sediment Anions Leach mg/l - Sediment Mercury DW mg/kg - Sediment Metals (Extended) ICPOES DW mg/kg - Sediment Nutrients (KCL ext) DW mg/kg - Sediment OCP ug/kg - Sediment Orthophosphate as P DW mg/kg - Sediment OTins DW ug/kg - Sediment PAH ug/kg - Sediment PCBs ug/kg - Sediment pH & Conductivity Solids - Sediment Sulphate - Acid Ext mg kg - Sediment Total Organic Carbon DW% - Sediment VOCs DW ug/kg - Soil Hydrocarbon Screen >C5-C44 (TPH) DW - Soil Volatile Organic Compounds DW ug/kg - Sulphide - Suspended Solids Ash - Total Organic Carbon - Urocarbs Watchlist Dets - Metaflumizone - Amoxicillin - Ciprofloxacin - Sulfamethoxazole - Trimethoprim - venlafaxine and O-desmethylvenlafaxine - clotrimazole (azole compounds) - fluconazole (azole compounds) - imazalil (azole compounds) - ipconazole (azole compounds) - metconazole (azole compounds) - miconazole (azole compounds) - penconazole (azole compounds) - prochloraz (azole compounds) - tebuconazole (azole compounds) - tetraconazole (azole compounds) - dimoxystrobin - famoxadone