Provision of a support service to the EPA to undertake a scoping (measurement) survey of candidate WFD River Basin Specific Pollutants in Irish surface water bodies

Tender description

The proposed project is essentially in four parts: • Sampling, including some basic on-site physico-chemical measurements, and transport to a competent laboratory/laboratories of water samples from 24 locations on a monthly basis; • Analysis of the samples for: - a set list of substances using targeted screening methods, and - other potential non-prescriptive substances using non-targeted screening methods. • Reporting of the analysis to the EPA within 25 working days of sampling; • Preparation of a final report summarising the results of the analysis and a statistical analysis and interpretation of all results in the context of identifying those that are most prevelant. Lot 1: The proposed project is essentially in four parts: • Sampling, including some basic on-site physico-chemical measurements, and transport to a competent laboratory/laboratories of water samples from 24 locations on a monthly basis; • Analysis of the samples for: - a set list of substances using targeted screening methods, and - other potential non-prescriptive substances using non-targeted screening methods. • Reporting of the analysis to the EPA within 25 working days of sampling; • Preparation of a final report summarising the results of the analysis and a statistical analysis and interpretation of all results in the context of identifying those that are most prevelant.