Water testing for industrial users
Most water labs serve households. We focus on industrial and construction users, who need a report that stands up to an auditor, a client’s QA team or a pollution control board inspection.
Drinking water for staff (IS 10500). Factories and offices are expected to provide safe drinking water. IS 10500 sets acceptable and permissible limits for physical, chemical and bacteriological parameters.
Construction water (IS 456). Water used to mix and cure concrete must be free of harmful levels of acids, alkalis, organic matter, chlorides and sulphates. Unsuitable water can reduce strength and corrode reinforcement. Test the source before the project starts and whenever it changes.
Process water and effluent. For effluent and sewage treatment plants we test BOD, COD, total suspended solids, oil and grease, pH and heavy metals to check performance against your discharge limits.
Sampling makes or breaks the result
- Use the right bottle: clean for chemistry, sterile for bacteriology.
- Fill completely and cap tightly, unless we tell you otherwise.
- Deliver quickly. Bacteriological results become unreliable when samples wait too long or get warm.
- Record where and when you took the sample.
Related testing
Water is often tested alongside cement and concrete on construction projects. Metals in water are measured by ICP in our chemical testing lab.
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