Environmental analytics

Inorganic analysis and analysis of micropollutants, isotopic analysis

 

Services

Our laboratory undertakes the solution of specific challenging problems – mainly in the field of elemental analysis (purity/contamination, composition determination), also from difficult to handle matrices. We are at your disposal for projects requiring specialised experiment design, sampling and measurement sequences!

Water testing

  • Basic physical and chemical parameters:
    • pH, specific electrical conductivity
  • General parameters:

    • Alkalinity
    • Chemical oxygen demand (COD dichromate or permanganate destruction)
    • Total dissolved solids, total suspended solids, total sedimentable solids, total dry matter, total salinity
    • Biological oxygen demand (BOD)
    • Nitrogen content (total, inorganic, organic)
    • Total phosphorus
  • Inorganic parameters:

    • Ag, Al, As, B, Ba, Be, Bi, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Cs, Fe, Ga, Ge, In, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Pt, Pd, Rb, Sb, Se, Sn, Sr, Te, Th, Tl, U, V, W*, Y, Zn (ICP-MS and FAAS)
    • rare earth elements: La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu (ICP-MS)
    • macro- and microelements: Al, Ba, Be, Ca, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg*, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Li, Si*, Sr, Zn (MP-AES és FAAS)
    • Na-equivalent calculation
    • Ions: ammonium, bromide, fluoride, chloride, nitrite, nitrate, phosphate, sulphate
    • Elemental analytics (with different methods depending on concentration range and matrix):
  • Organic parameters:

    • Total and dissolved organic carbon (TOC, DOC)
    • Hexane extractable organic matter (organic solvent extract)
    • Other organic compound groups and pesticides (accredited external laboratory)
  • Biological tests:

    • Ecotoxicity and microbiological tests (accredited external laboratory)
  • Test packages:

    • Metals and semi-metals: according to Decree 6/2009 (IV. 14.) KvVM-EüM-FVM (without Cr(VI))
    • Toxic elements: As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg*, Ni, Pb, Zn
    • 201/2001. Drinking water tests according to Annexes 1 and 2 of Decree 201/2001
    • Test packages for monitoring dug or drilled wells
    • General water chemistry test package (basic: pH, specific electrical conductivity, COD (permanganate), fluoride, chloride, nitrite, nitrate, phosphate, sulphate, ammonium; alkalinity, carbonate, bicarbonate, hydroxyl ion, hardness (total and carbonate hardness) Ca; Na; K; Mg; Fe; Mn extended: basic + As, Al, B, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn)
    • Test packages for self-monitoring of effluent discharges (to comply with specific limits set by legislation or public authorities)

*non-accredited test

Soil, sludge, sediment tests

 

  • Basic physical and chemical parameters:

    • pH, specific electrical conductivity (from extract)*
  • General parameters:

    • Total solids, annealing residue, loss on ignition
    • Nitrogen content (total, inorganic, organic)*
    • Total phosphorus*
    • Absorbed nutrients P2O5, K2O, Mg, NO3-NO2*
  • Inorganic parameters:

    • Ions: ammonium, nitrite, nitrate, phosphate (from extract)*
    • Elemental analysis (from extract):
      • Ag, Al, As, B, Ba, Be, Bi, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Cs, Fe, Ga, Ge, In, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Pt, Pd, Rb, Sb, Se, Sn, Sr, Te, Th, Tl, U, V, W*, Y, Zn (ICP-MS and FAAS)
      • rare earth metals: La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu (ICP-MS)
      • Macro- and microelements: Al, Ba, Be, Ca, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Li, Si, Sr, Zn (MP-AES and FAAS)*
  • Organic parameters:

    • Total organic carbon (TOC), humus content*
    • Other organic compound groups and pesticides (accredited partner laboratory)
  • Biological tests:

    • Ecotoxicity and microbiological tests (accredited partner laboratory)
  • Test packages:

    • Metals (“total” leachable) and semi-metals according to Decree 6/2009 (IV. 14.) KvVM-EüM-FVM without Cr(VI)
    • Metals to be tested in sewage sludge according to Annex 5 of Government Decree 50/2001 (3.4.2001)

*non-accredited test

Sampling and field testing

  • Air sampling (combined 14C-3H atmospheric sampler), atmospheric fall-out (fall-out/wash-out)
  • Sampling of water (groundwater – with pumping and automatic sampler, wastewater, drinking water, surface water)
  • Sampling of soil and sediment (surface and drilled)
  • Field tests (water temperature, pH, specific electrical conductivity, redox potential, dissolved oxygen, alkalinity)

Accredited isotopic analyses

Accredited sampling and analyses

The Isotoptech Zrt. Water Analysis Laboratory is a testing laboratory accredited by the National Accreditation Authority according to MSZ EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 under NAH-1-1755/2018.

For information on our accredited sampling, field measurements, inorganic analytical and isotopic analyses, please refer to our detailed document below.

Solving specific problems and meeting special measurement needs in the pharmaceutical, industrial and agricultural fields

  • Purity (elemental analysis) and radiological testing (gamma spectrometry, LSC measurements) of pharmaceutical raw materials, active substances and excipients – (TEVA). Composition analysis of non-pharmaceutical medicinal products and food supplements (HLBS)
  • Purity and composition testing of industrial components, test pieces, assemblies, printed circuit boards, surface contamination (elemental analysis and ion chromatography) – (Bosch, VEIKI-VNL Ltd.)
  • Development and validation of custom methods (elemental analysis of difficult to measure matrices) – (Bosch, TEVA, Wessling Hungary Kft.)
  • Toxicity and other metal content analysis of materials for agricultural use, isotopic tracer studies (foliar fertilizer absorption experiments, fertilization experiments) – (KITE, Hungarian Horticultural Propagating Material Nonprofit Ltd., Kwizda)
  • Purity and quality control tests – medical device manufacturers (Dispomedicor, Coloplast) other industrial applications (GE, Bosch)

OUR INFRASTRUCTURE

Take a look at our instruments and equipment!

If you have a question, please contact us!

Our expert colleagues are at your disposal! 

Mihály Braun PhD.

Regional expert

labservice@isotoptech.hu

Andrea Czébely

Contact for offers, orders

labservice@isotoptech.hu