Environment and Clean Technology

ALS Life Sciences - Visit to a geochemical testing laboratory in Hawarden

ALS Life Sciences - Visit to a geochemical testing laboratory in Hawarden
  • Date From 9th October 2019
  • Date To 9th October 2019
  • Price Free of charge
  • Location ALS Life Sciences, Hawarden Business Park, Manor Road, Flintshire, CH5 3US

A tour of one of the leading contaminated land environmental testing laboratories in the UK. The visit will consist of a mixture of technical talks and a tour of the facility with the opportunity to see how samples are analysed in a commercial laboratory and to ask questions about the process.

ALS is one of the largest, most geographically diverse environmental testing companies in the world, employing over 14,000 staff at 350 locations across Europe, Asia, Australia, North America and South America, provide extensive testing services to the environmental sector offering a comprehensive range of tests to help identify potential contamination in a number of mediums including soils, groundwaters and gas. In the UK, their primary contaminated land facility is located in Hawarden, Flintshire and represents the largest environmental laboratory facility to be found in the UK. Analytical laboratory testing services include routine, trace and ultra-trace level organics (volatiles and semi volatiles, pesticides, chlorinated compounds, TPH, etc.), metals and nutrients, inorganic non-metallic, microbiological, biological, toxicological parameters, particle sizing and radio-nuclides. In addition to routine services the are able to deliver speciality testing areas such as isotopes, microplastics and biomonitoring.

Time

10:30 - 15:30 BST

Member-exclusive content

Become an IChemE member to enjoy full access to this content and a range of other membership benefits. If you are already a member, please log in.


Back to events