Wastewater and Effluent
Raw Sewage, Treated Effluents and Trade Wastes
The Environmental Laboratory provides effluent monitoring, primarily for the Rotorua District Council (Treatment Plant, Pollution Control and Landfill).
We can offer effluent analyses for private businesses, resource consent holders, engineering consultants and those who own/operate on-site effluent treatment systems.
We offer a range of chemical and microbiological analyses including but not limited to:
Nutirents Testing
- Total Oxidised Nitrogen (Nitrate & Nitrite)
- Total Kjeldahl (organic) Nitrogen
- Total Nitrogen
- Total Phosphorus
- Total Dissolved Phosphorus
- Dissolved Reactive Phosphorus
- Physical Characteristics
Total Solids
- Suspended Solids
- Total Dissolved Solids
- Volatile Solids
- pH
- Dissolved Oxygen
- Conductivity
- Turbidity
- UV absorbance / Transmittance
General Chemistry
- Alkalinity
- Ammoniacal Nitrogen
- Chloride
- Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
- Carbonaceous Biological Oxygen Demand (cBOD5)
Microbiological Testing
We can also provide metals and organics analysis.