ECOL laboratories perform measurements and analysis related to the research of different contaminants in soils, water and wastewater, with a particular emphasis on micropollutants as well as fundamental analysis which are important to assess water quality.
Another important part of the lab’s activities is the development of new analytical methods aiming at improving the precision and the efficiency of micropollutants results.
ECOL’s lab technicians participate in inter-laboratories cross-validation analysis to ensure the quality and accuracy of the results and also to keep an up-to-date know-how in terms of analytical measurements.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Mesures du pH | pH-mètre |
| Mesures ioniques | Ion-mètre |
| Conductivité électrique | conductimètre |
| Oxygène dissous | oximètre |
| Mesures de matières en suspension (MES) | appareils de filtrage |
| Granulométrie | analyses des particules par laser et diffraction |
| Analyses des surfaces et porosité | Surface Area & Pore Size Analyzer* |
Chemical water properties
| Chemical Oxygen Demand | Spectrophotometer* |
| Determination of major ions (NO3, NO2, NH4, PO4, ….) | Ionic Chromatography* |
| Inorganic Ions: cations and anions | Spectrophotometer*/ Ionic Chromatography* |
| Total (TOC) and/or Dissolved (TOD) Organic Carbon | Total Organic Carbon Analyzer* |
| Total Nitrogen Analysis | Total Nitrogen Measuring Unit (TN)* |
Organic micropollutants
| Automatic SPE (Solid Phase Extraction) | Automated SPE device | |
| Pharmaceuticals | Lipid regulators (i.e. Acipimox, Bezafibrate, Clofibricacid, Fenofibrate, Gemfibrozil, etc.) | UPLC /MS-MS * |
| Antiepileptic drugs (i.e. Carbamazepin, Gabapentin, etc.) | ||
| Analgesics (i.e. Diclofenac, Ibuprofen, Ketoprofen, Mefenamicacid, Naproxen, etc.) | ||
| Beta Blockers (i.e. Atenolol, Meoprolol, Nadolol, Propranolol, etc.) | ||
| Antibiotics (i.e, Azithromycin, Ciprofloxacin, Clarithromycin, Metronidazol, etc.) | ||
| X-Ray constrast media (i.e. Diatrizoic+Iothamalamic acid, Iohexol, etc.) | ||
| Corrosion inhibitors (i.e. Benzotriazol, Methylbenzotriazol, etc.) | ||
| Biocide (i.e., Triclosan, etc.) | ||
| Herbicides (i.e. Atrazin, Chloridazon, Diuron, Isoproturon, etc.) | ||
| Fungicides (i.e. Carbendazim, IPBC, Propiconazol, etc.) | ||
| Insecticides (i.e. Diazinon, etc.) | ||
| Algicides (i.e., Irgarol, Terbutryn, etc.) | ||
| Steroides / -derivatives (i.e. 17-alpha-Estradiol, 17-beta-Estradio, Estrone, etc.) | ||
| Endocrine disrupting (i.e. Bisphenol A, Nonylphenol, etc.) | ||
| Video-Monitoring System | constantly updated | |
| Geoprobe © | Geoprobe unit ® |