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Scientific Services continues to take an active role with the Water Monitoring Association
Mick Phelan (Laboratory Supervisor) has written an article, on behalf of the WMA titled "The Waste Water Industry and its Regulator, a laboratory perspective" which appeared in an Issue of the Water & Sewerage Journal.

Enhanced Odour Monitoring Capability
The addition of a new Pulsed Flame Photometric Detector (PFPD) to the Thermal Desorption GCMS system currently used for odour measurements will enable NWSS to offer an improved monitoring service.

NWSS Gains Accreditation to ISO 17020 for Legionella Risk Assessments
Northumbrian Water Scientific Services are pleased to announce that they are now accredited to ISO 17020 for Legionella Risk Assessments. This is a great achievement for the Water Systems Safety team and is recognition of the level of service provid...

Acoustic Camera
NWSS are pleased to announce that they have now added an acoustic camera to their extensive range of high quality equipment.

NWSS Awarded UKAS/MCERTS Accreditation for Sampling of Bioaerosols
NWSS Awarded UKAS/MCERTS Accreditation for Sampling of Bioaerosols

Procter and Gamble visit Scientific Services
Procter and Gamble visit Scientific Services

Scientific Services Designated as RSC Corporate Partners
Chemists within Northumbrian Water Scientific Services (NWSS) have had a long association with the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) as their professional body.

Northumbrian Water Scientific Services represents the UK at latest International Water Quality Meeting
Representatives from Scientific Services attended the recent International Standards Organisation (ISO) Water Quality meeting held in Paris in June 2012

2012 Northumbrian Water Ltd Annual Liaison Meeting
Northumbrian Water Ltd’s Water Quality Annual Liaison Meeting was held on Thursday 8 March 2012 at Durham County Cricket Club.

UKAS and MCERTS Accreditation for FTIR to EA TGN M22
NWSS awarded UKAS and MCERTS accreditation for FTIR emissions monitoring

UKAS and MCERTS Accreditation for particle size to BS EN 23210
NWSS awarded UKAS and MCERTS accreditation for particle size (PM10, 2.5) emissions monitoring to BS EN 23210:2009.

UKAS and MCERTS Accreditation for Hydrogen Sulphide to US EPA 11
NWSS are pleased to announce that they have recently increased their scope of UKAS and MCERTS accreditation

UKAS Accreditation for analysis of methane in water matrices
We have recently gained UKAS accredition (ISO 17025) for our newly developed method for the analysis of methane in water matrices.

2011 Northumbrian Water Annual Liaison Meeting
The Northumbrian Water Annual Liaison Event was held this year on 3 March, at the Durham County Cricket Club, Chester-Le Street.

CHAS Accreditation
We are pleased to announce that we now hold Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS) Accreditation.




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