Analytical Chemistry

Laboratory Services provided by the Analytical Chemistry Department Food

• General Food Analyses (proteins, total fat, saturated/unsaturated fat, trans fat, total carbohydrate, total sugars, dietary fibre, cholesterol, minerals, calories, vitamins, acidity, alcohol content, ash, benzoic acid, caffeine, reducing sugars, sugar profiling, salt, cyanide (total and free), free fatty acids, fatty acid profiling, crude fibre, dietary fibre, iodine value, sorbic acid, sulphide, sulphur dioxide)
• Fats and Oils (total free fatty acids, fatty acid profiling, iodine value, saponification value, peroxide value)
• Nutritional Analysis (protein, total fat, saturated/unsaturated fat, trans fat, total carbohydrate, total sugars, dietary fibre, cholesterol, minerals, calories, viatamins)
• Nutritional Labelling (FDA nutrition label including label as per FDA guidelines and non-rounded laboratory results)
• Contaminants / Preservatives (heavy metals, cyanide (total and free), pesticide residues, benzoic acid, sorbic acid, sulphur dioxide)

Water            

• Drinking Water including tap, bottled, spring and well (Primary Inorganic Contaminants, Seconday Organic Contaminants, Volatile Organic Chemicals, Semi Volatile Organic Contaminants, Synthetic Organic Chemicals, Additional Regulated Contaminants, Water Properties including turbidity and pH)
• Industrial Effluent (temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, Chemical Oxygen Demand, Total Suspended Solids, Total Oil and Grease, Ammoniacal Nitrogen, Total Phosphorus, Sulphide, Chloride, Total Residual Chlorine, Dissolved Hexavalent Chromium, Total Chromium, Dissolved Iron, Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Total Nickel, Total Copper, Total Zinc, Total Arsenic, Total Cadmium, Total Mercury, Total Lead, Total Cyanide, Phenolic Compunds, Toxicity, Solid Waste)
• STP Effluent (pH, Total Suspended Solids, Total Residual Chlorine)
• Sea Water (Salinity, Minerals)
• Water for Laboratory Use (pH, Electrical Conductivity, Oxidizable Matter, Absorbance at 254nm, Residue after Evaporation, Silica Content)

Environmental  

• EMA Water Pollution Rules (Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen, pH, Chemical Oxygen Demand, Total Phosphorus, Sulphide, Chloride, Total Residual Chlorine, Dissolved Hexavalent Chromium, Total Chromium, Dissolved Iron, Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Total Nickel, Total Copper, Total Zinc, Total Arsenic, Total Cadmium, Total Mercury, Total Lead, Total Cyanide, Phenolic Compounds, Toxicity, Solid Waste)
• Liquid Effluent (same as EMA Water Pollution Rules)
• Solid Waste / Sludge (Organic Contaminants e.g. BTEX, MTBE and Napthalene, Toxicity Characteristic, Leaching Procedure (TCLP) for Heavy Metals)

Eco-toxicology

• 96hr Acute Toxicity Test using the Mysid Shrimp
• 48hr Acute Toxicity Test using the Water Flea
• Microtox 81.9% Basic Test
• Pesticides
• Foods (Organochlorine Pesticides, Organophosphorus Pesticides)
• Water (Organochlorine Pesticides, Organophosphorus Pesticides) 

Pharmaceuticals

• Vapour Rub
• Sport Balm
• Arthritis Cream
• Antiseptic Solutions
• Pain Medication
• Cough and Cold Formulations (drowsy and non-drowsy)
• Oral Rehydration Salts/Solutions
• Active Ingredients in tablets/capsules 
• Construction Materials
• Soil (pH, Sulphate, Chloride, Organic Matter, Loss on Ignition, Carbonate)
• Aggregate/Sand (Potential Alkali Reactivity, Loss on Ignition, Chloride, Sulphate)
• Cement (SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, CaO, MgO, SO3, LOI, Na2O, H2O, Insoluoble Residue)
• Water for Mixing Concrete (Chloride, Sulphate, Alkalis, Total Solids)

Additional Services

• Wood (preservatives - copper/chromium/arsenic based)
• Acids (Acidity, Impurities)
• Caustic Soda (Specific Gravity, Density, Percentage Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Oxide, Sodium Carbonate, Sodium Chlorate, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Sulphate, Iron, Aluminium, Mercury, Silica)
• Disinfectants