HTL Laboratory: Accredited Water Testing and Food Product Quality Testing
Water Quality Testing
- International (IANZ) accreditation & Ministry of Health approved drinking water laboratory.
- Monitoring and sampling programs designed to meet individual customer requirements.
- Automatic ISCO sampling equipment available to place on your required site.
Specialists in the testing of:
- Rain Water, Bore Water, Springs, Rivers and Lakes
- Swimming Pools / Spa Pools
- Waste Water / Industrial Trade Waste
- Public Water Supplies
- Atmospheric Dustfall
Local Analytical Tests available* include:
- Meter: Conductivity, pH, Salinity, Fluoride, Turbidity
- Titrations: Total Alkalinity, CO2, Total, Calcium and Magnesium Hardness.
- Colorimetric: Free and Total Chlorine, C.O.D
- Other Chemicals: B.O.D., Total and floatable Oil and Grease, Total Suspended Solids, TDS, LSI etc.
Food Product Quality Testing
The rich alluvial soils and sunny climate combine to make Gisborne/East Coast an abundant food producing region. HTL's Food Lab specialises in the following tests* frequently required by food producers and public agencies responsible for environmental health:
- Aerobic Plate Count, Thermophilic Plate Count,
- E.coli by Petrifilm and MPN
- Total coliforms and Faecal coliforms by MPN
- Yeasts and Moulds by Petrifilm
Staphylococcus aureus
Listeria monocytogenes
Salmonella
Swabs
pH