Laboratory

We offer sampling and testing services in accordance with the requirements of Latvian Republic normative acts, testing standards and standard ISO 17025:2005 in the following areas of laboratory activities:

  1. Sampling of groundwater, surface water, waste water, soil / soil, sediment / sediment, waste;
  2. Physical and physico-chemical testing of ground water, solid biofuel, solid biocombustibles, solid fuel, ground and soil.

Accredited sphere of activity:

Object Determining indicators Standard Full title of the standard
Groundwater Sampling LVS ISO 5667-11:2011 Water quality. Sampling. Part 11: Guidance on sampling of
groundwaters
Groundwater pH LVS EN ISO 10523:2012 Water quality – Determination of pH
Groundwater Conductivity LVS EN 27888:1993 Water quality. Method for the determination of electrical
conductivity
Waste/ solid biofuels Determination of moisture content LVS EN ISO 18134-1:2016 Solid biofuels – Determination of moisture content – Oven dry method – Part 3: Moisture in general analysis sample (ISO 18134-3:2015)
Waste/ solid biofuels Determination of moisture content LVS EN ISO 18134-3:2016 Solid biofuels – determination of moisture content – Oven dry method – Part 3: Moisture in general analysis sample (ISO 18134-3:2015)
Waste/ solid biofuels Ash LVS EN ISO 18122:2016 Solid biofuels – determination of ash content (ISO 18122:2015)
Waste/ solid biofuels Calorific LVS EN 14918:2010 Solid biofuels – determination of calorific value
Waste/ solid biofuels Ash LVS EN 14775:2010 Solid biofuels – Determination of ash content
Waste/ solid biofuels Biomass content LVS EN 15440:2011 Solid recovered fuels – Methods for determination of biomass content
Waste/ solid biofuels Bulk density LVS EN ISO 17828:2016 Solid biofuels – Determination of bulk density (ISO 17828:2015)
Waste/ solid biofuels Bulk density LVS EN 15150:2012 Solid biofuels – Determination of particle density
Waste/ solid fuels Calorific LVS EN 15400:2011 Solid recovered fuels – Determination of calorific value
Waste/ solid fuels Ash LVS EN 15403:2011 Solid recovered fuels – Determination of ash content
Waste/ solid fuels Determination of moisture content LVS CEN/TS 15414-1:2010 Solid recovered fuels – Determination of moisture content using the oven dry method – Part 1: Determination of total moisture by a reference method
Waste/ solid recovered fuels Bulk density LVS CEN/TS 15401 Solid recovered fuels – Determination of bulk density
Waste Sampling LVS EN 14899:2011 Characterisation of waste – Sampling of waste
materials – Framework for the preparation and
application of a Sampling Plan
Waste/ solid fuels Sampling LVS EN 15442:2011 Solid recovered fuels – Methods for sampling
Surface water Sampling ISO 5667-6:2014 Water quality. Sampling. Part 6: Guidance on sampling
of rivers and streams
Waste water Sampling LVS ISO 5667-10:2000 Water quality. Sampling. Part 10: Guidance on
sampling of waste waters
Soil, ground Sampling ISO 10381-5 (E) Soil quality- Sampling- Part 5: Guidance on the procedure for the investigation of urban and industrial sites with regard to soil contamination
Sediment,
sludge
Sampling LVS ISO 5667-12:1995 Water quality – Sampling – Part 12: Guidance on sampling of bottom Sediment
Ground, aggregates Granulometry LVS EN 933-1:2013 Tests for geometrical properties of aggregates – Part 1: Determination of particle size distribution – Sieving method
Ground Filtration coefficient GOST 25584-2016 Grounds – Laboratory method for evaluating filtration coefficient. P.4 The filtration coefficient of sandy grounds
Ground Proctor compaction LVS EN 13286-2:2011 Unbound and hydraulically bound mixtures – Part 2: Test method for the determination of the laboratory reference density and water content – Proctor compaction
Ground Assessment of fines. Methylene blue test LVS EN 933-9 + A1:2013 (Except Annex C and D) Tests for geometrical properties of aggregates – Part 9: Assessment of fines – Methylene blue test
Ground Determination of the water content by drying in a ventilated oven LVS EN 1097-5:2012 Tests of mechanical and physical properties of aggregates – Part 5: Determination of the water content by drying in a ventilated oven
Soil Granulometry LVS CEN ISO/TS 17892-4:2005
(Except Annex A)
Geotechnical investigation and testing – Laboratory testing of soil – Part 4: Determination of practicle size distribution (ISO/TS 17892-4:2004)

LATAK accreditation for the laboratory is valid from October 19, 2017 until October 18, 2021, registration no. LATAK-T-582-00-2017.

Laboratory contacts:

31.10.2017