Environmental Pollution Laboratory (EPL) supports the mining industry through reliable water quality monitoring and environmental compliance testing. Routine monitoring helps identify changes in water quality and provides the information needed to manage environmental risks effectively.

EPL offers industrial and occupational health laboratory testing service for the identification and evaluation of chemical agents. Our services help companies to provide a healthy and safe working environment for their employees, as required by the Occupational Health and Safety, as well as Mine Health and Safety Acts.

The current approach of focussing on Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene and Xylenes (BTEX) for petrochemical site assessments does not always address the contamination completely. This is more evident when sites are weathered but still highly...

Environmental Pollution Laboratory can assist with determining ethanol and Isopropanol concentration in alcohol-based hand sanitizers. The demand for hand sanitizers has increased during the outbreak of COVID-19, resulting in an...

Pesticides are routinely used on crops and for mosquito control to combat malaria. These pesticides were considered safe and effective but over the years the impact of their application is evident. Major problems include: Loss of...

SAMPLE ANALYSIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: WASTE ACT (ACT NO.59 OF 2008). Environmental Pollution Laboratory has developed and implemented a series of tests and ASLP extractions on solid waste as directed by...

Environmental Pollution Laboratory offers a C10-C40 TPH analysis that has been developed in-house. Using certified diesel and motor oil standards, this method enables us to determine the total hydrocarbon concentration over the diesel/oil...

Environmental Pollution Laboratory always tries to employ the best and state of the art techniques to provide results of the highest quality for arson forensic analysis. We are able to conduct breakdown analysis of most known ignitable...

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are toxic chemicals that have been used in the past in transformers and capacitors for their dielectric properties. PCBs contamination can be found in water, sediment (soil) and oil samples. The...