Akvaplan-niva provides a wide range of accredited chemical analyses (NS-EN ISO-IEC 17025), and offers analyses related to environment, aquaculture, fisheries, various biological samples and petroleum.
Our analytical instruments are applicable to routine analyses as well as research projects. Methods may be optimized to customer specifications and needs.
- Pollutants in sediments, water, oils, feeds, fish, seafood
- Pollutants related to fishfarms
- Grain size distribution of sediments and soil
- Contaminated soil
- Characterisation and/or fingerprinting of crude oil and petroleum products
- Mercury analysis in biota
| Parameter | Matrix | Accredited | Detection limit | Method reference |
| TS/Dry matter | Sediment | NA | NS 4764 (1980) | |
| TOM/Total Organic Matter | Sediment | NA | Internal method based on NS 4764 (1980) | |
| TOC | Sediment | NA | NDIR-detection. Internal method based on
DIN 19539:2016 |
|
| Total N | Sediment | 0,05 mg/g TS | Internal method based on NS-EN 16168:2012 | |
| THC/Total Hydrocarbons | Sediment | 1 mg/kg TS | Accelerated Solvent Extraction, GC-fid | |
| PAH | Sediment
Biota |
0,05-1,3 mg/kg TS
0,2–7 mg/kg |
Accelerated Solvent Extraction, GCMSD
Saponification, extraction, GCMSD |
|
| EOM (lipids) | Biota | 0,2 wt% | Folch, gravimetry | |
| Hg/Mercury | Biota | 0,37 µg/kg | DMA-80 / EPA 7473 | |
| Grain size distribution | Sediment/soil | NA | ||
| Density, API gravity | Crude oil/petroleum products | NA | Method based on ASTM D5002:16
ASTM D4052:16 Digital densitometer |
