Wastewater Analysis
Q.C. Environmental is an innovative company with outstanding quality and turn-around time. QCE routinely performs industrial wastewater analysis for influent and effluent monitoring, pretreatment monitoring, NPDES analysis, stormwater testing and troubleshooting analysis for your pretreatment systems. We are certified within the states of Iowa and Illinois for environmental analysis.
Our field technicians can come to your facility to collect grab samples or to set up a composite sampler for 24-hour sample collection. Just provide us with a copy of your discharge permit and let our technicians collect the samples for you.
You may also choose to collect the samples yourself. We can provide you with preserved sampling containers, cooler, ice, sampling instructions and chain of custody forms all at no charge. Just provide us with a copy of your discharge permit and we’ll send you a complete sampling kit for free. Free courier and pick-up services are also available in select regions.
Typical Wastewater Analytes
| Analyte | Acronym |
| Fats Oil and Grease | FOG |
| Carbonaceous Biological Oxygen Demand 5 day. | CBOD5 |
| Biological Oxygen Demand 5 Day | BOD5 |
| Chemical Oxygen Demand | COD |
| Total Suspended Solids | TSS |
| Total Dissolved Solids | TDS |
| Total Solids | TS |
| Total Volatile Solids | TVS |
| Kieldhal Nitrogen | TKN |
| Ammonia as Nitrogen | Ammonia |
| Mercury | Hg |
| Cyanide | CN |
| Arsenic | As |
| Chloride | Cl |
| Fluoride | Fl |
| pH | pH |
| Metals: | Al, Sn, As, Ba, Be, Cd, Ca, Cr, Cr+6, Co, Cu Fe, Pb, Mg, Mn Si, Ni, Ag, Tl, Sn Ti, V, Zn |
| Total Coliform and E. coli bacteria. | Coliform E. Coli |
| Dissolved Oxygen | DO |
| Total Phenolics | Phenols |
| Sulfate | Sulfate |
| Alkalinity | Alkalinity |
| Hardness as Ca, Mn Carbonate. | Hardness |
| Total Phosphorous | Phos |
| Volatile Organic Compounds | VOC |
| Semi Volatile Organic Compounds | SVOC |
| Priority Pollutants 40CFR 122 Appendix D Table II. |
Priority Pollutants |
