Our laboratory has obtained the certification of ISO/IEC G 25 under the Skim Akreditasi Makmal Malaysia (SAMM). Our certification had migrated to ISO/IEC 17025.Now in 2020, our certification has advanced to complement the progress of the standard – MS ISO/IEC 17025.
Our laboratory is MS ISO/IEC 17025 certified for analysis of :
1. Effluent / Sewage / Ground Water/ Industrial wastewater
2. Drinking / River Water
3. Pure Water / DI Water (ppb level)
To identify the potential users for sewage effluent reuse and their required quality, including the most cost effective method to improve the quality of sewage effluent for suitable reuses.
Substances that are highly flammable, corrosive, toxic and easily react or cause explosion when mixed with other substances. They may exist in a liquid, solid or semi solid form (sludge). There are 77 categories of scheduled waste as established by the Department of Environment Malaysia (Jabatan Alam Sekitar). There are strict laws by the government, requiring companies to manage their waste properly or face hefty fines. Handling of scheduled wastes requires permits issued by Department of Environment (DOE).
The world has been witnessing serious environmental changes especially since the dawn of industrialization. Global industrial revolution has led to the release of unprecedented amount of toxic substances (pollutants) into the environment. Natural degradation of pollutants is becoming increasingly difficult due to the quantity, complexity and heterogeneity of pollutants released into the environment. One of such ubiquitous, toxic and recalcitrant pollutant of concern is heavy metals. Examples of heavy metals includes cadmium (Cd), iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), mercury (Hg), lead (Pb), zinc (Zn), arsenic (As), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), selenium (Se) and the platinum group metals, which comprises platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, osmium, and iridium. There are two major sources through which heavy metals enter into the environment namely natural sources and anthropogenic or man-made sources.