Wastewater Analysis

Townsville Laboratory Services (TLS) has monitored Townsville City Council’s wastewater system for more than 30 years.

TLS is actively involved in the operational monitoring of Council’s sewage treatment plants and provide analytical support during sewage plant design and upgrades.

These services are available to external clients at affordable and competitive price points.

TLS can provide monitoring systems for:

• raw influent characterisation
• analysis of mixed liquors, digester samples and effluent
• sludge analysis
• disinfection efficiency
• environmental impact assessments

Services include:

• in situ and field analysis of basic physico-chemical parameters
• full chemical analysis including full metals suite
• effluent microbiological analysis
• groundwater contamination studies
• nitrification inhibition testing
• capillary suction time test
• specific oxygen uptake rate (SOUR testing)
• sludge volume index
• time to filter