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HSE TESTING AND MONITORING FIBRES AND MINERALS ROUTINE ANALYSES
Valid from 1 April 2022 until 31 March 2023
TEST OR ASSAY
METHOD
PRICING DETAILS
NOTES
*Quantitative analysis of asbestos fibres in air
Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) ISO 13794
£653 per Sample
Gridded MCE filter
#15 working days
*‡Quantitative analysis of asbestos fibres in lungs
TEM In-house method based on ISO 13794
£897 per Sample
Lung tissue (100 grams)
#20 working days
*Quantitative analysis of asbestos fibres in water or bulk materials
£735 per Sample
Water or bulk material
Contact for required volumes
Extra costs may be incurred if special preparation methods to analyse or extended analysis of fibres & cleavage fragments is required - contact for details
Qualitative analysis refractory ceramic fibres (RCF) in catalytic converters
£490 per Sample
Bulk material (~16 cm3)
If the whole converter is being sent it must be de-canned
#10 working days
HSE Test Slide Re-evaluation
In-house method using reference test slide
£119 per Sample
Re-evaluation of test slides should be carried out if there is a reason to believe they have
been damaged or deteriorated through use
10 working days
1Alpha Quartz - Respirable Crystalline Silica
X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)
£629 (for batch of up to 5 samples incl. blanks) + £127 per additional sample†
25mm PVC Filter
Filters supplied at £27 for 10
15 working days
1Cristobalite (in conjunction with Alpha quartz above)
XRD In-house method
£969 (for batch of up to 5 samples incl. blanks) + £162 per additional sample†
Quantitative analysis of crystalline + amorphous components
Rietveld
£815 per Sample
Bulk material (1 gram)
X-ray Diffraction
Hydroxyapatite + other calcium
X-ray Diffraction + Rietveld
£720 per Sample
phosphates
*UKAS Accredited. ‡VAT does not apply. † Price for additional samples above the minimum batch size analysed at the same time 1A minimum order of five samples applies. #A maximum of 15 samples can normally be analysed in the given turnaround time. Turnaround times for larger batch sizes can be negotiated on a case-by-case basis. All sampling media must be returned. A charge will be made for any sampling media not returned.
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