Wastewater Testing
Accurate, independent testing of wastewater to Irish and European standards.
BHP Laboratories is the largest independent materials testing laboratory in Ireland providing a wide range of engineering & scientific measuring, testing and analysing services to numerous industries throughout Ireland and the UK. We provide a comprehensive range of testing and analysing solutions for wastewater testing. This includes a combination of site and laboratory sampling, testing, and advising services.
Wastewater testing plays a vital role in protecting Ireland’s water resources, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting sustainable business operations. BHP provides testing to industrial facilities, food and beverage producers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, wastewater treatment plants, and commercial sites.
BHP’s comprehensive wastewater testing includes analysis of key parameters such as pH, Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), suspended solids, ammonia, nutrients, metals, oils and greases, microbiological contaminants, and other industry-specific pollutants. These tests help assess treatment performance, identify contamination risks, and demonstrate compliance with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) licences and Uisce Éireann trade effluent requirements.
BHP is accredited by the Irish National Accreditation Board (INAB) to ISO 17025 and is listed as an approved laboratory by the EPA. Our long-standing practice of laboratory testing excellence brings rigorous inspection procedures and high standards of quality control to all our operations, procedures and services. We also provide on-site sampling and testing, with a fleet of fully equipped vehicles and field operatives covering all of Ireland.

