Virumaa branch
The labs of Virumaa branch carry out water, air, atmospheric emission and soil analyses and sampling, and measure various characteristics of workplace environment.
The purpose of the analyses is to check pollution level in relation to threshold limit values specified in Estonian legislation and international requirements. Tests are run on state-of-the-art equipment, using accredited methods.
Jõhvi laboratory
The Jõhvi lab takes water samples, analyzes waste, surface, ground and drinking water, quantifies soil pollution (petroleum and oil products, phenols and other chemical characteristics) and studies air.
Jõhvi lab areas of activity
- Determination of pollutants in waste water to assess the efficiency of waste water treatment plants and estimate the pollution level of environment caused by emissions (physical, chemical and biological characteristics determined: pH, dissolved oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulphur and chlorine compounds, petroleum products, phenols etc., chlorophyll)
- Quality assessment of groundwater, drinking water and surface water (monitoring of rivers in North-East Estonia)
- Providing lab services to companies and general population in the area
- Ambient air quality inspection in cities, townships and near companies
- Air sampling for testing of pollutant content (sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, phenol, hydrogen sulphide, ammonia, formaldehyde)
- Establishing meteorological conditions (temperature, wind direction and speed etc)
Kohtla-Järve environmental lab
Kohtla-Järve environmental lab handles waste water, surface water, groundwater and sewage sludge sampling and analysis (physical and chemical characteristics determined: pH, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulphur and chlorine compounds, surfactants, metals (Cr, Cu) etc).
Kohtla-Järve lab areas of activity
- Air pollutant measurement: sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, phenol, hydrogen sulphide, formaldehyde, benzene, toluene, styrene, dust.
- Flue gas and industrial atmospheric emission testing: carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, nitric oxide, oxygen.
- Measurement of indoor environment characteristics: temperature, relative humidity, lighting.
