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Microbiological Testing of Water

Microbiological Testing of Waters (including production water, potable, bottled, effluent & environmental waters). Tests performed on waters to monitor the microbiological quality.

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About this Testing

If you need to monitor the quality of water used in your processing plant for internal quality control, regulatory compliance or overseas market access.

  • Want to be assured of the quality of your drinking water?
  • Monitor environmental impact?
  • Comply with the conditions of a resource consent?
  • Comply with the requirements in your food safety programme?

 

Here are the main types of tests that we conduct on water samples:

  • E.coli
  • Coliforms
  • Faecal coliforms
  • Heterotrophic plate count
  • Enterococci
  • Clostridium perfringens (incl spores)
  • Faecal Streptococci
  • Sulphite reducing anaerobes
  • Campylobacter
  • Legionella
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Salmonella

 

If you have a requirement to monitor the microbiological quality of foods.

Click here to follow the link to microbiological testing of food

Taking a Sample

Please contact the laboratory for advise on taking a sample

Unsure about the correct container to use to submit a sample? Consult our container guide

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