Rapid Testing

Instant results for heavy metal, hydrocarbon and coal tar analysis

The use of rapid method technology (RMT) to assist with waste classification and segregation can provide invaluable time savings as well as improved compliance methodologies.

However, it is crucial that they are used in the right way to ensure compliance with the relevant guidance and legislation and in most cases should be used as an addition of accredited laboratory analysis rather than instead of it.

The SoilEx team evaluates each site individually, assessing its unique characteristics to determine whether and how RMT can be beneficial. We provide tailored solutions, whether for rapid initial results to gauge potential contamination, verifying hotspot removal, or detecting coal tar in asphalt.

WM3, the guidance on waste classification, states:

“On site verification: checks at any point in the waste chain, using ‘quick check’ methods to confirm specific information obtained from compliance testing or included on the waste paperwork. These are confirmatory checks only, not a stand alone hazardous waste assessment”