Laboratory for industrial analyses and research
Waste analysis
Sampling of your materials or waste materials.
We are happy to do that for you. Quickly, expertly and with the right tools tailored to the physical properties of the substances to be examined. Using specific procedures, Normec samples your flow of materials. We expertly reduce your field sample to a representative laboratory sample. We digitally record all sampling steps, field observations, GPS coordinates, photo captures and any in-situ measurements. And we include them extensively in the report.
Are you looking for a specific application for your waste materials?
Our experts are happy to advise you. They will explore the various analysis options with you, fully within the regulatory framework.
Sample pre-treatment
Waste materials are heterogeneous by definition. Efficient sample homogenization is essential for a representative sub-sample. Normec has a separate department with equipment (jaw crushers, shredders, fine grinders, planetary ball mills) that effectively reduce and refine your samples.
Waste analyses for VLAREMA
Reusing materials and substances as secondary raw materials is a rewarding and environmentally friendly solution. Within the VLAREMA legislation, these streams are given a second life as soil, soil improver or building material. We briefly explain our possibilities below.
Reuse as an unformed building material
Sampling and analysis of aggregates (rubble, concrete, asphalt), screening, sorting sand and other streams: - Analysis of concentrations and leaching parameters after shake test or column test classification tests according to - CMA including floating and non-floating parts - Tar content of asphalt via PAH marker or PAH analysis via GC/MS
Reuse as a shaped building material
Use of secondary raw materials as a shaped building material in building materials and concrete (products) or other applications. Do you make your samples yourself? Or does Normec do it for you? Our engineering department makes your test pieces - according to your recipe or according to different test recipes - and tests the building-technical properties for you. The environmental department takes care of their environmental health analyses: concentrations and maximum availability, diffusion test and second-life analyses. Our experts look for the most suitable applications.
Reuse as a soil improver
Applications of water treatment sludge in agriculture or for digestion purposes? Normec samples and analyzes liquid, pasty and solid sewage sludge for you. Inorganic and organic analyses after the 'saponification step' are also possible. And we have the necessary expertise to determine the petrogenic fraction via mineral oil GC/MS.
Waste analyses for landfill conditions.
Analyses for the various acceptance criteria according to the sectoral conditions of VLAREM II. We perform both the analysis of concentrations and leaching parameters via shake test or column test expertly for you. Moreover, Normec is the only approved laboratory for the determination of fluorine via hydrolysis. We have sufficient equipment and capacity to guarantee you smooth turnaround times.
Waste analyses other
Investigation of specific combustion parameters on wood waste, plastic fractions or residual streams is part of our daily routine: - Total chlorine, fluorine, bromine, iodine after combustion - Calorific value and heating value - PAHs - Pentachlorophenol - Metals
Tailored Environmental Research
Expert, Efficient, and Fully Documented
At Normec, you’ve come to the right place for a wide range of environmental investigations. Whether it concerns legally required controls such as groundwater and wastewater analysis, soil investigations, or emission measurements, or process-oriented testing for water treatment, recycling, or soil remediation we carry out everything professionally and in accordance with current regulations.
Thanks to our in-house sampling expertise, advanced laboratory analyses, and short turnaround times, we guarantee reliable results. Through our user-friendly customer portal, you can track every step of your research and easily consult all results and reports. Normec is your trusted partner for environmental compliance and project support.
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