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Water Sampling

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Water sampling

Our COFRAC-accredited team carries out water sampling (testing section, lists of sites and scope of accreditation available at www.cofrac.fr), following recognised professional standards.

Clients can also choose to take their own samples. Each sample is given a unique identification code for full traceability before being sent to one of our local laboratories.

Our water sampling services

  • Easy scheduling

  • Several types of water can be sampled by our teams

  • Self-sampling option

Our water sampling services

Easy scheduling
  • Appointments made according to your requirements, if you have a contract with regular scheduled visits

  • Quick turnaround on sampling requests

  • A paperless communication platform allows you to contact us 24 hours a day, ensuring your requests are handled efficiently

Different types of water can be sampled by our teams
  • Water supplies (at the consumer's tap, catchments, springs, reservoirs), swimming pool water, bathing water, surface water, wastewater, domestic hot water and cooling towers for legionella testing

  • Field parameters: pH, free and total chlorine, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, etc.

  • Time- or flow-controlled average sampling, piezometer sampling, flow measurement

Self-sampling option

We provide you with :

  • Sampling methods and bottle tables by type of analysis

  • Bottles for physical and chemical analyses

  • Bottles for bacteriological analyses

Regulations

  • Technical guide for water in healthcare facilities

  • NF EN ISO 19458

  • D T 90-520 for water intended for human consumption

  • FD T 90-521 for treated recreational water and thermal water

  • FD T90-522 for Legionella sampling / Order of February 1, 2010

  • FD T90-523 for Legionella sampling – cooling towers – Legionella Circular No. 2002/243 – of 22/04/2002. Ministerial Decree, section No. 2921

  • FD T 90-521 for treated recreational water and thermal water

  • Technical guide for water in healthcare facilities

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Water sampling is essential for ensuring that water is safe, clean, and compliant with regulations. It helps detect contaminants such as bacteria, chemicals, and pollutants early, protecting human health, aquatic ecosystems, and industrial processes.

Water sampling is conducted by our COFRAC-accredited samplers, trained in professional best practices to ensure accuracy, compliance, and traceability.

We sample a wide range of water types, including drinking water (at the tap, catchments, springs, reservoirs), swimming pool water, bathing water, surface water, wastewater, domestic hot water, and cooling towers for Legionella testing.