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1 PO Box 3000, Johnstown Castle Estate, Wexford Testing Laboratory Registration number: 113T is accredited by the Irish National Board (INAB) to undertake testing as detailed in the Schedule bearing the Registration Number detailed above, in compliance with the International Standard ISO/IEC 17025: nd Edition General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories (This Certificate must be read in conjunction with the Annexed Schedule of ) Date of award of accreditation: 11:11:2002 Date of last renewal of accreditation: 25:01:2012 Expiry date of this certificate of accreditation: 25:01:2017 This shall remain in force until further notice subject to continuing compliance with INAB accreditation criteria, ISO/IEC and any further requirements specified by the Irish National Board. Manager: Dr Adrienne Duff Chairperson: Mr Tom O Neill Issued on 9 May 2014 Organisations are subject to annual surveillance and are re-assessed every five years. The renewal date on this Certificate confirms the latest date of renewal of accreditation. To confirm the validity of this Certificate, please contact the Irish National Board. The INAB is a signatory of the European co-operation for (EA) Testing Multilateral Agreement (MLA) and the International Laboratory Cooperation (ILAC) Mutual Recognition Arrangement. Edition 33, 11/07/ T Page 1 of 25

2 Schedule of (Annex to Certificate) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Initial Registration Date : 9-December-1999 Postal Address: (Other Locations): PO Box 3000, Johnstown Castle Estate, Wexford The Glen, Monaghan John Moore Road, Castlebar, Co. Mayo McCumisky House, Richview, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14 Seville Lodge, Callan Road, Kilkenny Telephone: +353 (21) Fax: +353 (21) E.Christie@epa.ie Contact Name: Ms Eidin Christie Facilities: Normally not available for Public testing Monaghan Telephone: +353 (47) Fax: +353 (47) r.mcginn@epa.ie Contact name: Regina McGinn Castlebar Telephone: (94) Fax: (94) y.bogan@epa.ie Contact name: Yvonne Bogan Dublin Telephone: (1) Fax: (1) s.hyland@epa.ie Contact name: Sean Hyland Kilkenny Water Telephone:+ 353 (56) Fax: (56) j.smith@epa.ie Contact name: Jean Smith Kilkenny Air Telephone:+ 353 (56) Fax: (56) p.malone@epa.ie Contact name: Patrick Malone Edition 33, 11/07/ T Page 2 of 25

3 Schedule of THE IRISH NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD (INAB) is the Irish body for the accreditation of organisations including laboratories. Laboratory accreditation is available to testing and calibration facilities operated by manufacturing organisations, government departments, educational institutions and commercial testing/calibration services. Indeed, any organisation involved in testing, measurement or calibration in any area of technology can seek accreditation for the work it is undertaking. Each accredited laboratory has been assessed by skilled specialist assessors and found to meet criteria which are in compliance with ISO/IEC or ISO/IEC (medical laboratories). Frequent audits, together with periodic inter-laboratory test programmes, ensure that these standards of operation are maintained. Testing and Calibration Categories: : Permanent laboratory calibration and testing where the laboratory is erected on a fixed location for a period expected to be greater than three years. Category B: Category C: Category D: Site calibration and testing that is performed by staff sent out on site by a permanent laboratory that is accredited by the Irish National Board. Site calibration and testing that is performed in a site/mobile laboratory or by staff sent out by such a laboratory, the operation of which is the responsibility of a permanent laboratory accredited by the Irish National Board. Site calibration and testing that is performed on site by individuals and organisations that do not have a permanent calibration/testing laboratory. Testing may be performed using (a) (b) (c) (d) portable test equipment a site laboratory a mobile laboratory or equipment from a mobile or site laboratory Standard Specification or Test Procedure Used: The standard specification or test procedure that is accredited is the issue that is current on the date of the most recent visit, unless otherwise stated. Glossary of Terms Facilities: Public calibration/testing service: Conditionally available for public calibration/testing: Normally not available for public calibration/testing: Commercial operations which actively seek work from others. Established for another primary purpose but, more commonly than not, is available for outside work. Unavailable for public calibration/testing more often than not. Laboratory users wishing to obtain assurance that calibration or test results are reliable and carried out to the Irish National Board criteria should insist on receiving an accredited calibration certificate or test report. Users should contact the laboratory directly to ensure that this scope of accreditation is current. INAB will, on request, verify the status and scope. Edition 33, 11/07/ T Page 3 of 25

4 Monaghan Water Testing Laboratory Methods: Chemical Oxygen Demand SOP EPA W01 based on ,000 mg/l O 2 ISO 15705:2002 Suspended Solids SOP EPA W03 based on.06 Saline waters 4 100,000 mg/l I.S EN 872:2005 Biochemical Oxygen Demand SOP EPA W04 based on 1 100,000 mg/l O 2 ISO :2003 ISO :2003 Edition 33, 11/07/ T Page 4 of 25

5 Monaghan Water Testing Laboratory Total Phosphorus 0 1,000 mg/l P Methods: SOP EPA W06 based on IS EN ISO 6878:2004 Potable waters Ammonia ,000 mg/l N o-phosphate mg/l P HMSO 1980 TON 0.2 5,000 mg/l N Nitrite mg/l N Nitrate SOP EPA W07 by calculation 0.2 5,000 mg/l N Chloride ,000 mg/l Cl Edition 33, 11/07/ T Page 5 of 25

6 Monaghan Water Testing Laboratory Methods: Potable waters Conductivity SOP EPA W08 based on ,000 µs/cm I.S. EN 27888:19993 ph SOP EPA W09 based on 2 12 ISO 10523:2008 Edition 33, 11/07/ T Page 6 of 25

7 Monaghan Water Testing Laboratory. Methods: Potable waters Fluoride SOP EPA W12 based on mg/l F EN ISO :2009 Chloride 2 50,000 mg/l Cl Leachate Nitrate 0.2 5,000 mg/l N Sulphate 2 20,000 mg/l SO Saline waters Silica SOP EPA W11 based on mg/l SiO 2 HMSO 1980 Edition 33, 11/07/ T Page 7 of 25

8 Monaghan Water Testing Laboratory Methods based on Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 22nd Ed. A.P.H.A., A.W.W.A., W.E.F Potable waters Total Hardness SOP Mn W06 - Titrimetry mg/l CaCO 3 Standard Method C Potable waters Alkalinity SOP Mn W09 Titrimetry 12 20,000 mg/l CaCO 3 Standard Method 2320B Edition 33, 11/07/ T Page 8 of 25

9 Monaghan Water Testing Laboratory Methods based on Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 22nd Ed., A.P.H.A., A.W.W.A., W.E.F Potable waters Total Dissolved Solids/Total SOP Mn W11 - Gravimetry Solids Standard Method C 23-10,000 mg/i Leachate Turbidity SOP Mn W14 - Turbidity NTU Meter Standard Method B Potable waters Colour SOP Mn W12 - Spectrometry Hazen Standard Method C Edition 33, 11/07/ T Page 9 of 25

10 Monaghan Water Testing Laboratory Methods: Potable waters Volatile organic compounds SOP Mn W15 - Based on (VOC's) USEPA method Purge and Trap - GC/MS Chloroform µg/l Benzene µg/l Bromodichloromethane µg/l Dibromochloromethane µg/l 1,2 Dichloroethane µg/l Tetrachloroethene µg/l Trichlorethene µg/l Bromoform µg/l Edition 33, 11/07/ T Page 10 of 25

11 Castlebar Water Testing Laboratory Methods: Chemical Oxygen Demand SOP EPA W01 based on ,000 mg/l O 2 ISO 15705:2002 Suspended Solids SOP EPA W03 based on.06 Saline waters 4 100,000 mg/l I.S EN 872:2005 Biochemical Oxygen Demand SOP EPA W04 based on 1 100,000 mg/l O 2 ISO :2003 ISO :2003 Edition 33, 11/07/ T Page 11 of 25

12 Castlebar Water Testing Laboratory Total Phosphorus 0 1,000 mg/l P Methods: SOP EPA W06 based on IS EN ISO 6878:2004 Ammonia ,000 mg/l N o-phosphate mg/l P HMSO 1980 TON 0.2 5,000 mg/l N Nitrite mg/l N Nitrate SOP EPA W07 by calculation 0.2 5,000 mg/l N Chloride ,000 mg/l Cl Edition 33, 11/07/ T Page 12 of 25

13 Castlebar Water Testing Laboratory Methods: Conductivity SOP EPA W08 based on ,000 µs/cm I.S. EN 27888:19993 ph SOP EPA W09 based on 2 12 ISO 10523:2008 Total Nitrogen SOP EPA W10 based on 0.5 2,000 mg/l N IS EN 12260:2003 Edition 33, 11/07/ T Page 13 of 25

14 Castlebar Water Testing Laboratory. Methods: Fluoride SOP EPA W12 based on EN mg/l F ISO :2009 Chloride Leachate 2 50,000 mg/l Cl Nitrate 0.2 5,000 mg/l N Sulphate 2 20,000 mg/l SO Saline waters Silica SOP EPA W11 based on mg/l SiO 2 HMSO 1980 Edition 33, 11/07/ T Page 14 of 25

15 Castlebar Water Testing Laboratory Methods based on Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 22nd Ed. A.P.H.A., A.W.W.A., W.E.F Colour SOP Cb W03.06 Saline waters Hazen Standard Method Total Dissolved Solids SOP Cb W ,000 mg/l Standard Method C Total Solids SOP Cb W ,000 mg/l Standard Method 2540B Turbidity SOP Cb W NTU Standard Method 2130B Total Hardness SOP Cb W ,000 mg/l CaCO 3 Standard Method 2340C Alkalinity SOP Cb W ,000 mg/l CaCO 3 Standard Method 2520B and Blue Book HMSO Edition 33, 11/07/ T Page 15 of 25

16 Dublin Water Testing Laboratory Methods: Chemical Oxygen Demand SOP EPA W01 based on ,000 mg/l O 2 ISO 15705:2002 Suspended solids SOP EPA W03 based on.06 Saline waters 4 100,000 mg/l I.S. EN 872:2005 Biochemical Oxygen Demand SOP EPA W04 based on Leachate 1 100,000 mg/l O 2 ISO :2003 ISO :2003 Edition 33, 11/07/ T Page 16 of 25

17 Dublin Water Testing Laboratory Leachate Total Phosphorus 0 1,000 mg/l P Ammonia ,000 mg/l N o-phosphate 0 1,000 mg/l P Methods SOP EPA W06 based on I.S. EN ISO 6878:2004 HMSO 1980 TON 0.2 5,000 mg/l N Nitrite mg/l N Nitrate 0.2 5,000 mg/l N SOP EPA W07 by calculation Chloride ,000 mg/l Conductivity ,000 µs/cm SOP EPA W08 based on I.S. EN 27888:1993 Total Nitrogen ,000 mg/l N SOP EPA W10 based on I.S. EN 12260:2003 Edition 33, 11/07/ T Page 17 of 25

18 Dublin Water Testing Laboratory Methods: ph SOP EPA W09 based on.06 Saline waters 2-12 ISO 10523:2008 Leachate.06 Saline waters Silica SOP EPA W11 based on mg/l SiO 2 HMSO 1980 Fluoride mg/l F SOP EPA W12 based on Chloride 2 50,000 mg/l Cl EN ISO :2009 Nitrate 0.2 5,000 mg/l N Sulphate 2 20,000 mg/l SO 4 Leachate Edition 33, 11/07/ T Page 18 of 25

19 Dublin Water Testing Laboratory Leachate Aluminium, ,000 µg/l Antimony, µg/l Arsenic, µg/l Barium, µg/l Beryllium, µg/l Boron, 10 50,000 µg/l Cadmium, ,000 µg/l Calcium, mg/l Chromium, µg/l Cobalt, µg/l Copper, µg/l Iron, µg/l Lead, µg/l Magnesium, mg/l Manganese, µg/l Molybdenum, µg/l Nickel, µg/l Potassium, µg/l Selenium, µg/l Sodium, mg/l Strontium, µg/l Thallium, µg/l Uranium, µg/l Vanadium, µg/l Zinc, µg/l Methods: SOP EPA W05 based on ISO :2006 ISO :2004 Edition 33, 11/07/ T Page 19 of 25

20 Kilkenny Water Testing Laboratory Documented in-house methods: Chemical Oxygen Demand SOP EPA W01 based on ,000 mg/l O 2 ISO 15705:2002 Surface Suspended Solids SOP EPA W03 based on.06 Saline waters 4-100,000 mg/l I.S. EN 872:2005 Biochemical Oxygen Demand SOP EPA W04 based on Leachate 1-100,000 mg/l O 2 ISO5815-1:2003 ISO5815-2:2003 Total Phosphorus SOP EPA W06 based on 0-1,000 mg/l P I.S. EN ISO 6878:2004 Leachate Edition 33, 11/07/ T Page 20 of 25

21 Kilkenny Water Testing Laboratory Documented in-house methods: Potable waters Ammonia 0-10,000 mg/l N o-phosphate mg/l P HMSO 1980 TON 0.2-5,000 mg/l N Nitrite mg/l N Nitrate 0.2 5,000 mg/ln SOP EPA W07 by calculation Chloride ,000 mg/l Conductivity ,000 µs/cm SOP EPA W08 based on I.S. EN 27888:1993 Fluoride mg/l F Chloride 2-50,000 mg/l Cl Nitrate mg/l N SOP EPA W12 based on EN ISO :2009 Sulphate 2-20,000 mg/l SO 4 Edition 33, 11/07/ T Page 21 of 25

22 Kilkenny Water Testing Laboratory Documented in-house methods: Potable waters ph SOP EPA W09 based on 2-12 ISO 10523: Saline waters Total Nitrogen SOP EPA W10 based on mg/l N IS EN 12260:2003 Leachate Potable waters Turbidity SOP KK W07 based on NTU APHA 22nd Edition, 2130B Colour SOP KK W01 based on Hazen APHA 22nd Edition, 2120-C Edition 33, 11/07/ T Page 22 of 25

23 Kilkenny Water Testing Laboratory Documented in-house methods: Aluminium, ,000 µg/l SOP EPA W05 based on Arsenic, µg/l ISO :2006 Barium, µg/l ISO :2004 Beryllium, µg/l Boron, 10 50,000 µg/l Cadmium, µg/l Calcium, mg/l Cobalt, µg/l Iron, µg/l Lead, µg/l Magnesium, mg/l Manganese, µg/l Nickel, µg/l Potassium, µg/l Selenium, µg/l Sodium, mg/l Strontium, µg/l Thallium, µg/l Uranium, µg/l Vanadium, µg/l Edition 33, 11/07/ T Page 23 of 25

24 Kilkenny Water Testing Laboratory Category B Documented in-house methods: Potable waters ph SOP KK W23 based on 4-10 APHA 22nd edition, 4500-H Potable water Conductivity, SOP KK W23 based on µs/cm APHA 22nd edition, 2510B Edition 33, 11/07/ T Page 24 of 25

25 Kilkenny Air Testing Laboratory 781 Constituents of the Environment.44 Respirable Dust Dust PM 2.5 and PM10 SOP AQM T01 and T02 Gravimetric based on EN 12341:1999 and 0.1 ug/m ug/m 3 (± 25%) EN 14907:2005 Edition 33, 11/07/ T Page 25 of 25