Recreational Water Enhanced Test (as required)
£195.72
Recreational Waters include Lakes, Rivers, Reservoirs, Estuaries and the Open Sea
Check the quality of your recreational water to ensure it is safe for you to enjoy your: –
- Open Water Swimming
- Wild Water Swimming
- Diving
- Wind / Kite Surfing
- Sailing / Water Skiing
- Triathlon Events
This purchase includes UKAS laboratory analysis for: –
- Blue / Green Algae (cyanobacteria)
- Escherichia coli (E.coli)
- Coliforms
- Intestinal Enterococci (IE)
Each pack contains two sterile bottles and full instructions on how, where and when to fill it with your sample of recreational water.
Contact AquaCert at least 24 hours before to fill the bottle so that we can arrange for a courier to collect it from your property.
The costs for the courier is included in price above. We use specialist couriers which have temperature controlled storage conditions. Your sample will be delivered the SAME DAY to the laboratory.
AquaCert ensure all samples we collect arrive at the laboratory compliant with UKAS requirements.
The cost of this product includes the following:-
- Instructions on filling the sample bottle(s).
- Details on when to contact AquaCert (at least 24 hours before taking the sample) to arrange sample pick-up.
- A courier collection from your selected address to our laboratory.
- Laboratory analysis.
- Certificate of analysis.
- Interpretation of the results and the level of risk.
- Recommendations on how to reduce the risk.
To conform with UKAS, we must receive the water sample within 24 hours of the sample being taken. During the transit period, the sample should be stored between 2-8°C. AquaCert packaging prevents sunlight reaching the water sample and we only use dedicated couriers to ensure your water sample reaches the laboratory in perfect condition. The courier may arrive anytime from 8am - 6pm so the sample needs to be ready by 8am in the morning.
In addition to the cost of the test, AquaCert Ltd charge the current postage rate to send the pack out to your selected address.
Analysis includes 2 days incubation at the laboratory before the final results can be confirmed.