Prices in these tables include free sample bottles, loan of a chilly bin and detailed instructions. Prices are ex GST and exclude any freight of sample bottles to you and back to the Environment Canterbury laboratory if applicable. Sample bottles can be collected free of charge from either the Christchurch or Timaru Office.
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Methods used for the tests in the tables below are available on request.
Drinking water quality tests
If you are seeking a Code of Compliance, please contact your district council regarding the requirements, as they can vary.
Comprehensive drinking water test
| Tests |
Detection limit |
Units |
Price (ex GST) |
- Total coliforms
- E.coli
- Arsenic
- Chloride
- Free carbon dioxide
- Magnesium
- Manganese
- Nitrate Nitrogen
- pH
- Potassium
- Alkalinity
- Calcium
- Copper
- Iron
- Sodium
- Sulphate
- Total Hardness
- Turbidity
- Zinc
|
See individual tests below |
See individual tests below |
$132 |
Limited drinking water suite
| Tests |
Detection limit |
Units |
Price (ex GST) |
|
|
See individual tests below |
See individual tests below |
$28 |
Other water quality tests
Unless otherwise indicated, detection limits are based on clean and uncoloured samples. Methods used for the tests in the tables below are available on request.
Swimming pool water quality tests
| Tests |
Detection limit |
Units |
Price
(ex GST) |
- Staphylococcus
- Pseudomonas
- Faecal coliforms
- Heterotrophic plate count
|
1
1
1
1
|
See individual tests below
|
$70
|
Microbiological analyses
| Tests |
Detection limit |
Units |
Price
(ex GST) |
|
Faecal Coliforms (FC)
|
1
|
CFU/100mL
|
$25
|
|
E. coli
|
1
|
MPN/100mL
|
$28
|
|
Total Coliforms and E.coli by Colilert
|
1
|
MPN/100mL
|
$28
|
|
Total Coliforms & E. coli by Presence/Absence
|
-
|
P/A
|
$20
|
|
Enterococcus
|
1
|
CFU/100mL
|
$25
|
|
Heterotrophic Plate Count @35°C (HPC)
|
1
|
CFU/mL
|
$21
|
Chemical analyses
| Tests |
Detection limit |
Units |
Price
(ex GST) |
|
pH
|
-
|
-
|
$9
|
|
Conductivity
|
0.5
|
-
|
$7.50
|
|
Salinity
|
-
|
-
|
$7.50
|
|
Turbidity
|
0.1
|
NTU
|
$9
|
|
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
|
0.5
|
mg/L
|
$17
|
|
Volatile Suspended Solids (VSS)
|
0.5
|
mg/L
|
$21
|
|
Fixed Suspended Solids (FSS) (Calculation from TSS & VSS)
|
0.5
|
mg/L
|
$21 (incl. analyses)
|
|
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)
|
0.5
|
mg/L
|
$18
|
|
Total Solids (TS)
|
-
|
mg/L
|
$18
|
|
Acidity to pH 8.3
|
2
|
mg CaCO3/L
|
$13
|
|
Alkalinity (as HCO3 or as CaCO3)
|
4
|
mg/L
|
$11
|
|
Free CO2 - Calc only (from pH & Alkalinity)
|
1
|
mg/L
|
$26 (incl. analyses)
|
|
Langelier Saturation Index - Calc. only (From: pH, Alkalinity, Conductivity & Calcium)
|
-
|
-
|
$43.50 (incl. analyses)
|
|
Absorbance 254 or 270 nm
|
0.005
|
AU
|
$10
|
|
Chlorine (residual or free, total combined) immediate analysis required
|
0.1
|
mg/L
|
P.O.A.
|
Nutrients
| Tests |
Detection limit |
Units |
Price
(ex GST) |
|
Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3N)
|
0.005
|
mg/L
|
$12
|
|
Nitrate + Nitrite Nitrogen (NNN)
|
0.005
|
mg/L
|
$12
|
|
Dissolved Reactive Phosphorus (DRP)
|
0.001
|
mg/L
|
$12
|
|
Total Nitrogen (TN)
|
0.08
|
mg/L
|
$25
|
|
Total Phosphorus (TP)
|
0.008
|
mg/L
|
$25
|
|
Nitrite Nitrogen (NO2N)
|
0.005
|
mg/L
|
$12
|
|
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN)
|
0.08
|
mg/L
|
$25
|
|
Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen (DIN) (calculation from NH3 & NNN)
|
0.005
|
mg/L
|
$24
|
|
Total Organic Nitrogen (calculation: TKN-NH3 or TN-DIN)
|
0.08
|
mg/L
|
$37
|
Anions
| Tests |
Detection limit |
Units |
Price
(ex GST) |
|
Fluoride (F)
|
0.2
|
mg/L
|
$10
|
|
Chloride (Cl)
|
0.1
|
mg/L
|
$10
|
|
Bromide (Br)
|
0.05
|
mg/L
|
$10
|
|
Nitrate Nitrogen (NO3N)
|
0.1
|
mg/L
|
$10
|
|
Ortho-Phosphate (PO4)
|
0.05
|
mg/L
|
$10
|
|
Sulphate - (SO4)
|
0.1
|
mg/L
|
$10
|
|
Reactive Silica (RSi)
|
0.01
|
mg/L
|
$12
|
Metals
| Tests |
Detection limit |
Units |
Price
(ex GST) |
|
Calcium
|
0.1
|
mg/L
|
$10
|
|
Calcium hardness
|
0.1
|
mg/L
|
$10
|
|
Chromium
|
0.03
|
mg/L
|
$10
|
|
Chromium (VI)
|
-
|
mg/L
|
$38
|
|
Chromium (III)
|
-
|
mg/L
|
$38
|
|
Copper
|
0.02
|
mg/L
|
$10
|
|
Iron
|
0.03
|
mg/L
|
$10
|
|
Magnesium
|
0.1
|
mg/L
|
$10
|
|
Magnesium hardness
|
0.1
|
mg/L
|
$10
|
|
Manganese
|
0.01
|
mg/L
|
$10
|
|
Potassium
|
0.1
|
mg/L
|
$10
|
|
Sodium
|
0.5
|
mg/L
|
$10
|
|
Zinc
|
0.02
|
mg/L
|
$10
|
|
Total Hardness (Ca + Mg Hardness)
|
1.0
|
mg CaCo3/L
|
$20 (incl. analyses)
|
|
Ion Balance
|
-
|
% diff.
|
$101 (incl. analyses)
|
|
Digestion (if required) per sample
|
|
|
$15
|
|
Arsenic Trace
|
0.002
|
mg/L
|
$25
|
Other tests
| Tests |
Detection limit |
Units |
Price
(ex GST) |
| Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) |
9
|
mg/L
|
$20
|
|
Chlorophyll A (plankton)
|
0.2 for 1L sample
|
μg/L
|
$32
|
|
Chlorophyll A (stone)
|
0.5 for 100cm2
|
μg/cm2
|
$32
|
|
Ash free Dry Wt / Loss on Ignition
|
depends on sample
|
%
|
$42
|
|
Dissolved Oxygen by Meter/Winkler (DO)
|
0.5
|
mg/L
|
$20
|
|
Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)
|
2
|
mg/L
|
$37
|
|
Biological Oxygen Demand (Soluble) (BOD)
|
2
|
mg/L
|
$40
|
|
Colour
|
0.5
|
TCU
|
$10
|
|
% Transmission 254nm
|
-
|
%
|
$10
|
|
Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC)
|
0.2
|
mg/L
|
$28
|
| Total Organic Carbon (TOC) |
0.2 |
mg/L |
$28 |