PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
Control of physical-chemical parameters
- Assay
- Impurities
- Residual solvents
- Viscosity
- Heavy metals
- Humidity
- Others required by the product specification
Methods of analysis
- Start-up of physical-chemical analysis methods
- Validation of analytical methods according to ICH guidelines.
Stability studies for cosmetic products
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- Protocol drafting for stability studies
- Storage of samples in climatic chambers under ICH conditions
- Analytical control
- Drafting of stability study report.
Chemical Analysis (Environmental)
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- Chemical characterization of waste and drinking water
- Analysis for specific contaminants in natural and waste waters both municipal and
- industrial.
- Analysis for contaminants in focal points of industries’ atmospheric emissions
- Analysis for contaminants in soil and sediments
Metal Analysis
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- Atomic absorption –Flame - Hydride generation
- Atomic absorption - Graphite
Industrial Hygiene
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- Environmental quality in the work place
- Determination of chemical contaminants: solvents, metals, particles
- Determination of physical contaminants: temperature, noise, vibration, radiation
- Determination of biological contaminants: pathogens
Product Safety
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- Biodegradability test of commercial products according to official regulations (OECD, ISO)
- Toxicity and ecotoxicity test
- Metal content and toxic organic compounds content
Instrumental Techniques
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- Gas Chromatography flame ionization detector (GC-FID)
- Gas Chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
- Gas Chromatography, head space
- HPLC, ultraviolet
- HPLC, mass spectrometry
- Atomic absorption spectrometry, flame-hydride generation
- Atomic absorption spectrometry, graphite chamber
- Infrared spectrometry, FT-IR
- Molecular absorption spectrophotometry, UV-visible
- Nuclear magnetic Resonance (400 MHz)
MICROBIOLOGY
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- Microbiological control of foods
- Microbiological control of beverages
- Microbiological control of packaged foods
- Microbiological control of prepared meals, precooked meals, cold meals or sterile packaging.
- Microbiological control of surface areas
- Food handling control
- HACCP evaluation
- Evaluation of bactericidal and fungicidal activity of antiseptic and disinfectants according to ISO and UNE-
- EN regulations.
- Control of drinking water
- Control of swimming water
- Microbiological characterization of waste waters and drinking water
- Microbiological control of raw materials and finished products
- Validation of microbiological control methods
- Challenge test
- Microbiological assessment of vitamins (B12, biotin)
- Bacterial endotoxins (LAL) in raw materials, finished products, purified waters and production water by the
- Gel Clot method
- Ames Test