Construction raw materials and finished products
A wide range of chemical and radiochemical analysis is available. Most of testing is performed under accreditation.
Building material waste
Testing is realized according to client´s specifications or according to the Landfill Directive (Directive 99/31/EC) and the Council Decision 2003/33/EC, which set up waste acceptance criteria (WAC).
Purpose of testing
- to ensure that products are controlled and fulfill quality requirements
- to keep manufacturer specifications
- to be able to develop new materials and products
- to comply with guidelines and related regulations
ALS undertakes analysis in
- Adhesives & sealants
- Bricks & blocks
- Lintels
- Insulating products
- Cement & concrete
- Ceramic
- Floors (PVC, carpets, linoleum)
- Rock & natural stone, stone dust
- Wastes from excavated non-metallic minerals
- Soils & sands
- Brick waste
- Lime mud waste (EWC 03 03 09)
- Sawdust, wooden chips, cuttings, wood, chipboard & veneer (EWC 03 01 05)
- Waste paper pulp from paper recycling (EWC 03 03 05)
- Fiber, filler & mechanical separation parts (EWC 03 03 10)
- Slagged ashes, slag & soot from boilers, excluding the soot listed in EWC 10 01 04 (EWC 10 01 01)
- Coal fly ash (EWC 10 01 02)
- Fly ash from combustion other than those mentioned in EWC 10 01 16 (EWC 10 01 17)
