General Information
Type of service provider
Testing laboratory
Physical postal address
Barranquilla, ,
Colombia
Phone number
+57 3769513
E-mail
yuly.artunduaga [at] sgs.com
Website
Legal Status
Private
Has the laboratory been accredited in any scopes?
No
Does the laboratory have other sites?
Yes
Other locations
Bogota, ,
Colombia
Personnel
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) / Head of Organization
CEO Name
Iván Dominguez
CEO Phone
CEO E-mail
co.servicioalcliente [at] sgs.com
Total laboratory personnel
Total laboratory personnel
5
Male laboratory personnel
4
Female laboratory personnel
1
Technical personnel
Technical personnel total
5
Male technical personnel
4
Female technical personnel
1
Technical Information
Testing
Laboratory services offered
Biological
Chemical
Environmental
Scope of services offered
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water (Residual, Surface, Underground)
Test parameter/ properties measured
Acidity
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Volumetry
Methods
SM 2310B : 2017
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water (Residual, Surface, Underground)
Test parameter/ properties measured
Total alkalinity
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Volumetry
Methods
SM 2320B : 2017
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water (Residual, Surface, Underground)
Test parameter/ properties measured
Chlorides
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Volumetry
Methods
SM4500Cl B :2017
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water (Residual, Surface, Underground)
Test parameter/ properties measured
True color
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Spectrophotometric
Methods
SM 2120C :2017
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water (Residual, Surface, Underground)
Test parameter/ properties measured
Electrical conductivity
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Conductimetric
Methods
SM 2510B : 2017
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water (Residual, Surface, Underground)
Test parameter/ properties measured
Biochemical Oxygen Demand
Type of test/ instrumentation used
5 day incubation / Luminescence
Methods
SM 5210B: 2017 / ASTM D888-18
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water (Residual, Surface, Underground)
Test parameter/ properties measured
Chemical Oxygen Demand
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Digestion / Volumetry
Methods
SM 5220C : 2017
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water (Residual, Surface, Underground)
Test parameter/ properties measured
Surfactants
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Spectrophotometric
Methods
Spectrophotometric
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water (Residual, Surface, Underground)
Test parameter/ properties measured
Total hardness
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Volumetry
Methods
ASTM D1126 : 2017
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water (Residual, Surface, Underground)
Test parameter/ properties measured
Calcium hardness
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Volumetry
Methods
ASTM D1126 : 2017
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water (Residual, Surface, Underground)
Test parameter/ properties measured
Total Phenols
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Distillation / Spectrophotometric
Methods
SM 5530B,D : 2017
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water (Residual, Surface, Underground)
Test parameter/ properties measured
Total phosphorus
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Digestion / Spectrophotometric
Methods
SM 4500 P B,E : 2017
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water (Residual, Surface, Underground)
Test parameter/ properties measured
Soluble reactive phosphorus
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Spectrophotometric
Methods
SM 4500 P E : 2017
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water (Residual, Surface, Underground)
Test parameter/ properties measured
Fats and oils
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Liquid-liquid extraction / Infrared partition
Methods
NTC 3362C: 2011
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water (Residual, Surface, Underground)
Test parameter/ properties measured
Total hydrocarbons
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Liquid-liquid extraction / Infrared partition
Methods
NTC 3362C,F : 2011
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water (Residual, Surface, Underground)
Test parameter/ properties measured
Nitrates
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Cadmium Reduction / Spectrophotometric
Methods
SM 4500 NO3 E : 2017
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water (Residual, Surface, Underground)
Test parameter/ properties measured
Nitrites
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Spectrophotometric
Methods
SM 4500 NO2 B 2017
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water (Residual, Surface, Underground)
Test parameter/ properties measured
Ammonium Nitrogen
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Distillation / Volumetry
Methods
SM 4500 NH3 B,C : 2017
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water (Residual, Surface, Underground)
Test parameter/ properties measured
Total Nitrogen
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Digestion / Distillation / Volumetry
Methods
SM 4500 NOrg B, SM 4500 NH3 B,C : 2017
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water (Residual, Surface, Underground)
Test parameter/ properties measured
Total dissolved solids
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Gravimetry
Methods
SM 2540C : 2017
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water (Residual, Surface, Underground)
Test parameter/ properties measured
Total solids
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Gravimetry
Methods
SM 2540B : 2017
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water (Residual, Surface, Underground)
Test parameter/ properties measured
Total suspended solids
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Gravimetry
Methods
SM 2540D : 2017
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water (Residual, Surface, Underground)
Test parameter/ properties measured
Sedimentary solids
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Gravimetry
Methods
SM 2540 F : 2017
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water (Residual, Surface, Underground)
Test parameter/ properties measured
Sulphates
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Turbidimetry
Methods
SM 4500 SO42- E : 2017
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water (Residual, Surface, Underground)
Test parameter/ properties measured
Sulfides
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Iodometry
Methods
SM 4500 S2- F : 2017
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water (Residual, Surface, Underground)
Test parameter/ properties measured
Turbidity
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Nephelometry
Methods
SM 2130B : 2017
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water (Residual, Surface, Underground)
Test parameter/ properties measured
Aluminum, Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Beryllium, Boron, Cadmium, Calcium, Cobalt, Copper, Chrome, Tin, Strontium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silver, Lead, Potassium, Selenium, Sodium, Thallium, Titanium, Vanadium, Zinc
Type of test/ instrumentation used
ICP-OES (Inductively coupled plasma - optical emission spectrometry)
Methods
SM 3120B : 2017
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Soils, Muds and Sediments
Test parameter/ properties measured
Aluminum, Antimony, Arsenic, Beryllium, Cadmium, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silver, Lead, Potassium, Sodium, Vanadium, Zinc
Type of test/ instrumentation used
ICP-OES (Inductively coupled plasma - optical emission spectrometry)
Methods
SM 3120B : 2017
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Soils
Test parameter/ properties measured
Cobalt, Copper, Thallium
Type of test/ instrumentation used
ICP-OES (Inductively coupled plasma - optical emission spectrometry)
Methods
SM 3120B : 2017
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Muds and Sediments
Test parameter/ properties measured
Cobalt, Copper
Type of test/ instrumentation used
ICP-OES (Inductively coupled plasma - optical emission spectrometry)
Methods
SM 3120B : 2017
Accreditation status
No
Does the laboratory conduct sampling, upon request of the client, of products to be tested?
Yes
Proficiency Testing
Does the lab participate in proficiency testing for accredited scopes
Yes
Does the lab participate in proficiency testing for non-accredited scopes
Yes
PT Scheme details
We participate in environmental matrices of water, soil, sludge and sediments.
Era, Sigma aldrich, LGC
Era, Sigma aldrich, LGC
Does the laboratory sub-contract testing work to other laboratories?
Yes
Outsourced services
Environmental matrix: Water, Soil, Sludge and Sediments
Documented policies, procedures and records for the qualification, assessing and monitoring of all outsourced services providers
Yes
Please specify in which type of document all these aspects are covered
-COM-P-01 Shopping
-COM-P-02 Supplier Management
-COM-F-02-01 Supplier Registration
-COM-F-02-02 Evaluation Results Report Letter
-COM-F-02-03 Subcontracted laboratory checklist.
-COM-F-02-04 Subcontracted Equipment Checklist.
-COM-F-02-05 Selection of suppliers.
-COM-F-02-06 Evaluation of Suppliers
-COM-F-02-07 List of subcontractors
-COM-F-02-08 HSEQ Commitment Letter Suppliers
-COM-F-02-09 Supplier Letter of Disclaimer
-COM-F-02-10 Checklist
-COM-P-02 Supplier Management
-COM-F-02-01 Supplier Registration
-COM-F-02-02 Evaluation Results Report Letter
-COM-F-02-03 Subcontracted laboratory checklist.
-COM-F-02-04 Subcontracted Equipment Checklist.
-COM-F-02-05 Selection of suppliers.
-COM-F-02-06 Evaluation of Suppliers
-COM-F-02-07 List of subcontractors
-COM-F-02-08 HSEQ Commitment Letter Suppliers
-COM-F-02-09 Supplier Letter of Disclaimer
-COM-F-02-10 Checklist
Quality Control / Quality Management
Does the lab operate an internal quality control (QC) system to ensure quality of test results?
Yes
Does the lab operate a management system (or Quality Management System) for assuring the quality of results?
Yes
Is the system documented in a Quality Manual?
Yes