Barfield provide a specialist consultancy and monitoring service, capitalising on our understanding of installations and years of experience in the water treatment industry.

A comprehensive analysis service is provided by our independent laboratories for chemical and/or microbiological testing of water, air, sludge, sediment and metallurgy.
The accurate interpretation of results is as significant as the analytical data itself and the importance of this cannot be understated.

Microbiological
We are able to provide analysis of domestic and drinking water supplies to assess the bacteriological wholesomeness this can include tests for Legionella.

Over recent years closed systems have been included in routine microbiological testing. The analysis provided can identify micro-organisms that are corrosive to some systems e.g. Sulphate Reducing Bacteria and organisms that have also been associated with operational difficulties of systems e.g. Psuedomonas. This type of monitoring is useful as an early warning system for the potential of premature system failure.

Other Testing Services
Destructive and non-destructive Testing: Test on metals etc to identify general condition or to assess possible reasons for failure e.g. microbiological corrosion, imperfections from manufacture attack from external elements.

Organic Pollutants: Analysis of water to identify the presence of Solvents, Hydrocarbons, Styrene etc. which may give rise to health considerations and unpleasant and objectionable tastes. This type of analysis is usually carried when it is suspected that leaching has occurred from improper application of paint / resins etc. during water storage tank refurbishment.

Ingress Water: Analysis of water that has or, continues to enter an area to identify the sources e.g. rain water, high water table or sewer.