It is the responsibility of the primary waste producer to characterise their waste and it is quite likely that it will require testing. With the vast amount of experience Nicholls Colton has of testing, every client can be rest assured that Nicholls Colton will undertake all waste testing efficiently and cost effectively.

Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) testing is predominately aimed at simulating the amount of hazardous substances that would leach from the waste though the passage of rainwater.

Nicholls Colton test for the following components:

• Arsenic
• Barium
• Cadmium
• Chromium (total)
• Copper
• Mercury
• Molybdenum
• Nickel
• Lead
• Antimony
• Selenium
• Zinc
• Chloride
• Fluoride
• Sulphate (as SO4)
• Phenol Index
• Dissolved Organic Carbon (at own pH)