SGS succeeds in conducting air measurements according to the highest quality standards. The resources we use for this include a fleet of mobile laboratories. Learn more about Emission Measurements.

SGS offers a wide variety of services concerning air sampling and monitoring. Services include measurements of emissions into the air as well as measurements of ambient air and workplace monitoring. Learn more about Air.

In the past, asbestos was widely used for thousands of products: automotive brakes, friction products, textiles, insulation and other building materials. Now considered carcinogenic, the use of asbestos is strongly regulated or altogether banned. SGS analyses the presence of asbestos in suspect building materials, measures the air quality in locations where asbestos-containing materials have been used and inspects sites where asbestos-containing materials are removed, before, during and after demolition. Learn more about Asbestos.

The SGS Climate Change Programme offers a range of services addressing the growing need of mandatory and voluntary reporting of greenhouse gas emissions. We aim to facilitate trade in greenhouse gas emissions and promote harmonization through application of standardized verification procedures. Learn more about Climate Change.

For infrastructure works like the construction of buildings, roads and sewers, or the construction of dikes, tunnels and bridges, knowledge of the subsoil is essential. SGS uses different methods to examine the stability of the subsoil such as mechanical and electrical cone penetration tests (CPT), wire rock coring and punch coring drilling. Drilling services on closed waterways are performed with portable barge-mounted drilling equipment. Learn more about Geotechnics.

The storage, handling and forwarding of hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods is subject to severe, national and international legislation. Physical and chemical properties as well as safety and environmental risks of all chemical substances must be recorded onto Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS). SGS not only offers you complete on line management of your MSDS; we also provide Emergency Response Services in case an accident happens anywhere in the world. These services are at your disposal 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in over 60 language territories. Learn more about Hazardous Goods.

SGS offers a wide variety of drilling services and methods specifically tailored for the investigation of environmental soil and groundwater pollution on industrial and contaminated land sites. The results of these investigations are used by our experts to create remediation plans for cleaning up polluted sites or to prevent the further distribution of pollutants into the environment. Learn more about Soil.

SGS employs a life cycle analysis approach with its unique Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) services. Targeted at delivering diagnostic assessment and solutions for buildings from design conception to demolition, the service includes diagnostic field inspections and lab analysis of indoor environmental aspects such as water, energy, lighting, electro-magnetic fields, noise, odor and the presence of asbestos and radon. Learn more about Indoor Environmental Quality.

SGS has provided expertise in noise and vibration issues for more than a decade. Our goal is to find fast, accurate and economical solutions for your acoustical problems. Our expertise ranges from environmental acoustics, workplace noise measurements and corresponding occupational safety matters, to building and room acoustics, acoustical power and vibrations, and the determination of equipment noise emissions, especially for outdoor use. Learn more about Noise and Vibrations.

SGS is a provider of comprehensive waste management services including the collection, sorting, pre-treatment, intermediate storage and reconditioning of dangerous industrial waste products. Our consultants advise companies on waste control management, cost reduction and integral waste logistics. Learn more about Waste.

For all types of water SGS offers you sampling, chemical and microbiological laboratory services. The applicability of water treatment methods can be investigated in our laboratory or in a pilot plant installation for each specific situation. Learn more about Water.

The purpose of our training services is to help companies and organizations in environmental risk management, efficiency improvement, safety and regulatory compliance and technology development through transfer of skills and knowledge. Learn more about Training.

SGS offers laboratory services covering the entire domain of environmental analysis of water, air, soil, waste and asbestos. Research and development are the foundation on which the laboratories have built their experience in the determination of low-level concentrations of dioxins and other micropollutants. Learn more about Laboratories.

Drawing on the global best practices of SGS CEMI in Vancouver, Canada, SGS is now offering a full range of Acid Rock and Acid Mine Drainage Capabilities in laboratories across Australia. Learn more about Acid Rock Drainage Services.

SGS Australia is pleased to announce the latest addition to the strong Environmental Services presence in Australia. Learn more about Microbiological Services.

With industry leading Purge & Trap, Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry capabilities, SGS Australia is adding relevance and value to the analysis of Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (VPH) from Environmental samples.  SGS Environmental Services will now add methyl tert-butyl ether (MtBE) to the analysis of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes (BTEX), all from the same VPH analysis and at no extra cost. Learn more about MBTEX.