Southern
Scientific Services
the science behind success
Southern
Scientific Services
the science behind success
Southern Scientific analyses over 240,000 samples each year for 2,000 clients in the agricultural, environmental, food, hospitality, & pharmaceutical sectors
Whether your focus is to protect the environment, your customers, or your family, our Irish-owned consultancy, monitoring and testing facility will help.
Why choose Southern Scientific?
- Expertise: 100 onsite field experts including chemists, microbiologists, agricultural scientists, environmental consultants and ecologists.
- Convenience: Nationwide collection service with 4 offices in 3 provinces for fast turnaround from sampling to analysis.
- Instant insights: Online portal to view your results as soon as samples are analysed. Check trends and data to make project decisions with confidence.
- Range: Access one of the widest range of analytical testing facilities in Europe.
- End-to-end: Get environmental consultancy and monitoring under one roof.
What Our Clients Have To Say
How Can Southern Scientific Help You?
Southern Scientific’s experts test for a range of chemical, microbiological and environmental factors for agricultural, environmental, food, hospitality and pharmaceutical industries.
Wide variety of ISO 17025 accredited testing packages. Notification within 24 hours if water tests positive for E. coli, Enterococci and/or Coliforms.
Detection to parts per billion for lead, cadmium, arsenic, mercury and other elements. Comparative testing, wastewater discharge analysis, IPPC licences, organic solvents.
Confidential, preventative testing service for food, hospitality and leisure sectors. Testing for legionella, swimming pool quality, environmental indicators and more.
Largest laboratory in Ireland for soil & agricultural material testing. Serving agricultural, horticulture, industry, state bodies and farming community.
Comprehensive range of analysis for regulatory and compliance tests for pesticides, fertilisers, contaminants, slurry testing, and nutritional analysis.
Planning, monitoring and consulting services for public and private sector planning applications. Field studies, lab tests for impact assessment, and licensing compliance.
Who we Work With
We Go Beyond Basic Analysis
Monitor
Planned, regular sampling and analysis so you can track results
Sample
Carried out by you or a qualified technician at your convenience
Test
Comprehensive analysis in ISO 17025 certified laboratories
Solve
Reports with data, results interpretation and expert advice
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