Laboratory Excellence and AccreditationWater and Wastewater Analysis
Water results are used to declare a supply safe to drink and an effluent lawful to discharge, which makes the analysis a public health and regulatory instrument rather than a routine measurement. This course covers doing it defensibly. Delegates work through sampling and preservation, where most water results are actually decided, and the physical and chemical determinations including pH, conductivity, turbidity, hardness, nutrients and metals. Oxygen demand testing is covered in detail, since biochemical and chemical oxygen demand behave differently and are frequently misapplied. Microbiological testing for indicator organisms follows. Quality control, blanks, spikes and duplicates are treated as the evidence a result is reliable. The course closes on interpreting results against standards and reporting a non compliance.
Course objectives
- Sample and preserve water and effluent correctly
- Perform physical and chemical determinations reliably
- Apply biochemical and chemical oxygen demand tests appropriately
- Carry out microbiological testing for indicator organisms
- Run blanks, spikes and duplicates as evidence of reliability
- Interpret results against drinking water and discharge standards
- Report a non compliance and support the action that follows
Who should attend
- Water and wastewater laboratory analysts
- Municipal and utility laboratory staff
- Environmental officers and samplers
- Treatment plant operators using laboratory data
- Regulators verifying compliance results
Course outline
- 01Results that declare water safe and effluent lawful
- 02Sampling and preservation
- 03Physical determinations
- 04Chemical determinations and nutrients
- 05Metals analysis in water
- 06Biochemical and chemical oxygen demand
- 07Microbiological indicator testing
- 08Quality control, standards and reporting non compliance
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 to 25 September 2026 | Durban, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 23 to 27 November 2026 | Online | Online | R8,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 22 to 26 February 2027 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 1 to 5 March 2027 | Kampala, Uganda | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |