1. apuviiva otsikkojen tasaus tähän leikkausmerkit (3mm) apuviiva otsikkojen tasaus tähän WE OFFER PROFICIENCY TESTS FOR: Chemical, physical and biological measurements of environmental samples (matrices eg. water, sediment, sludge, soil). Swimming pool and domestic water measurements Calorific value measurements of solid fuels We organize intercomparisons for environmental sampling and field measurements. Furthermore, we organize intercomparisons in cooperation with the experts from cooperation institutes. INTERCOMPARISON SERVICES: We provide expert support cooperatively for the intercomparison tests provided by governmental institutes. We provide expert support and training in evaluation of proficiency test results and in detection of causes for anomalous results in tests. Cooperation with: Measurements marked with * are not included in the accreditation scope. Proficiency tests and other intercomparisons Proftest SYKE Finnish Environment Institute SYKE, Laboratory Centre / Reference laboratory Postal addressPL 140, FIN-00430 Helsinki, FINLAND Visiting addressHakuninmaantie 6 Kuninkaantammi (formerly Hakuninmaa) Helsinki, FINLAND Photos: T. Vänni and R. Koivikko www.syke.fi/proftest 2016 www.syke.fi/proftest/en Contact us: proftest@environment.fi Proftest SYKE is accredited proficiency test provider (PT01) by Finnish Accreditation Service (FINAS) (ISO/IEC 17043, www.finas.fi) since 2006.

2. apuviiva otsikkojen tasaus tähän leikkausmerkit (3mm) apuviiva otsikkojen tasaus tähän leikkausmerkit (3mm) apuviiva otsikkojen tasaus tähän PROFICIENCY TESTS AND OTHER INTERCOMPARISONS, YEAR 2016 NATURAL WATER Natural water I NW 03/2016 Price: 750 € N NH4, N NO2+NO3, N tot, P PO4, P tot, P PO4, dissolved, P tot, dissolved, alkalinity, pH, conductivity Natural water II NW 07/2016 Price: 760 € a chlorophyll, oxygen, SiO 2, TOC, TIC, salinity METAL ANALYSES Metals in natural water and sediment MET 06/2016 Price: 900 € Al, As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Se, V, Zn Additional analyses from sediment: N, P, S, TC Metals in waste water and fly ash MET 10/2016 Price: 860 € Waste water analyses: Al, As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Se, V, Zn Fly ash analyses*: As, Ba, Cd, Cr, Cu, Mo, Pb, V, Zn SWIMMING POOL and DOMESTIC WATER Swimming pool water SPW 01/2016 Price: 700 € Combined, free and total chlorine, KMnO 4, nitrate, pH, turbidity, and urea Cooperation: Ramboll Finland Oy Domestic water DW 09/2016 Price: 830 € Chloride, COD Mn, fluoride, hardness, pH, N NO2, N NO3, N NH4, Fe, Mn, Ca, K, Mg, Na, sulphate, conductivity BIOLOGICAL INTERCOMPARISONS Identification of benthic invertebrates* ZOO 04/2016 Price: To be announced Timing: February 2016 Fresh and/or brackish water species ORGANIC ANALYSES Trihalomethanes in water* THM 02/2016 Price: 850 € Dibromochloromethane, bromodichloromethane, bromoform, chloroform VOC compounds in water and soil VOC 11/2016 Price: 850 € VOC compounds OTHER INTERCOMPARISONS Calorific values in fuels CAL 08/2016 Price: 790 € Gross and net calorific value, C, H, N, S, moisture and ash content, and volatile matter Cooperation: Ramboll Finland Oy Leaching test* LT 12/2016 Price: To be announced One and two stage batch leaching test, As, Ba, Cd, Cr, Cu, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Zn, V, F, Cl, SO 4, pH, conductivity, DOC Cooperation: KVVY ry Field measurement intercomparison* KMV 13/2016 Price: 400 €/field meter Timing: Autumn 2016 Location: Natural water, Helsinki region / Tampere region COOPERATIVE INTERCOMPARISONS : PROVIDER: THL ANALYSES: Microbiological analyses used in housing and health studies* PROFICIENCY TEST CODE SPW 01/2016 THM 02/2016 NW 03/2016 WW 05/2016 MET 06/2016 NW 07/2016 CAL 08/2016 DW 09/2016 MET 10/2016 VOC 11/2016 LT 12/2016 WW 14/2016 SAMPLE- DELIVERY (week)- 55711171936384346 48 SAMPLES Synthetic sample111111 111 1 Swimming pool water22 Domestic water111 Coastal water11 Lake water1 River water1 Surface water1 Raw water1 Pulp and paper industrial waste water 11 Industrial waste water1 Municipal waste water11 1 Natural water11 Sediment1 Soil1 Peat1 Coal1 Wood pellet1 Fly ash 1 1 SAMPLE- CONCENTRATION LEVEL- Swimming pool water levelxx Domestic water levelxx Natural water levelxx 1 x Waste water levelxxx Natural levelx Registration for each proficiency test opens 1-2 months before the sample delivery. Actual information is available from our website www.syke.fi/proftest/en. Depending on the proficiency test, the sample delivery includes 0-2 synthetic samples and 1-3 samples. The concentration levels of the samples follow the natural or polluted levels of the sample matrices (see the table above for more information). Prices informed here are preliminary estimated, the final price for the test is informed in the Information letter for the proficiency test. 1 Natural water level for BOD 7 WASTE WATER Waster water I WW 05/2016 Price: 750 € Waste water: BOD 7, COD Cr, COD Mn, suspended solids, Na, TOC Natural water: BOD 7 Waste water II WW 14/2016 Price: 740 € N NO2+NO3, N NH4, N tot, P PO4, P tot, pH, colour, conductivity, alkalinity