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Testing of Lead, Cadmium, Chromium, Nickel, Antimony and Copper in Water

If you wish to conduct testing of lead, cadmium, chromium, nickel, antimony and copper in water to the Hong Kong Drinking Water Standards, is it advised to engage a testing laboratory accredited by HKAS under the Hong Kong Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (HOKLAS) for such analyses, and request the accredited laboratory to issue 'HOKLAS endorsed test reports' for the analyses conducted. The link to a list of laboratories accredited by HKAS to determine six element viz lead, cadmium, chromium, nickel, antimony and copper in water, with their reporting limits meeting the Hong Kong Drinking Water Standards, is provide below for easy reference. Links to lists of laboratories accredited for testing individual elements viz lead, cadmium, chromium or nickel are also provides. For further information, please contact us at (852) 2829 4802 or hkas@itc.gov.hk.

1. Laboratories accredited for testing lead, cadmium, chromium, nickel, antimony and copper in water with corresponding reporting limits meeting the Hong Kong Drinking Water Standards.
2. Laboratories accredited for testing lead in water with reporting limits meeting the Hong Kong Drinking Water Standards.
3. Laboratories accredited for testing cadmium in water with reporting limits meeting the Hong Kong Drinking Water Standards.
4. Laboratories accredited for testing chromium in water with reporting limits meeting the Hong Kong Drinking Water Standards.
5. Laboratories accredited for testing nickel in water with reporting limits meeting the Hong Kong Drinking Water Standards.