Torrent has decades of experience and the highest certifications.
The experience to get it done. The expertise to get it right.
Torrent Laboratory has more than two decades of experience assisting clients with a wide array of testing and analysis for a variety of projects. Our experience runs deep, both in the environmental sector and for clients wishing to bring products to market. Read on to learn how we do more so our clients can, too.
Environmental Experience
CASE STUDY
Multi-Incremental Sample Prep and Testing for Pesticides and Metals
Torrent provided multi-incremental sample preparation for a project testing 1600 samples for pesticides. We received these samples over a six-week period on a standard 5-day TAT (Plus 2 days for drying and particle reduction). Bringing Torrent’s MIS experience and project management skills to bear, Torrent Laboratory performed beyond our client’s expectations. We not only delivered all data on time, but also provided multiple dilutions where necessary. Our timely analysis allowed the client a generous window to thoroughly review the data and request additional analysis within the required 14-day holding time for pesticides.
CASE STUDY
Ground water monitoring – Soil Excavation Project
Torrent has served a decades-long ground water monitoring project. This project requires consistent, dependable data for hundreds of samples. These samples are held to strict hold times and require highly-sensitive analyses for nitrates, perchlorate, and explosive compounds such as TNT, RDX and nitroglycerine. It has been critical for the client to receive timely reports and confirmation of positive results. Our engagement in this project goes beyond simple delivery of analytical data. Our reports have noted weather events (and provided confirmation) that those events impacted data; this information proved to be invaluable to the client. While the engineering firms managing this site have changed over the years, Torrent has remained the laboratory of choice to provide continued monitoring and testing.
CASE STUDY
Rush Turnaround Time for Dioxin Testing
One of our clients required rapid analysis for Dioxin/Furan for an extended project. The industry standard for Dioxin/Furan analysis is 15-21 days. Our lab used advanced extraction techniques to dramatically shorten the turn-around time. Over at six-month period, Torrent processed weekly deliveries of full list Dioxin/Furan waters in as little as three days, and no longer than ten days for each delivery group. Torrent provided the client with all requested analysis within a reasonable time frame, so the client was not left waiting for straggling data. The client met all of their deadlines with time to spare, a luxury they had not experienced prior to using Torrent.
Air and Soil Testing and Monitoring
Currently, the State of California does not require testing laboratories to hold any type of air testing certification. However, In 2008 Torrent took the extra step to obtain NELAC certification and in 2014 obtain Department of Defense certificate (DoD) for air analysis over a broad spectrum of parameters. Laboratories without these certifications do not have to demonstrate their expertise in air analyses, while Torrent must (on a bi-annual basis) in order to remain nationally certified.
We also clean and build all of the collection equipment in house. Since all collection equipment is under Torrent’s control, we can easily meet special requests from our clients for different flow rates or manifold configurations for the regulatory compliance. We can often fulfill these special requests in as little as one day.
Thanks to our advanced certifications and control over sample collection equipment, Torrent helps our clients meet complex sampling requirements and achieve regulatory compliance.
CASE STUDY
Product Development during COVID-19
In addition to providing clients with technical consultation, laboratory testing, and analytic services, we also help them develop consumer products for market. This expertise includes design support and analysis.
A most recent example: Development assistance for a COVID-19 support product.
Torrent Lab was chosen to provide safety testing for a product that showed promise in the prevention of COVID-19 infections. We conceptualized the design of an experiment to determine the product’s safety. Because of the urgency in developing infection prevention for COVID-19, Torrent Lab completed the entire project, from experiment conception to product testing, and delivered the product evaluation in a record three-day time-frame.
