Environmental LIMS: samples, results and limit values under control
[FP]-LIMS supports environmental labs in industrial plants and contract laboratories in the analysis of water, wastewater, soil and emissions. Register samples centrally, take results straight from the instrument, check limit values automatically and document every step traceably.
What environmental labs need to deliver today
Three requirements every LIMS in an environmental lab is measured against.
Many sample types, many parameters
Water, wastewater, soil and emissions each come with their own sample types, methods and parameter lists. The lab needs one structure that covers them all, without a separate island solution for every matrix.
Monitoring limit values reliably
A result only becomes meaningful once it is assessed against the right limit or threshold value. Exceedances must stand out immediately and reach the right people.
Records that still hold up years later
Environmental data is often needed again years later. Every sample, every weighing and every correction must then still be clearly traceable.
How [FP]-LIMS supports environmental labs
[FP]-LIMS is modular and configured to the workflows of your lab. You define sample types, methods, parameters and limit values yourself. That way the software fits environmental analysis in an industrial plant just as well as a contract laboratory with changing clients.
Instruments deliver their results straight into [FP]-LIMS through interfaces. Gravimetric values such as loss on drying and loss on ignition are calculated with formulas per method, with weights coming from connected balances or entered manually. How the calculation works is shown in our guide Lab calculations.
The result: less copying, fewer transcription errors and complete documentation from sampling to report.
Sample & Order Management
Register samples centrally and track them through the entire analysis process. For contract labs with inspection plan templates and central order management.
Instrument Interfaces
Real-time interfaces to analytical instruments and flexible data import. Results land in the right sample without retyping.
Limit Values & Alerts
Check results automatically against stored limit values. On deviations, [FP]-LIMS informs you with an alert or an automatic e-mail.
Audit Trail & Archiving
Complete sample history, audit trail and long-term archiving. Reports and exports to Excel, CSV, Word or TXT.
In use for environmental analysis
At Saarstahl, [FP]-LIMS is also used for environmental analysis.
Modules that prove themselves in environmental labs
These [FP]-LIMS Professional modules fit the workflows of environmental labs particularly well.
Inspection Order Management
Central order management, inspection plan templates, test equipment and competence management. Also for non-standardized sample structures.
Workflow Actions
Trigger-based automation: a limit value exceedance, for example, automatically sends an e-mail to the people responsible.
ELN – Mobile Lab Notebook
Mobile data capture directly at the instrument and a Kanban board for all inspection orders.
Browser Licenses
Secure read access in the browser without local software, for example for environmental officers or plant management.
Standards & norms supported by [FP]-LIMS in environmental labs
ISO/IEC 17025
Competence requirements for testing and calibration labs – archiving, traceability, documentation.
ISO 27001
IT security and information protection – access control, data integrity, certified backup strategies.
ISO 9001:2015
Quality management foundations – process orientation, risk-based thinking, continuous improvement.
SAP® QM Certificate
Official SAP® certification of the interface – tested, documented, supported.
Environmental LIMS live
Michael Kramer will show you in 30 minutes how [FP]-LIMS fits your environmental lab. With focus on sample management, instrument interfaces and limit value monitoring.