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Vessel General Permit
(VGP Testing) sampling

We offer sampling & analysis services to comply with US EPA VGP Testing 2013 requirements.

We conduct analysis & reporting of the chemical, Bio-Chemical and Biological constituents from the following ship discharges;

  • Bilge water

  • Grey water

  • Ballast water

  • Exhaust Gas scrubber wash water

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Our consultants are available to visit ships in major ports around the world. We embark on ships in quayside or in anchorage. BMS is partnered with a network of ISO 17025 certified laboratories to conduct analysis.

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Samples which requires to be analysed immediately, they are conducted on board by the BMS consultant. Other samples will be sent to laboratories within the stipulated time for analysis. 

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Analysing parameters for VGP Testing reporting

Ballast Water

  • Total heterotrophic bacteria

  • E. coli

  • Enterococci

  • Total Residual Oxidizers (TRO) as Cl2

  • Chlorine dioxide

  • Chlorite

  • Chlorate

  • Total trihalomethanesa

  • Haloacetic acids

Scrubber wash water

  • Dissolved Metals

  • Total Metals

  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH)

  • Total Residual Oxidizers (TRO) as Cl2

  • Nitrate/Nitrite

  • pH

Grey Water

  • Fecal coliform / E. coli

  • Total Residual chlorine

  • Biochemical oxidant demand

  • Suspended solids

  • pH

Bilge Water

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  • Oil & Grease content

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