Environmental Technology Verification (ETV)
James Hutton Institute Scientific Services is one of a few companies globally that has ISO 17020 accreditation for Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) certification.
Environmental technology verification (ISO 14034) is an internationally recognised standard for independently verifying the manufacturers claim on their innovative technology. It provides a credible and transparent process for assessing the performance and is designed to raise the technology readiness level from 4 to 6 (validated in the lab to demonstrated in the relevant environment).
ETV reporting
Our scope of ISO 17020 accreditation covers:
- Water Treatment Technologies
- Waste Water treatment technologies
- Associated Measurement technologies
We assess the existing data provided by the company which must be impartial and accredited to ISO 17025. If this data is sufficient for ISO 14034 certification, we will provide a report for the company and a web-published certificate that is searchable by potential purchasers of the technology. If the verification data falls short of being robust enough to demonstrate the claim, we will assist the client in getting more evidence from an impartial source. Also, if the claim needs to be adjusted in order to meet the evidence supplied by the data, this can be agreed with the client and modified accordingly. This can be a slight reduction in the client’s claim, or a gain on the client’s claim. For example, if the client claimed a wastewater treatment consistently reduced COD to a specific level and robust testing demonstrated it could reduce it reliably beyond the client’s claim, this could be included on the certificate.
Gareth Newman, Service Delivery Manager
We provide impartial, UKAS accredited ETV reports creating a very robust unbiased demonstration of verification.
Why have independent verification and not just rely on your own?
Independent verification is impartial and is monitored by UKAS the United Kingdom’s accreditation service. In producing ETV reports, we are ourselves monitored by UKAS to ensure that we maintain standards. This is a much more robust demonstration of verification than relying on your own verification which is likely to be viewed as biased by potential buyers of the technology.
Contact for more information
Gareth Newman
Service Delivery Manager
Based in Aberdeen
T: +44 (0)344 928 5428 (*)
Gareth has worked for the Institute since 1995 as head of Inorganic analysis within the analytical section specialising in the following analytical techniques:
- Inductively Coupled Plasma – Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES)
- Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
- Ion Chromatography (IC)
- Colourimetric analysis
- Total Organic Carbon
Gareth is also the Quality Manager for the ISO17025 Quality Management System for the Analytical Group and the Quality Manager for the ISO9001 Quality Management System for the Institute. Gareth is an IRCA trained lead auditor.
