Bespoke data packages designed to maximise analysis and reduce cost.

At Chemex we pride ourselves on being flexible. We believe our reports should suit our clients’ needs rather than our own convenience. To find out about our customer friendly information formatting and the four levels of reporting services we offer read on…

We can deliver your report to you using one or a combination of four formats;
· as a hard, printed copy by post,
· by facsimile
· as a soft copy, either electronically on disk or by e-mail
· in database format to allow the data to be easily integrated into your in-house information systems – this can be provided electronically, by e-mail, or on disk.

Chemex offers four levels of client reports. These are:

-Draft or Letter
-Corporate Class
-First Class
-Electronic (EDD). 

Here’s how they work:

The analytical 'package' required for each project is defined by the client as part of the reporting project specification.  The four class system has been developed to address the varied analytical requirements of the environmental sector.  Each class package has well defined specifications.  Differentiation of class package is based on:

 - Sampling provisions supplied to client (duplicate bottles supplied for all samples first class)
- Data reporting deliverables (instrument performance data, sample batch QC data and chain-of-custody is reported in the first class reports).
- Draft and EDD reports are provided as excel files, the first and corporate- as PDF files.

Regardless of the analytical class package selected, our quality assurance system is applicable to all analytical projects and all levels of reports will be compliant with UKAS/ MCERTS/ GLP/ New Jersey (where applicable) quality standards. Full data package review is carried out by an independent QA department prior to submission of all final reports.

Draft reports are the most simplified reports we produce and consist of a single data summary sheet in excel.  They are usually requested when the data is needed as soon as possible or when data is being used in a baseline study, to determine the best approach to site analysis rather than as part of the actual analysis, itself. Apart from the data summary sheet, no further report is sent to the client. If requested, the simplified reports can be issued as a letter, with a covering sheet to include any points-to-note.

Corporate class reports are automatically provided free of charge unless otherwise requested.
Our standard corporate class report includes a data summary sheet, individual and blank sample data sheets and chromatograms (where applicable). They also include a section of method description, Point to Note and un-scaled MDL/QL tables are also included in the corporate class report.

See what you will get in your corporate class report  here.

 First Class  reporting is based on the QA/QC and reporting formats of the U.S. EPA Level III and IV (often mistakenly called CLP) . In addition to the corporate class package, First class reports- the next level up- consist of an QA/QC section (see below), Mass spectra for target and tentatively identified compounds by GC/MS, chain-of-custody documentation, and analysis worksheets.

See what you will get in your first class report  here.

EDD reports vary widely in format. However, as a general rule, EDDs allow clients to populate databases and effectively generate final report tables for their clients, saving time and money. We are able to report data in most electronic formats, compatible with personal computers, minicomputers and mainframes. To produce electronic data deliverables meeting stringent data quality objectives and regulatory requirements, we work closely with our clients in order to provide data in the exact format requested. Chemex has nearly ten years experience providing EDD's to the number of our regular clients in the UK as well as overseas.

Project specific Data Quality Objectives (DQO) may require the laboratory to provide additional information or services. Some of the non-standard deliverables or services may include:
Data flagging:
-“<MDL” data presentation, where all results below the method detection limit are reported as less than scaled MDL value.
-"J" flagging, where all data less than MDL are reported as scaled MDL value and “U” flag, and all results between MDL and QL are reported with “J” flag.
-“<QL” data presentation, where all results below the quantitation limit are reported as less than scaled QL value.
· Reporting multiple dilutions
· Customised or extended target analyte lists
· Reporting Tentatively Identified Compounds (TICs)
· Adherence to project specific holding times
· Rush turn-around times
· Additional report copies and etc.