Analytical Service
Overview
The Analytical Services Division is comprised of the Government’s Analytical Laboratory, located at Friar’s Hill Road, Dunbar’s and the analytical laboratory located at the Point Wharf Fisheries complex. Our enduring commitment is the provision of accurate, timely and reliable diagnostic and advisory services. As the Nation’s central laboratory service, our clientele includes both public and private sector agencies.
In 2014, the services of the Division were expanded to include operations at the Point Wharf laboratory facility. This facility houses our Analytical Chemistry department, which provides the capacity for an expanded range of analyses such as heavy metals and pesticide residues.
Our Friars Hill facility is comprised of our main administrative office and our Microbiology and Molecular Biology departments.
Vision
To assure the protection of human health and the environment.
Mission
Providing quality analytical services in accordance with acceptable standards.
Services Provided
Surveillance and monitoring
-Marine water quality
-Potable water quality
-Irrigation water quality
-Food safety assessments
-Soil fertility analysis
-Plant pathogen screening
Certificates of Analysis
-Microbiological Analyses
– Chemical Analyses
Research and Development
Project Execution
Information Dissemination
-Seminars/Workshops
Advisory Services
-Advise clients on the best course of action
-Standards development in conjunction with the Bureau of Standards
- Technical Secretariat for International Conventions and Initiatives
- Stockholm Convention
- Rotterdam Convention
- Basel Convention
- Organization on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- Biological Weapons Convention (BWC)
- Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM)
- Land-Based Sources of Pollution Protocol (LBS)
- Regional Network on Atmospheric Pollution
- Codex Alimentarius
- Chemical Metrology
- Contacts
Tel: 462-4502/4373
Fax: 462-6281
Email: labantigua@gmail.com
Job Requirements:
Entry level technical post: Graduate Assistant
Qualifications: Bachelor of Science Degree in Natural Science (Chemistry, Biology or Physics)
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THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK (ENFORCE 7)
Mrs. Laël Bertide-Josiah represented the Grouping of Latin America and the Caribbean(GRULAC) at the Seventh Meeting of the Environment Network for Optimizing Regulatory Compliance on Illegal Traffic(ENFORCE). The two-day meeting, convened in Paris, France on 26-27 January 2023, was facilitated by UNEP Paris and the BRS Secretariat.
The meeting, which was conducted in a hybrid format, allowed members and observers to present their experiences with illegal trafficking of chemicals and hazardous waste and to share initiatives and tools towards combating the same.
Dr. Linroy Christian serves as the focal point for Antigua & Barbuda on the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) open-ended working group (OEWG) on a science-policy panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution. The OEWG-1.2 is being held in person at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand, from 30 January to 3 February 2023.