New Informatics Solution for Water and Environmental Testing Laboratories

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc announced a new informatics solution specifically developed for laboratory professionals working in water and environmental testing laboratories. The Thermo Scientific Water and Environmental LIMS is preconfigured to enable customers to comply with water and environmental regulatory   guidelines and requirements, and it is built on the comprehensive functionality provided by the company’s flagship

laboratory information management system, Thermo Scientific SampleManager LIMS. Water and environmental testing laboratories face unique challenges with delivering accurate, consistent and traceable results. In the current economic environment, it’s more important than ever to standardise workflows and processes that facilitate regulatory compliance, ensure public safety and monitor quality throughout the entire sampling, testing and reporting process.

The Safe Drinking Water Act, and the subsequent release of the EPA’s Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment, puts pressure on municipal, state and privately owned water facilities to remain in compliance with mandatory limits for an increasing array of contaminants. Thermo Scientific Water and Environmental LIMS offers tools and functionality to enable lab managers to deliver the defensible data necessary to meet the compliance requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Thermo Scientific Water and Environmental LIMS helps laboratory professionals make faster, more informed decisions at all levels of the organisation, delivering information needed to manage laboratory processes and respond to the most current regulatory and business demands.

Purpose-built functionality helps labs: establish protocols and documentation methods that meet NELAC compliance requirements and ISO 17025 guidelines; automate reports and records to ensure full traceability; and improve lab and workflow efficiencies.

Developed in conjunction with environmental experts for ISO 17025 and NELAC requirements, Thermo Scientific Water and Environmental LIMS has built-in functionality designed for workflows found in water and environmental labs. Pre-defined test methods, batch sequences, regulatory reports and other templates allow customers to reduce

administration overhead, cost and implementation time. In addition, comprehensive dashboard functionality addresses the regulatory and operational needs of three distinct but interrelated aspects of a laboratory’s business: personnel, quality assurance and the customer.