Air and Gases

The assessment of composition
The term “soil gas” describes the gaseous part of the soil and means the air enclosures found within the porous spaces. Soil gas primarily consists of nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and oxygen, but depending on the location (e.g. in landfills), can also contain high concentrations of methane. Carbon dioxide and methane are formed by naturally occurring microbial decomposition processes in the soil. Site- specific influences can also cause unnatural, volatile organic compounds such as BTEX or VCHCs, which collect in the porous spaces in the soil. These trace compounds and gases not only pose a threat to the environment, but, depending on the concentration, also a major risk to living organisms.
For contaminated or suspected contaminated sites, as well as landfill monitoring, soil gas measurements are absolutely indispensable as a means of protecting the environment and human health. However, these tests can also be implemented as preventative measures for risk analyses or to secure evidence. The measurement and sampling of soil gas varies greatly depending on the surroundings and it requires well-trained and experienced specialists. Our experienced and certified sample takers are not only able to draw upon the appropriate technology for measurement and sampling, but also IT-based data collection as well.
Organic gases and landfill gases are gas mixtures that mainly consist of methane and carbon dioxide, but also of hydrogen sulfide, nitrogen, and other trace gases. They are formed as reaction products of biochemical degradation processes of organic compounds and materials in the absence of air. The GBA Group tests these gases and determines their composition. That way, we make it possible to draw inferences about the degree of degradation of the gas-forming components. Methane plays a significant role in this case, since it is used to generate energy through combustion.
Since the presence of siloxanes in the gas can lead to damage to the gas motors of, for example, thermal power stations, we will also gladly determine their concentration for you as well.
Thanks to our nationwide presence in Germany, we can support you quickly with targeted solutions even on short notice.
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Augsburg
GBA Gesellschaft für Bioanalytik mbH
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Stätzlinger Str. 70
86165 Augsburg
Berlin-Adlershof
Berlin-Hoppegarten
Gesellschaft für Lebensmittel- und Umweltconsulting mbH
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Handwerkerstr. 24 d
15366 Hoppegarten
Fax +49 3342 21663
Bitterfeld
IfUA Umweltberatung und Gutachten GmbH
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Lindenstraße 5
06749 Bitterfeld-Wolfen
Dessau
ANALYTIKUM Umweltlabor GmbH
Subsidiary Dessau
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Kreuzbergstraße 146
06849 Dessau-Roßlau
Freiberg
GBA Gesellschaft für Bioanalytik mbH
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Meißner Ring 3
09599 Freiberg
Fax +49 3731 163083-4
Gelsenkirchen
Hildesheim
Krauthausen
Thüringer Umweltinstitut Henterich GmbH
OT Pferdsdorf
Kielforstweg 2
99819 Krauthausen
Fax +49 36926 71009-9
Merseburg
ANALYTIKUM Umweltlabor GmbH
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Jagdrain 14
06217 Merseburg
Fax +49 3461 27772-15
Mönchengladbach
GBA Gesellschaft für Bioanalytik mbH
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Schelsenweg 24a
41238 Mönchengladbach
Munich / Vaterstetten
GBA Analytical Services GmbH
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Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Str. 40
85591 Vaterstetten
Pinneberg
GBA Gesellschaft für Bioanalytik mbH
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Flensburger Straße 15
25421 Pinneberg
Fax +49 4101 7946-260
Stuttgart
GBA Gesellschaft für Bioanalytik mbH
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Julius-Hölder-Straße 20
70597 Stuttgart
Würselen
GEOTAIX Umwelttechnologie GmbH
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Schumanstraße 29
52146 Würselen
Fax +49 2405 4685-10
Austria
Salzburg
HYDROLOGISCHE UNTERSUCHUNGSSTELLE
SALZBURG GmbH (HUS)
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Schillerstraße 25
5020 Salzburg
Fax +43 662 433257-42
Poland
Elbląg
Cosmetics Research Centre
GBA POLSKA Sp. z o.o.
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ul. Wyczółkowskiego 3B
82-300 Elbląg, Poland
Gdańsk
Cosmetics Research Centre
GBA POLSKA Sp. z o.o.
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al. Jana Pawła II 3B/U6
80-462 Gdańsk, Poland
Łajski
Lublin
Leżajsk
Mysłowice
Olsztyn
Poznań
Warsaw
Head Office - GBA POLSKA Sp. z o.o.
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Mochtyńska 65 St.
03-289 Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw
Cosmetics Research Centre
GBA POLSKA Sp. z o.o.
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Ząbkowska 18 St.
03-735 Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw
AGRO Services - GBA POLSKA Sp. z o.o.
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Rydygiera 8 St.
01-793 Warsaw, Poland
Wrocław
Finland
Oulu
Espoo
Labroc Oy
Metsänneidonkuja 6
02130 Espoo, Finland
Tampere
Labroc Oy
Mäntyhaantie 1
33800 Tampere, Finland
Kuopio
Labroc Oy
Microkatu 1
70210 Kuopio, Finland
Helsinki
Labroc Oy
Malminkaari 10
00700 Helsinki, Finland
Spain
Murcia
Laboratorio Químico Microbiológico S.L. (LQM)
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Poligono Industrial Oeste
Avda Principal 21/1
30169 San Ginés, Murcia, Spain
Sevilla
Laboratorio Químico Microbiológico S.L. (LQM)
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Polígono industrial San Nicolás
Calle San Nicolás Diez 46
41500 Alcalá de Guadaíra, Sevilla, Spain