• APEM has recently begun participating in the Natural History Museum’s Freshwater Macroinvertebrate Species (IDQ) scheme and now have seven staff with the species level qualification.Click here for more information on APEM's IDQ accreditation.
• APEM launched Biolabs, our biological analysis service, to meet the ecological EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) monitoring requirements. Widely described as the most significant and revolutionary addition to water legislation for a generation, the WFD has significant implications for all commercial activities that affect the aquatic environment.
• Working exclusively in the aquatic environment for over 18 years, APEM have been associated with undertaking high level, quality controlled biological analysis of aquatic samples. Our external AQC results are recognised as industry leading.
• From our superbly equipped and managed laboratory in Manchester, our highly trained staff annually identify and test several thousand macroinvertebrate samples and perform the routine assessment of numerous diatom and plankton samples.
• APEM's years of experience, highly qualified staff and leading-edge facilities therefore enable us to not only provide comprehensive solutions to a wide range of aquatic environmental problems, but also assist our clients to achieve the new standards demanded by WFD.

Please view our additional Biolabs pages to find out more about our biological analysis services. We hope it finds you and your biological samples in the 'good' health required by the WFD.