Australian Water Quality Centre

Site

Adelaide Laboratory – Chemistry

Accreditation No.

1115

Site No.

1108

Date of Accreditation

01 Jan 1974

Address

SA Water House, 250 Victoria Square
Adelaide, SA 5000
Australia

awqc.com.au

Contact

Miss Shayal Lata P: +61 1300653366

Availability

Services available to external clients

Australian Water Quality Centre address map

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Adelaide Laboratory – Chemistry

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Environment

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Analysis for cyanide Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Sludges; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Cyanide - Total UV-vis spectrophotometry

in-house method T0167-03
Analysis for elements Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Trade wastes Silica ICP-MS; ICP-MS-MS in-house method TIC-006
Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lanthanum; Lead; Lithium; Magnesium; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Phosphorus; Platinum; Potassium; Selenium; Silica; Silicon; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Thallium; Thorium; Tin; Titanium; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc ICP-MS; ICP-MS-MS

in-house method TIC-006
Silica; Sulfur ICP-AES

in-house method TIC-004
Sediments; Sludges; Soils Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lanthanum; Lead; Lithium; Magnesium; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Phosphorus; Platinum; Potassium; Selenium; Silica; Silicon; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Thallium; Thorium; Tin; Titanium; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc ICP-MS; ICP-MS-MS

in-house method TIC-006
Sediments; Soils Aluminium; Barium; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Lithium; Magnesium; Manganese; Nickel; Zinc ICP-AES

in-house method TIC-004
Analysis for herbicides Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters (R)-2-(2,4-Dichlorophenoxy)propanoic acid (dichlorprop, 2,4-DP); 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T); 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D); 2-(2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxy)propionic acid (2,4,5-TP, fenoprop, silvex); 2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (MCPA); 3,6-Dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid (dicamba); 4-(2,4-Dichlorophenoxy)butanoic acid (2,4-DB, [2,4-dichlorophenoxy]butyric acid); 4-Amino-3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinecarboxylic acid (picloram); Acifluorfen; Bentazone; Chlorsulfuron; Clopyralid; Haloxyfop; Haloxyfop methyl; Metsulfuron methyl; Sulfometuron methyl; Triclopyr (3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinyloxyacetic acid) LC-MS-MS

in-house method T0803-03
Ground waters; Potable waters; Raw waters; Saline waters; Surface waters; Treated waters; Waste waters Atrazine; Hexazinone; Prometryn; Simazine GC-MS In-house method TM001
Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters Atrazine; Hexazinone; Prometryn; Simazine GC-NPD

in-house method T0800-01
Analysis for hydrocarbons Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Sludges; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane; 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (1,1,1-TCA, methyl chloroform, chlorothene); 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane (acetylene tetrachloride); 1,1,2-Trichloroethane (1,1,2-TCA, vinyl trichloride); 1,1-Dichloroethane (1,1-DCA); 1,1-Dichloroethene (1,1-DCE, vinylidene chloride); 1,1-Dichloropropene; 1,2 Dibromoethane (ethylene dibromide, EDB); 1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene; 1,2,3-Trichloropropane (allyl trichloride); 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene (1,2,4-TCB); 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene (1,2,4-TMB, pseudo-cumene); 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP); 1,2-Dichlorobenzene (o-dichlorobenzene); 1,2-Dichloroethane (1,2-DCA, ethylene dichloride); 1,2-Dichloropropane (propylene dichloride); 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene (1,3,5-TMB, mesitylene); 1,3-Dichlorobenzene (m-dichlorobenzene); 1,3-Dichloropropane; 1,4-Dichlorobenzene (p-dichlorobenzene); 1-Methyl-4-isopropylbenzene (4-isopropyltoluene, p-isopropyltoluene); 2,2-Dichloropropane; 2-Chlorotoluene (o-chlorotoluene); 4-Chlorotoluene (p-chlorotoluene); Benzene; Bromobenzene (phenylbromide); Bromochloromethane (chlorobromomethane); Bromodichloromethane (dichlorobromomethane); Bromoform (tribromomethane); Bromomethane (methylbromide); Carbon tetrachloride (tetrachloromethane); Chlorobenzene (benzene chloride, monochlorobenzene); Chloroethane; Chloromethane; Dibromochloromethane (chlorodibromomethane); Dibromomethane; Dichlorofluoromethane; Dichloromethane (DCM, methylene chloride); Ethylbenzene; Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene (hexachlorobutadiene, HCBD); Isopropyl toluene; Isopropylbenzene (cumene); Naphthalene; Styrene (ethenyl benzene); Tetrachloroethane; Tetrachloroethene (perchloroethylene, perchloroethene, tetrachloroethylene); Toluene; Trichloroethene (trichloroethylene, TCE); Trichlorofluoromethane (freon-11, trichloromonofluoromethane); Trichloromethane (chloroform); Vinyl chloride; cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene; cis-1,3-Dichloropropene (cis-1,3-dichloropropylene); m-Xylene; n-Butylbenzene; n-Propylbenzene; o-Xylene; p-Xylene; sec-Butylbenzene; tert-Butylbenzene; trans-1,2-Dichloroethene (trans-1,2-DCE, trans-1,2-dichloroethylene); trans-1,3-Dichloropropene (trans-1,3-dichloropropylene) GC-MS

in-house method TMZ-M36
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Bromodichloromethane (dichlorobromomethane); Bromoform (tribromomethane); Dibromochloromethane (chlorodibromomethane); Trichloromethane (chloroform) GC-ECD in-house method T0050-01
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) GC-MS in-house method TMZ-M36
1,1,1-Trichloroacetone; 1,1,3-Trichloroacetone; 1,1-Dichloroacetone; 1,3-Dichloroacetone; Bromochloroacetonitrile; Chloral hydrate (trichloroacetaldehyde); Chloropicrin (trichloronitromethane); Dibromoacetonitrile; Dichloroacetonitrile; Trichloroacetonitrile GC-ECD in-house method TMS-003
Potable waters Bromoacetic acid; Bromochloroacetic acid; Bromodichloroacetic acid; Dibromoacetic acid; Dichloroacetic acid; Tribromoacetic acid GC-ECD in-house method TMS-005
Analysis for industrial chemicals Fresh waters; Potable waters N-Nitrosodimethylamine GC-MS; Solid phase extraction (SPE) in-house method TMZ-M07
Potable waters 2-Methylisoborneol (MIB); Geosmin GC-MS; Solid phase extraction (SPE) in-house method TMS-002
Trade wastes Acetic acid; Butanoic acid; Heptanoic acid; Hexanoic acid (n-caproic acid); Pentanoic acid (valeric acid); Propionic acid GC-FID

in-house method TMZ-M17
Analysis for nutrients Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Sludges; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Phosphorus - Total Automated flow colourimetry

in-house method T0109-06
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Sludges; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Nitrogen - Ammonia Discrete analyser (DA)

in-house method T0100-14
Nitrogen - Ammonia Automated flow colourimetry; Discrete analyser (DA)

in-house method T0100-01
Fluoride Ion selective electrode (ISE)

in-house method T0105-01
Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) Automated flow colourimetry

in-house method T0112-01 and T0112-06
Nitrogen - Total Calculation

in-house method TNCALC1
Nitrogen - Nitrate Calculation

in-house method T0161-01
Chloride Discrete analyser (DA)

in-house method T0104-02
Marine waters Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) Automated flow colourimetry

in-house method T0109-44 and T0112-44
Sediments Phosphorus - Total Automated flow colourimetry

in-house method T0109-06
Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) Automated flow colourimetry

in-house method T0112-06
Analysis for organochlorine pesticides Ground waters; Raw waters; Saline waters; Surface waters; Treated waters Aldrin; Chlordane; Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDD); Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE); Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT); Dieldrin; Endosulfan I (α-endosulfan); Endosulfan II (β-endosulfan); Endosulfan sulfate; Endrin; Endrin ketone; Heptachlor; Heptachlor epoxide; Hexachlorobenzene (HCB); Methoxychlor; α-Hexachlorobenzene (α-benzene hexachloride, α-BHC, α-HCB); β-Hexachlorobenzene (β-benzene hexachloride, β-BHC, β-HCB); γ-Hexachlorobenzene (γ-benzene hexachloride, γ-BHC, γ-HCB, lindane); δ-Hexachlorobenzene (δ-benzene hexachloride, δ-BHC, δ-HCB) GC-MS-MS in-house method TM005
Analysis for organophosphate pesticides Ground waters; Potable waters; Raw waters; Saline waters; Surface waters; Treated waters; Waste waters Azinphos-methyl (guthion); Diazinon; Diethyl-2-([dimethoxyphosphorothioyl]sulfanyl)butanedioate (maldison, malathion, carbofos, mercaptothion); Fenitrothion; Methylparathion (parathionmethyl); O,O-Diethyl O-(4-nitrophenyl) phosphorothioate (parathion, ethylparathion, diethylparathion, parathion-ethyl, folidol) GC-MS In-house method TM001
Analysis for petroleum hydrocarbons Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH): C10-C14; Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH): C15-C28; Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH): C29-C36; Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH): C6-C9; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): C10-C14; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): C15-C28; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): C29-C36; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): C6-C9 GC-FID

in-house method T0990-01
Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Sludges; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Alkalinity - Carbonate Autotitration

in-house method T0101-01, T0101-02,TMZ-M08
Carbonate Autotitration

in-house method T0101-01
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Sludges; Steam-raising waters Colour - Apparent UV-vis spectrophotometry

in-house method T0029-01, T0029-09
Ultraviolet absorbance UV-vis spectrophotometry

in-house method T0120-01
Colour - True UV-vis spectrophotometry

in-house method T0029-01
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Sludges; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Chloramines Titration in-house method T0012-01, T0012-12
Carbon dioxide - Free Calculation; Digital comparator in-house method TMZ-M06
pH Electrometric in-house method T0010-02
Alkalinity - Hydroxide Calculation in-house method T0101-01
Solids - Dissolved Calculation

in-house method T0015-01, T0016-01, T0016-02, TM-025
Dissolved oxygen (DO) Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser

in-house method T0014-03
Silica Discrete analyser (DA)

in-house method T0111-01
Hardness - Calcium; Hardness - Carbonate; Hardness - Magnesium; Hardness - Non-carbonate; Hardness - Total; Langelier saturation index Calculation

in-house method TMZ-M06
Solids - Total Gravimetric

in-house method T0180-01
Grease Soxhlet

in-house method T0165-03
Turbidity Turbidometry

in-house method T0018-01
Sulfate ICP-AES

in-house method TIC-004
Solids - Suspended Gravimetric

in-house method T0160-01
Solids - Suspended volatile Gravimetric

in-house method T0160-01
Chloride - Total as NaCl Calculation

in-house method T0104-02
Chlorine - Residual Titration

in-house method T0012-03
Bicarbonate Autotitration

in-house method T0101-01
Dichloroacetic acid; Monochloroacetic acid; Trichloroacetic acid Gas chromatography (GC)

in-house method TMS-005
Bromide Ion chromatography (IC)

in-house method T0114-01
Iodide Ion chromatography (IC)

in-house method T0117-01
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD); Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) - Soluble Autoanalyser (AA)

in-house method T0153-01
Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR, sodium absorption ratio); Sodium/total cation ratio Calculation; ICP-AES

in-house method TIC-004
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Sludges; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Alkalinity - Carbonate Autotitration

in-house method T0101-01 and T0101-02
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Sludges; Steam-raising waters Ultraviolet transmittance UV-vis spectrophotometry

in-house method T0132-01 and T0132-11
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Sludges; Steam-raising waters Dichloramine; Monochloramine; Trichloramine Titration

in-house method T0012-12
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Sludges; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Conductivity Electrometric

in-house method T0016-01
pH Electrometric

in-house method T0010-01
Bicarbonate Autotitration

in-house method T0101-01
Solids - Volatile Calculation

in-house method T0180-01
Fluoride Ion selective electrode (ISE)

in-house method T0105-01
Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Sludges; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Carbon - Total organic (TOC); Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) Autoanalyser (AA)

in-house methods T0158-09 and T0158-07
Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Conductivity Electrometric

in-house method T0016-01, T0016-02
Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Sludges; Steam-raising waters Chlorine - Free Titration

in-house method T0012-03
Chlorine - Total Titration

in-house method T0012-03
Chlorine - Demand Digital comparator

in-house method T0136-03
Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Sludges; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Chemical oxygen demand (COD) UV-vis spectrophotometry

in-house method T0155-01, TMZ-M31
Chemical oxygen demand (COD) Titration

in-house method T0155-01
Potable waters pH Electrometric in-house method T0010-01
Analysis for physical and chemical characteristicsField analysis Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Sludges; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Chloramines - In situ; Chlorine - In situ Direct reading instrument in-house method T0012-01, T0012-12
Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Chlorine - Free; Chlorine - Total Digital comparator in-house method TM-009
Analysis for physical and chemical characteristicsIn-situ analysis Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Sludges; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Temperature Direct reading instrument in-house method T0011-01
Dissolved oxygen (DO) Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser in-house method TM-029
pH Electrometric in-house method TM-021
Conductivity Electrometric in-house method TM-025
Analysis of biotoxin residues and contaminants Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters; Marine waters; Potable waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes Anatoxin-a; Cylindrospermopsin (CYN); Deoxycylindrospermopsin (doCYN) LC-MS-MS in-house method T1160-01
Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Marine waters; Potable waters; Surface waters Microcystins; Nodularin HPLC - Diode array detection in-house method T1130-01
Measurement of ionising radiation Bore waters; Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial and steam-raising waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Leachates; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Trade wastes; Waste waters Lead 210 Liquid scintillation counter in-house method TM493-07
Bore waters; Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial and steam-raising waters; Leachates; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Trade wastes; Waste waters Radium 226; Radium 228 Liquid scintillation counter in-house method TMZ-M46
Fresh waters; Ground waters; Potable waters; Surface waters Alpha activity - Gross; Beta-activity - Gross Liquid scintillation counter in-house method TM493-03
Radon 222 Liquid scintillation counter in-house method TM493-04
Sample collection Fresh waters; Ground waters; Potable waters; Surface waters; Waste waters Not applicable Grab

in-house method WI-379
Ground waters; Industrial and steam-raising waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Sludges; Trade wastes Not applicable Automated; Bailer; Grab; Manual by hand

in-house method W09-023

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