Analytical Laboratories & Technical Services Australia

Site

ALTSA

Accreditation No.

20707

Site No.

24849

Date of Accreditation

27 Apr 2020

Address

585 River Avenue
Merbein South, VIC 3505
Australia

altsa.com.au

Contact

Mr Raymond Harris P: +61 0439588108

Availability

Services available to external clients

Scope of Accreditation

ALTSA

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Agribusiness

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Analysis of physical and nutritional characteristics Plant material Moisture Gravimetric in-house method SP.SOP.002 
Carbon - Total; Nitrogen - Total; Sulfur Dumas in-house method SP.SOP.015
Sediments; Soils Phosphorus - Available (Olsen) UV-vis spectrophotometry in-house method SP.SOP.005,  in-house method SP.SOP.014
Ammonia; Chloride; Nitrate; Nitrite; Sulfate UV-vis spectrophotometry in-house method SP.SOP.005, in-house method SP.SOP.007, in-house method SP.SOP.008, in-house method SP.SOP.009, in-house method SP.SOP.010, in-house method SP.SOP.011, in-house method SP.SOP.014
Soils Micronutrients - Mehlich 3 extractable aluminium; Micronutrients - Mehlich 3 extractable boron; Micronutrients - Mehlich 3 extractable calcium; Micronutrients - Mehlich 3 extractable chromium; Micronutrients - Mehlich 3 extractable copper; Micronutrients - Mehlich 3 extractable iron; Micronutrients - Mehlich 3 extractable magnesium; Micronutrients - Mehlich 3 extractable manganese; Micronutrients - Mehlich 3 extractable phosphorus; Micronutrients - Mehlich 3 extractable potassium; Micronutrients - Mehlich 3 extractable sodium; Micronutrients - Mehlich 3 extractable sulfur; Micronutrients - Mehlich 3 extractable zinc ICP-AES in-house method SP.SOP.005, in-house method SP.SOP.016 

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Environment

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Analysis for elements Plant material Aluminium; Arsenic; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Phosphorus; Potassium; Selenium; Silicon; Sodium; Sulfur; Zinc ICP-AES in-house method SP.SOP.006, in-house method SP.SOP.016 
Plant material; Soils; Surface waters Aluminium; Arsenic; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Magnesium; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Potassium ICP-MS in-house method SP.SOP.006, in-house method SP.SOP.017
Sediments; Sludges; Soils Aluminium; Arsenic; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Phosphorus; Potassium; Selenium; Silicon; Sodium; Sulfur; Zinc ICP-AES in-house method SP.SOP.006, in-house method SP.SOP.016
Surface waters Aluminium; Arsenic; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Phosphorus; Potassium; Selenium; Silicon; Sodium; Sulfur; Zinc ICP-AES in-house method SP.SOP.016
Analysis for microorganisms Fresh waters; Potable waters Escherichia coli​​​​; Coliforms Defined substrate technology AS 4276.21
Analysis for nutrients Plant material Ammonia; Chloride; Nitrate; Phosphate; Sulfate Continuous flow analyser (CFA) in-house method SP.SOP.005, in-house method SP.SOP.007, in-house method SP.SOP.009, in-house method SP.SOP.010, in-house method SP.SOP.011, in-house method SP.SOP.014
Sediments; Sludges; Soils Carbon - Total; Carbon - Total organic (TOC); Nitrogen - Total; Sulfur - Total Dumas in-house method SP.SOP.015
Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics Sediments; Sludges; Soils pH Electrometric in-house method SP.SOP.005, in-house method SP.SOP.013
Electrical conductivity Electrometric in-house method SP.SOP.005, in-house method SP.SOP.013 
Moisture Gravimetric in-house method SP.SOP.002 
Surface waters pH Electrometric in-house method SP.SOP.013
Electrical conductivity Electrometric in-house method SP.SOP.013

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Food and Beverage

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Analysis for mycotoxins Juices Patulin LC-MS-MS in-house method FW.SOP.016
Nuts and nut products Aflatoxin B1; Aflatoxin B2; Aflatoxin G1; Aflatoxin G2; Aflatoxins - Total LC-MS-MS in-house method FW.SOP.007
Analysis of pesticide residues and contaminants Dried fruit; Fruits; Grains; Grapes; Legumes; Nuts; Oilseeds; Vegetables ([E]-4-Dimethylamino-4-oxobut-2-en-2-yl) dimethyl phosphate (dicrotophos); 2-Chloro-N-([2-4-chlorophenyl]phenyl)pyridine-3-carboxamide (boscalid); 3-Hydroxycarbofuran (thiobencarb, S-[(4-chlorophenyl)methyl]-N,N-diethylcarbamothioate); Acephate; Acetamiprid; Aldicarb; Aldicarb sulfoxide; Ametryne (ametryn); Aminocarb; Amitraz; Azoxystrobin; Benalaxyl; Bendiocarb; Benzoximate; Bromucanazole; Bupirimate; Buprofezin; Butafenacil; Carbaryl; Carbendazim; Carbetamide; Carbofuran; Chlorantraniliprole; Chloroxuron; Clofentezine; Clothianidin; Cyazofamid; Cycluron; Cyproconazole; Cyprodinil; Desmidipham; Dichlobutrazol; Diethofencarb; Difenoconazole; Diflubenzuron; Dimethoate; Dimethomorph; Dimoxystrobin; Diniconazole; Dinotefuran; Diuron; Ethiprole; Fenamide; Fenarimol; Fenbuconazole; Fenhexamid; Fenobucarb (baycarb); Fenoxycarb; Fenpropimorph; Fenuron; Flonicamid; Fludioxonil; Flufenacet; Fluometuron; Fluoxastrobin; Fluquinconazole; Flusilazole; Flutolanil; Flutriafol; Forchlorfenuron; Formetanate; Fuberidazole; Furalaxyl; Halofenozide; Hexaconazole; Hexythiazox; Imazalil; Imidacloprid; Ipconazole; Isocarbophos; Isoprocarb; Isoproturon; Kresoxim methyl; Lenacil; Mandipropamid; Mefenacet; Mepanipyrim; Mepronil; Metazachlor; Metconazole; Methoprotryne; Mexacarbate; Mirex; Monolinuron; Nitenpyram; Nitrofen; Nuarimol; Paclobutrazol; Picoxystrobin; Prometon; Propamocarb; Rotenone; Secbumeton; Siduron; Simetryn; Tebuthiuron; Teflubenzuron; Terbumeton; Tricyclazole; Triticonazole; Zoxamide UHP-LC-MS-MS in-house method FW.SOP.001
1,2,4-Trichloro-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-sulfonylbenzene (tetradifon); 2,3,5,6-Tetrachloroaniline; 2,4,5,6-Tetrachlorobenzene-1,3-dicarbonitrile (chlorothalonil); 4,4-Dichlorobenzophenone; 4,4-Methoxychlor olefin; Acetochlor; Acrinathrin; Alachlor; Aldrin; Allidochlor; Anthraquinone; Atrazine; Bifenthrin; Bromofenvinphos; Bromofenvinphos methyl; Bromophosethyl; Bromophosmethyl; Bromopropylate; Carbophenothion (trithion); Carfentrazone ethyl; Chlorbenside; Chlordane; Chlorfenapyr; Chlorfenson; Chlorfenvinphos; Chlorpropham; Chlorpyrifos ethyl (chlorpyrifos); Chlorpyrifos methyl; Chlozolinate; Clomazone; Cyfluthrin ([(R)-cyano-[4-fluoro-3-(phenoxy)phenyl]methyl] (1R,3R)-3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane-1-carboxylate); Cypermethrin; Deltamethrin; Diazinon; Dichlobenil (2,3-dichlorobenzonitrile); Dichloran; Dieldrin; Diethyl-2-([dimethoxyphosphorothioyl]sulfanyl)butanedioate (maldison, malathion, carbofos, mercaptothion); Dimethachlor (DMC); Diphenylamid; EPN (O-ethyl O-[4-nitrophexhenyl] phenylphosphonothioate); Endosulfan I (α-endosulfan); Endosulfan II (β-endosulfan); Endosulfan ether; Endosulfan sulfate; Endrin; Endrin ketone; Ethion; Ethylan (perthane); Etofenprox; Fenamiphos; Fenchlorphos (ronnel); Fenitrothion; Fenpropathrin; Fenson; Fenthion; Fenvalerate; Fipronil; Fluazifop (fluazifop-p-butyl); Fluchloralin; Flucythrinate; Fludioxonil; Fluquinconazole; Heptachlor; Heptachlor epoxide; Hexachlorobenzene (HCB); Hexazinone; Iprodione; Isazophos; Isopropalin; Lenacil; MGK-264 (n-octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide); Metalochlor; Metazachlor; Methacrifos; Methoxychlor; Methylparathion (parathionmethyl); Mirex; N-(2,4-Dimethylphenyl)formamide; Nitrofen; Norflurazon; O,O-Diethyl O-(4-nitrophenyl) phosphorothioate (parathion, ethylparathion, diethylparathion, parathion-ethyl, folidol); O-(4-Bromo-2,5-dichlorophenyl) O-methyl phenylphosphonothioate (leptophos); O-Ethyl O-(4-[methylthio]phenyl) S-propyl phosphorodithioate (bolstar, sulprofos); Oxadiazon; Oxyfluorfen; Penconazole; Pendimethalin; Pentachlorbenzonitrile; Pentachloroaniline; Pentachloroanisole; Pentachlorobenzene; Pentachloronitrobenzene (quintozene); Pentachlorothioanisole; Phenothrin; Pirimiphos ethyl; Pirimiphos methyl; Pretilachlor; Procymidone; Prodiamine; Propachlor; Propyzamide (pronamide, 3,5-dichloro-N-[1,1-dimethylpropynyl]benzamide, KERB); Prothiofos; Pyridaben; Quinalphos; Tecnazene (2,3,5,6-tetrachloronitrobenzene); Terbazil; Terbuthylazine; Tetrachlorvinphos (stirofos); Tetramethrin; Transfluthrin; Triadimefon; Triflumizole; Trifluralin; Vinclozolin; cis-Nonachlor; cis-Permethrin; n-Phenylaniline (diphenylamine); o,p'-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (o,p'-DDD); o,p’-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (o,p’-DDE); o,p’-Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (o,p’-DDT); p,p’-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (p,p’-DDD); p,p’-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p,p’-DDE); p,p’-Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (p,p’-DDT); trans-Chlordane (γ-chlordane); trans-Nonachlor; trans-Permethrin; 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); λ-Cyhalothrin; τ-Fluvalinate GC-MS-MS in-house method FW.SOP.002

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