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Brisbane Chemistry Laboratory – ALS Environmental, ALS Geochemistry, ALS Tribology

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825

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818

Date of Accreditation

10 Apr 1970

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32 Shand Street
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Brisbane Chemistry Laboratory – ALS Environmental, ALS Geochemistry, ALS Tribology

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Agribusiness

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Analysis of physical and nutritional characteristics Sediments; Soils Acids - Exchangeable Titration In-house ED002
Emerson class number Dispersion AS 1289 3.8.1, in-house EA058

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Environment

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Analysis for chlorinated dioxins and dibenzofurans Air monitoring cartridges; Fly ash; Ground waters; Polyurethane foam (PUF) plugs; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Swabs; Trade wastes; Wipes Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins); Polychlorinated dibenzofurans GC-MS-MS in-house method EP300
Analysis for cyanide Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Leachates; Mine dam water; Mine tailings; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Solid wastes; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes; Waste waters Cyanide - Amenable to chlorination Segmented flow analyser (SFA) In-house EK030SF
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Mine dam water; Mine tailings; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Cyanide - Free Segmented flow analyser (SFA) In-house EK025SF 
Cyanide - Weak acid dissociable (WAD) Segmented flow analyser (SFA) In-house EK028SF
Cyanide - Total Segmented flow analyser (SFA) In-house EK026SF 
Potable waters; Soils; Trade wastes Cyanate Discrete analyser (DA); Titration In-house EK020
Analysis for elements Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Mine dam water; Mine tailings; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Potassium; Selenium; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Thallium; Tin; Vanadium; Zinc ICP-AES USEPA 3005 and in-house EG005
Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Potassium; Selenium; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Thallium; Tin; Vanadium; Zinc ICP-MS USEPA 3005 and in-house method EG020
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Mine dam water; Mine tailings; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Mercury Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Vapour generation In-house EG035
Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Lithium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Silver; Strontium; Tellurium; Thallium; Thorium; Tin; Titanium; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc ICP-MS In-house EG093 and EG094
Potable waters; Sediments; Soils Mercury Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Vapour generation In-house EG035
Sediments; Soils Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Potassium; Selenium; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Thallium; Tin; Vanadium; Zinc ICP-MS USEPA 200.2 and in-house method EG020
Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Potassium; Selenium; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Thallium; Tin; Vanadium; Zinc ICP-AES USEPA 200.2 and in-house method EG005
Vegetation Antimony; Arsenic; Copper; Lead; Manganese; Selenium; Tin; Zinc ICP-MS USEPA 200.2 and in-house method EG020
Antimony; Arsenic; Copper; Lead; Manganese; Selenium; Tin; Zinc ICP-AES USEPA 200.2 and in-house method EG005
Analysis for herbicides Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils Trifluralin GC-MS In-house EP094
Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Waste waters Atrazine; Simazine GC-MS In-house EP068A, EP075
Diallate; Propyzamide (pronamide, 3,5-dichloro-N-[1,1-dimethylpropynyl]benzamide, KERB) GC-MS - Purge and trap In-house EP074 and EP075
Analysis for hydrocarbons Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters Bromoacetic acid; Bromodichloroacetic acid; Dibromoacetic acid; Dibromochloroacetic acid; Dichloroacetic acid; Monochloroacetic acid; Tribromoacetic acid; Trichloroacetic acid GC-MS In-house EP120
Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes Oxygenated hydrocarbons; Sulfonated hydrocarbons GC-MS - Purge and trap In-house EP074 and EP075
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; 1,2,3-Trichloropropane (allyl trichloride); 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP); 1,2-Dibromomethane; 1,2-Dichloroethane (1,2-DCA, ethylene dichloride); 1,2-Dichloropropane (propylene dichloride); 1,3-Dichloropropane; 2,2-Dichloropropane; 4-Bromophenylphenyl ether; 4-Chlorophenylphenyl ether (p-chlorodiphenyl ether); Bromodichloromethane (dichlorobromomethane); Bromoform (tribromomethane); Bromomethane (methylbromide); Carbon tetrachloride (tetrachloromethane); Chloroethane; Chloromethane; Dibromochloromethane (chlorodibromomethane); Dibromomethane; Dichlorodifluoromethane (freon-12); Dichloromethane (DCM, methylene chloride); Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene (hexachlorobutadiene, HCBD); Hexachlorocyclopentadiene (HCCPD); Hexachloroethane; Hexachloropropene; Iodomethane (methyl iodine); Pentachloroethane (ethanepentachloride); Tetrachloroethene (perchloroethylene, perchloroethene, tetrachloroethylene); Trichloroethene (trichloroethylene, TCE); Trichlorofluoromethane (freon-11, trichloromonofluoromethane); Trichloromethane (chloroform); Vinyl chloride; bis-(2-Chloroethoxy) methane; bis-(2-Chloroethyl) ether; bis-(2-Chloroisopropyl) ether; cis-1,2-Dichloroethene; cis-1,3-Dichloropropene (cis-1,3-dichloropropylene); cis-1,4-Dichloro-2-butene; trans-1,2-Dichloroethene (trans-1,2-DCE, trans-1,2-dichloroethylene); trans-1,3-Dichloropropene (trans-1,3-dichloropropylene); trans-1,4-Dichloro-2-butene GC-MS In-house EP074 and EP075
Volatile halogenated monocyclic hydrocarbons GC-MS - Purge and trap In-house EP074 and EP080
1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene; 1-Chloronaphthalene; 1-Naphthylamine; 2,4-Dinitrotoluene (2,4-DNT); 2,6-Dinitrotoluene (2,6-DNT); 2-Chloronaphthalene; 2-Nitroaniline; 2-Picoline (2-methylpyridine); 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine; 3-Nitroaniline; 4-Aminobiphenyl; 4-Nitroaniline; 5-Nitro-o-toluidine; Acetophenone; Aniline; Isophorone (isoforone, isoacetophorone); N,N-Dibutylnitrous amide (n-nitroso-di-n-butylamine; N-Nitrosodibutylamine); N-Nitroso-n-propylamine; N-Nitrosodiethylamine (N-ethyl-N-nitroso-ethanamine); N-Nitrosodimethylamine; N-Nitrosomethylethylamine; N-Nitrosomorpholine; N-Nitrosopiperidine; N-Nitrosopyrrolidine; Nitrobenzene (mononitrotoluene, MNT, methylnitrobenzene); Pentachloronitrobenzene (quintozene); Phenacetin; p-Dimethylaminoazobenzene (4-dimethylaminoazobenzene, DAB, dimethylaminoazobenzene) GC-MS - Purge and trap In-house EP074 and EP075
Aliphatic halogenated hydrocarbons; Aromatic halogenated hydrocarbons; Halogenated hydrocarbons; Trihalomethanes GC-MS In-house EP074 and EP075
Benzo(a)pyrene; Total carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) Calculation NEPM Schedule B1
2-Methylcholanthrene; 2-Methylnaphthalene; 7,12-Dimethylbenz(a)anthracene; Acenaphthene; Acenaphthylene (acenaphthalene); Anthracene; Benz(a)anthracene; Benzo(a)pyrene; Benzo(b+j)fluoranthene; Benzo(g,h,i)perylene; Benzo(k)fluoranthene; Chrysene; Coronene; Dibenz(a,h)anthracene; Fluoranthene (benzo[j,k]fluorene); Fluorene; Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene; Naphthalene; Perylene; Phenanthrene; Pyrene; n-2-Fluorenylacetamide GC-MS In-house EP075 
1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene; 1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene; 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene (1,2,4-TCB); 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene (1,2,4-TMB, pseudo-cumene); 1,2-Dichlorobenzene (o-dichlorobenzene); 1,3,5-Trichlorobenzene; 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene (1,3,5-TMB, mesitylene); 1,3-Dichlorobenzene (m-dichlorobenzene); 1,4-Dichlorobenzene (p-dichlorobenzene); 1-Methyl-4-isopropylbenzene (4-isopropyltoluene, p-isopropyltoluene); 2-Chlorotoluene (o-chlorotoluene); 2-Hexanone (MBK); 4-Chlorotoluene (p-chlorotoluene); 4-Methyl-2-pentanone (methyl isobutyl ketone, MIBK); Benzene; Bromobenzene (phenylbromide); Butanone (methyl ethyl ketone, MEK, 2-butanone); Chlorobenzene (benzene chloride, monochlorobenzene); Dibenzofuran; Ethylbenzene; Hexachlorobenzene (HCB); Isopropylbenzene (cumene); Isosafrole; Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE); Octachlorostyrene; Pentachlorobenzene; Safrole; Styrene (ethenyl benzene); Toluene; Vinyl acetate; m-Xylene; n-Butylbenzene; n-Propylbenzene; o-Xylene; p-Xylene; sec-Butylbenzene; tert-Butylbenzene GC-MS - Purge and trap In-house EP074 and EP080
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) GC-MS In-house EP075
Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Trade wastes Trihalomethanes - Total Calculation in-house method EP074
Analysis for industrial chemicals Aqueous samples (including foams); Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Surface waters 10:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (10:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorododecane sulfonic acid); 4:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (4:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid); 6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTSA); 8:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (8:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid); N-Ethyl perfluorooctane sulfanamido ethanol (EtFOSE); N-Ethyl perfluorooctane sulfonamide (EtFOSA); N-Ethyl perfluorooctane sulfonamido acetic acid (EtFOSAA); N-Methyl perfluorooctane sulfanamido ethanol (MeFOSE); N-Methyl perfluorooctane sulfonamide (MeFOSA); N-Methyl perfluorooctane sulfonamido acetic acid (MeFOSAA); Perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS); Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA); Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (PFDS); Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA); Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoDA); Perfluoroheptane sulfonic acid (PFHpS); Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA); Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS); Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA); Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA); Perfluorooctane sulfonamide (FOSA); Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS); Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA); Perfluoropentane sulfonic acid (PFPeS); Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA); Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA); Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA); Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnDA); Total oxidisable precursor assay (TOPA) LC-MS-MS In-house methods EP231; EP231foam; EN/02
Aqueous samples (including foams); Landfill leachates; Purified and processed waters; Recycled waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Surface waters; Waste waters Total organic fluorine (TOF) Ion chromatography (IC) In-house EP040
Biosolids Total organic fluorine (TOF) Ion chromatography (IC) In-house EP040
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Mine dam water; Mine tailings; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Dibutyltin; Monobutyltin; Tributyltin (TBT) GC-MS In-house EP090

Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils Piperonyl butoxide GC-MS In-house EP094
Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes 4-Chloroaniline; 4-Nitroquinoline-1-oxide (4-nitroquinoline-n-oxide); Acetone; Acrylonitrile; Benzidine; Carbazole; Carbon disulfide; Chlorobenzilate; Diphenylhydrazine; Ethylmethanesulfonate; Methapyrilene; Methyl methane sulfonate; Trichloronaphthalene GC-MS - Purge and trap In-house EP074 and EP075
Analysis for nutrients Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Marine waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Steam-raising waters; Swimming pool and spa waters Nitrogen - Total Flow injection analyser (FIA) In-house EK262PA
Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Mine dam water; Mine tailings; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Phosphorus - Total Flow injection analyser (FIA) In-house EK067 and EK267
Fresh waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Soils; Surface waters; Trade wastes Phosphorus - Total Discrete analyser (DA) In-house EK067 and EK267
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Mine dam water; Mine tailings; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes Nitrogen - Nitrite Discrete analyser (DA); Flow injection analyser (FIA) In-house EK057G and EK257A
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Mine dam water; Mine tailings; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) Flow injection analyser (FIA) In-house EK061 and EK261 
Phosphorus - Ortho Discrete analyser (DA); Flow injection analyser (FIA) In-house EK071 and EK271
Nitrogen - Ammonia Flow injection analyser (FIA) In-house EK055 and EK255
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Mine dam water; Mine tailings; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Nitrogen - Nitrate Flow injection analyser (FIA) In-house EK058 and EK258
Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Nitrogen - Nitrate; Phosphorus - Phosphate Ion chromatography (IC) In-house ED009 
Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Steam-raising waters Nitrogen - Nitrate; Phosphorus - Phosphate Ion chromatography (IC) In-house ED013 
Potable waters; Saline waters; Soils; Surface waters; Trade wastes Nitrogen - Oxidised Discrete analyser (DA) In-house EK059 and EK259
Nitrogen - Ammonia Discrete analyser (DA) In-house EK055 and EK255 
Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) Discrete analyser (DA) In-house EK061 and EK261
Nitrogen - Nitrate Discrete analyser (DA) In-house EK058 and EK258
Phosphorus - Ortho Discrete analyser (DA) In-house EK071 and EK271 
Potable waters; Saline waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes Nitrogen - Nitrate Discrete analyser (DA) In-house EK058G
Saline waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes Nitrogen - Oxidised Discrete analyser (DA) In-house EK059G
Sediments; Soils Nitrogen - Ammonia Autotitration in-house method EK055-P
Analysis for organochlorine pesticides Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Waste waters Aldrin; Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDD); Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE); Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT); Dieldrin; Endosulfan I (α-endosulfan); Endosulfan II (β-endosulfan); Endosulfan sulfate; Endrin; Endrin aldehyde; Endrin ketone; Heptachlor; Heptachlor epoxide; Hexachlorobenzene (HCB); Isodrin; Methoxychlor; Organochlorine pesticides; cis-Chlordane (α-chlordane); trans-Chlordane (γ-chlordane); α-Hexachlorocyclohexane (α-HCH); β-Hexachlorocyclohexane (β-HCH); γ-Hexachlorobenzene (γ-benzene hexachloride, γ-BHC, γ-HCB, lindane); γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH); δ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (δ-HCH) GC-MS In-house EP068A, EP075
Analysis for organophosphate pesticides Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils 2-Methoxycarbonyl-1-methylvinyl dimethyl phosphate (mevinphos); Fenchlorphos (ronnel); Fipronil GC-MS In-house EP094
Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Waste waters Chlorpyrifos ethyl (chlorpyrifos); Chlorpyrifos methyl; Diazinon; Dichlorvos; Diethyl-2-([dimethoxyphosphorothioyl]sulfanyl)butanedioate (maldison, malathion, carbofos, mercaptothion); Dimethoate; Ethion; Fenthion; Pirimiphos ethyl; Prothiofos GC-MS In-house EP068B, EP075
Organophosphate pesticides GC-MS In-house EP068B, EP075
Analysis for petroleum hydrocarbons Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Mine dam water; Mine tailings; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) Classical In-house EP015
Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes Sum of fractions; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): >C10-C40; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): C6-C10 (excluding BTEX) Calculation in-house method EP071
BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene); Xylenes - Total Calculation in-house method EP080
Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) - Variable fractions: C6-C40; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH) - Variable fractions: C6-C40 GC-FID - Purge and trap; GC-MS In-house ORG/14, QWI-ORG/16, QWI-ORG/17, QWI-ORG/21, EP071 and EP080
Petroleum hydrocarbons: C6-C36; Sum of fractions; Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH): C6-C40 Calculation in-house methods EP071 and EP080
Analysis for phenols Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol; 2,4 6-Trichlorophenol; 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol; 2,4-Dichlorophenol; 2,4-Dimethylphenol; 2,6-Dichlorophenol; 2-Chlorophenol (o-chlorophenol); 2-Methylphenol (2-cresol, o-cresol); 2-Nitrophenol; 3-Methylphenol (3-cresol, m-cresol); 4-Chloro-3-methylphenol; 4-Methylphenol (4-cresol, p-cresol); 4-Nitrophenol; Hexachlorophene; Pentachlorophenol; Phenol GC-MS In-house EP075
Analysis for phthalates Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes Butylbenzylphthalate; Dibutylphthalate (di-n-butyl phthalate, DBP); Diethylphthalate; Dimethylbenzene-1,2-dicarboxylate (dimethylphthalate); bis-(2-Ethylhexyl) phthalate (diisooctyl phthalate, dioctyl phthalate, di-n-octyl phthalate) GC-MS In-house EP075
Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics Air - Ambient Solids - Total Gravimetric AS3580.10.1 and in-house EA142
Solids - Soluble Gravimetric AS3580.10.1 and in-house EA139
Combustible matter Gravimetric AS3580.10.1 and in-house EA125
Solids - Insoluble Gravimetric AS3580.10.1 and in-house EA141
Ash Gravimetric AS3580.10.1 and in-house EA120
Elutriates; Marine waters Sample preparation Elutriate procedures In-house EN68
Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Mine dam water; Mine tailings; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Silica ICP-AES In-house ED040
Fresh waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes Organic carbon - Non-purgeable Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) In-house EP005  
Organic carbon - Dissolved non-purgeable Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) In-house method EP002
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Mine dam water Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR, sodium absorption ratio) Calculation in-house method EA006
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Mine dam water; Mine tailings; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Conductivity Electrometric APHA 2510 B and in-house EA010
Formaldehyde (methanal) UV-vis spectrophotometry In-house EP010
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Mine dam water; Mine tailings; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD); Carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (CBOD) Electrometric APHA 5210 B
In-house EP030
Alkalinity - Bicarbonate; Alkalinity - Carbonate; Alkalinity - Hydroxide; Alkalinity - Phenolphthalein; Alkalinity - Total Titration APHA 2320 B and in-house ED036-037&P
Chlorophyll a; Chlorophyll a - Lorenzen; Chlorophyll b; Chlorophyll c UV-vis spectrophotometry In-house EP008
Colour - True Visual comparison APHA 2120 B and in-house EA041
Carbon dioxide (CO2) Calculation In-house EA165
Iron - Ferrous Discrete analyser (DA) In-house EG051
Chemical oxygen demand (COD) UV-vis spectrophotometry In-house EP026SP
pH Electrometric APHA 4500 H+ B and in-house EA005
Methyl blue active substances (MBAS); Surfactants - Anionic UV-vis spectrophotometry APHA 5540 B, 5540 C
in-house EP050
Phaeophytin; Pheopigments - Lorenzen Calculation In-house method EP008
Surfactants - Non-ionic as cobalt thiocyanate active substances (CTAS) UV-vis spectrophotometry APHA 5540 B, 5540 D
in-house EP041
Sulfur - Total oxidised Discrete analyser (DA); ICP-AES; Ion chromatography (IC) In-house ED043
Sulfite Titration In-house EK086
Chemical oxygen demand (COD) UV-vis spectrophotometry APHA 5220 B and in-house EP026SP
Solids - Suspended Gravimetric APHA 2540 D and in-house EA025 
Acidity Titration APHA 2310 B and in-house ED038 
Sulfide UV-vis spectrophotometry APHA 4500 S2- D and in-house EK085
Solids - Fixed; Solids - Suspended volatile Classical APHA 2540 E and in-house EA036
Thiocyanate UV-vis spectrophotometry APHA 4500 CN- M and in-house EK027
Salinity Calculation APHA 2510 B and in-house EA020EC
Tannins UV-vis spectrophotometry In-house EP011
Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) Calculation In-house EA016 
Sulfate Discrete analyser (DA) In-house ED041G 
Oil and grease Gravimetric APHA 5520 B and in-house EP020
Dissolved oxygen (DO) Electrometric In-house EP025
Colour - Apparent Visual comparison APHA 2120 B and in-house EA040
Solids - Fixed; Solids - Volatile Gravimetric APHA 2540 E and in-house EA035
Solids - Total Gravimetric APHA 2540 B and in-house EA030
Acids - Volatile Classical APHA 5560 C
in-house EP045
Turbidity Nephelometry APHA 2130 B and in-house method EA045
Solids - Dissolved Gravimetric APHA 2540 C and in-house EA015
Solids - Settleable Gravimetric APHA 2540 F and in-house EA034
Fluoride Electrometric APHA 4500 F- C and in-house EK040
Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) Discrete analyser (DA) In-house EG050G
Colour - Apparent; Colour - True UV-vis spectrophotometry In-house EA040U-41U
Iron - Ferrous Discrete analyser (DA) APHA 3500 Fe- B 
Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) UV-vis spectrophotometry APHA 3500 Cr B 
Sulfur ICP-AES APHA 3120, and in-house ED040
Hardness - Total Calculation APHA 2340 B and in-house EA065
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Mine dam water; Mine tailings; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Carbon - Total inorganic (TIC) Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) In-house EP006 
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Mine dam water; Mine tailings; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Lime dissolving carbonic acid Titration In-house EA145
Chlorine - Residual; Chlorine - Total UV-vis spectrophotometry In-house EK010
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Mine dam water; Mine tailings; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Carbon - Total Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) In-house EP007 
Carbon - Total organic (TOC) Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) In-house EP005  
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Trade wastes Ultraviolet absorbance; Ultraviolet transmittance UV-vis spectrophotometry

In-house EA043/EA044
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Mine dam water; Mine tailings; Potable waters; Saline waters; Trade wastes Sulfide Auto-UV-vis spectrophotometry in-house method EK085-P
Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Trade wastes Chemical oxygen demand (COD) Auto-UV-vis spectrophotometry in-house method EP026-P
Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Mine dam water; Mine tailings; Potable waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Iodide Ion chromatography (IC) In-house ED009 
Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Silica Discrete analyser (DA) In-house EG052G
Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Steam-raising waters Bromide; Chloride; Sulfate Ion chromatography (IC) In-house QWI-EN/ED009 and QWI-EN/ED013 
Bromate; Chlorate; Chlorite; Fluoride Ion chromatography (IC) In-house ED013 
Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Chloride Discrete analyser (DA) In-house ED045G
Leachates Sulfate - Calcium phosphate extractable Calculation In-house ED040N
Marine waters; Sediments; Soils Sample preparation - Non-volatile components; Sample preparation - Semi-volatile components 1:5 Water leaching procedure; Elutriate procedures; Leachate procedures In-house EN034
Potable waters; Trade wastes Sugar Classical In-house EA049 
Sediments; Soils Sample preparation - Non-volatile components; Sample preparation - Semi-volatile components; Sample preparation - Volatile components Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) Classical USEPA 1311 and in-house EN33
Sulfur - Acid volatile Titration In-house EA038
Sulfur - Chromium reducible Distillation; Titration In-house EA026
Sulfide - Acid volatile ICP-AES; ICP-MS In-house EA038SEM
Sulfur - Total oxidised Discrete analyser (DA); ICP-AES; Ion chromatography (IC) In-house ED043
Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) Discrete analyser (DA) In-house EG0048G
Acid producing potential of acid sulfate Calculation In-house EA009
Net acid generation (NAG) Titration In-house EA011
Suspension peroxide oxidation combined acidity and sulfur (SPOCAS) Titration In-house EA029
Sample preparation - Non-volatile components; Sample preparation - Semi-volatile components Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) AS4439.3 (1997) and in-house EN60
Sample preparation - Volatile components Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) AS4439.2 (1997) and AS4439.3 (1997) and in-house EN60
Carbon - Total organic (TOC) High temperature combustion IR In-house EP003
Organic matter Titration AS 1289.4.1.1 and in-house EP004
Moisture Gravimetric In-house EA055
Sulfide Calculation In-house EK085
Sulfur - Total High temperature combustion IR In-house ED042
Sulfate; Sulfur ICP-AES APHA 3120, APHA 4500 SO42- E and in-house ED040
pH Electrometric APHA 4500 H+ B and in-house EA002
Acid neutralising capacity (ANC) Titration In-house EA013
Carbon - Total inorganic (TIC) Calculation In-house EP003
Soils Particle density Gravimetric

AS1289.3.5.1 and in-house EA152
Particle size Hydrometer; Sieve analysis AS1289 3.6.1, AS1289.3.6.3 and in-house EA150
Soils - Acid sulfate Chromium reducible sulfur suite (CRS) Distillation; Titration In-house EA033
Analysis for physical and chemical characteristicsField analysis Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Mine dam water; Mine tailings; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Ammonia; Chloramines; Chlorine - Free; Conductivity; Dissolved oxygen (DO); Temperature; pH Direct reading instrument; Manual; Titration In-house EN/67.B
Analysis for polyhalogenated biphenyls Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) - Total GC-MS In-house EP066
2,3',4,4',5'-Pentachlorobiphenyl (polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congener 123); 2,3',4,4',5,5'-Hexachlorobiphenyl (polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congener 167); 2,3',4,4',5-Pentachlorobiphenyl (polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congener 118); 2,3,3',4,4',5'-Hexachlorobiphenyl (polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congener 157); 2,3,3',4,4',5,5'-Heptachlorobiphenyl (polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congener 189); 2,3,3',4,4',5-Hexachlorobiphenyl (polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congener 156); 2,3,3',4,4'-Pentachlorobiphenyl (polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congener 105); 2,3,4,4',5-Pentachlorobiphenyl (polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congener 114); 3,3',4,4',5,5'-Hexachlorobiphenyl (polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congener 169); 3,3',4,4',5-Pentachlorobiphenyl (polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congener 126); 3,3',4,4'-Tetrachlorobiphenyl (polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congener 77); 3,4,4',5-Tetrachlorobiphenyl (polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congener 81) GC-MS-MS In-house EP301
Analysis for pyrethroid and pyrethrum pesticides Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils Bifenthrin; Bioresmethrin; Cyfluthrin ([(R)-cyano-[4-fluoro-3-(phenoxy)phenyl]methyl] (1R,3R)-3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane-1-carboxylate); Cypermethrin; Deltamethrin; Esfenvalerate; Fenvalerate; Permethrin; Phenothrin; Tralomethrin; λ-Cyhalothrin GC-MS In-house EP094
Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Waste waters Cypermethrin GC-MS In-house EP068A, EP075
Analysis of extractable elements Sediments; Soils Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Caesium; Calcium; Cerium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Dysprosium; Erbium; Europium; Gadolinium; Gallium; Hafnium; Holmium; Indium; Iron; Lanthanum; Lead; Lithium; Lutetium; Magnesium; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Neodymium; Nickel; Phosphorus; Potassium; Praseodymium; Rubidium; Samarium; Scandium; Selenium; Silicon; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Tellurium; Terbium; Thallium; Thorium; Thulium; Tin; Titanium; Tungsten; Uranium; Vanadium; Ytterbium; Yttrium; Zinc; Zirconium Flow injection mercury system (FIMS) - Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS); ICP-AES; ICP-MS In-house QWI-EN/71, EG005-SDH, EG035-SDH; EG020-SDH
Cadmium; Copper; Lead; Nickel; Zinc ICP-AES; ICP-MS In-house EA038SEM
Sample collection Bore waters; Potable waters; Recycled waters; Saline waters; Sewage Not applicable Automated; Composite; Grab; Manual by hand In-house EN/67.B

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants Aggregates Sugar Fehlings solution in-house EA049

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Materials

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Analysis of agricultural products and treatment materials Soils Ammonium chloride - Exchangeable cations; Calcium; Effective cation exchange capacity (ECEC); Exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP); Magnesium; Potassium; Sodium ICP-AES In-house ED008 After pre-treatment for removal of soluble salts
Ammonium chloride - Exchangeable cations; Calcium; Effective cation exchange capacity (ECEC); Magnesium; Potassium; Sodium ICP-AES In-house ED007 No pre-treatment for removal of soluble salts
Analysis of biofuels, hydrocarbon fuels and related fuel products Natural gas Hydrogen sulfide GC-SCD In-house EP251 
1-Butylene (1-butene); 2-Methylbutane (isopentane); Butane (n-butane); Carbon dioxide (CO2); Ethane; Ethene (ethylene); Helium; Heptane (n-heptane); Hexane (n-hexane); Hydrogen; Hydrogen sulfide; Isobutane; Methane; Nitrogen; Octanes+; Oxygen; Pentane (n-pentane); Propane; Propene (propylene) GC-FID; GC-TCD In-house EP250
Analysis of cements and cementitious materials - Composition Cement products Chloride Titration In-house Cl-VOL66
Analysis of lubricants, oils and related products Greases; Lubricating oils Acid number of petroleum products Potentiometric titration ASTM D664 
Base number of petroleum products Potentiometric perchloric acid titration ASTM D2896B
Analysis of ores and minerals Aluminium ores Aluminium oxide; Barium oxide; Calcium oxide; Chromium oxide; Iron oxide; Magnesium oxide; Manganese oxide; Phosphorus oxide; Potassium oxide; Silicon dioxide; Sodium oxide; Strontium oxide; Sulfur trioxide (sulfuric anhydride); Titanium dioxide; Vanadium oxide; Zinc oxide; Zirconium dioxide X-ray fluorescence (XRF) In-house ME-XRF13n
Aluminium ores; Chromium ores; Copper ores; Dolomite; Geochemical samples for trace elements; Geological samples; Gold ores; Iron ores; Lead ores; Limestone; Metallurgical samples; Mineral sands; Nickel ores; Phosphate rock; Silica sands; Silicate materials; Silver ores; Tin ores; Uranium ores; Zinc ores Particle size distribution Sieve analysis In-house SCR-61 Sizings down to 45 microns
Aluminium ores; Iron ores; Nickel ores; Phosphate rock; Silicate materials Loss on ignition Gravimetric In-house ME-GRA05
Copper ores; Metallurgical samples Copper ICP-AES In-house ME-OG46 and ME-OG62
Copper Titration In-house Cu-VOL61
Dolomite; Iron ores; Limestone; Silica sands Moisture Gravimetric In-house OA-GRA10
Dolomite; Limestone Aluminium oxide; Barium oxide; Calcium oxide; Chromium oxide; Cobalt; Copper; Iron - Total; Iron oxide; Magnesium oxide; Manganese oxide; Nickel; Phosphorus oxide; Potassium oxide; Silicon dioxide; Sodium oxide; Strontium oxide; Titanium dioxide; Vanadium oxide; Zirconium oxide ICP-AES In-house ME-ICP86
Dolomite; Limestone; Mineral sands; Silica sands Loss on ignition Gravimetric In-house OA-GRA05 and ME-GRA05
Geochemical samples for trace elements Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Caesium; Calcium; Cerium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Gallium; Germanium; Hafnium; Indium; Iron; Lanthanum; Lead; Lithium; Magnesium; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Niobium; Phosphorus; Potassium; Rhenium; Rubidium; Scandium; Selenium; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Tantalum; Tellurium; Thallium; Thorium; Tin; Titanium; Tungsten; Uranium; Vanadium; Yttrium; Zinc; Zirconium ICP-AES In-house ME-ICP41 and ME-ICP61

Geochemical samples for trace elements; Geological samples; Metallurgical samples Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Caesium; Calcium; Cerium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Gallium; Germanium; Hafnium; Indium; Iron; Lanthanum; Lead; Lithium; Magnesium; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Niobium; Phosphorus; Potassium; Rhenium; Rubidium; Scandium; Selenium; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Tantalum; Tellurium; Thallium; Thorium; Tin; Titanium; Tungsten; Uranium; Vanadium; Yttrium; Zinc; Zirconium ICP-MS In-house ME-MS41, ME-MS42,ME-MS61 and ME-MS62
Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Caesium; Calcium; Cerium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Dysprosium; Erbium; Europium; Gadolinium; Gallium; Germanium; Hafnium; Holmium; Indium; Iron; Lanthanum; Lead; Lithium; Lutetium; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Neodymium; Nickel; Niobium; Phosphorus; Potassium; Praseodymium; Rhenium; Rubidium; Samarium; Scandium; Selenium; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Tantalum; Tellurium; Terbium; Thallium; Thorium; Thulium; Tin; Titanium; Tungsten; Uranium; Vanadium; Ytterbium; Yttrium; Zinc; Zirconium ICP-AES; ICP-MS in-house method ME-MS61L and in-house method MS61L-REE
Geological samples; Metallurgical samples Carbon - Graphitic High temperature evolution; Infrared (IR) In-house C-IR18
Sulfur - Sulfide Calculation In-house S-CAL07
Carbon - Inorganic Calculation In-house C-CAL15
Sulfate - Acid soluble; Sulfur High temperature evolution; ICP-AES; Infrared (IR) In-house S-ICP16 and S-IR08
Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Caesium; Calcium; Cerium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Gallium; Germanium; Hafnium; Indium; Iron; Lanthanum; Lead; Lithium; Magnesium; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Niobium; Phosphorus; Potassium; Rhenium; Rubidium; Scandium; Selenium; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Tantalum; Tellurium; Thallium; Thorium; Tin; Titanium; Tungsten; Uranium; Vanadium; Yttrium; Zinc; Zirconium ICP-AES In-house ME-ICP41, ME-ICP61,ME-OG46 and ME-OG62
Aluminium; Aluminium oxide; Arsenic; Calcium; Calcium oxide; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Iron oxide; Lead; Magnesium; Magnesium oxide; Manganese; Manganese oxide; Nickel; Phosphorus; Phosphorus pentoxide; Potassium; Silicon; Silicon dioxide; Sulfur; Titanium dioxide; Zinc ICP-AES In-house ME-ICP81
Carbon - Total organic (TOC) High temperature evolution; Infrared (IR) In-house C-IR17 and C-IR07
Gold ores Gold Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS); ICP-MS In-house Au-OG43, Au-OG44, Au-ST43, Au-ST44, Au-TL43 and Au-TL44
Iron ores Aluminium; Arsenic; Calcium; Copper; Iron; Magnesium; Manganese; Phosphorus; Potassium; Silicon; Strontium; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc X-ray fluorescence (XRF) In-house ME-XRF21n
Sulfur High temperature evolution; Infrared (IR) In-house S-IR08
Lead ores; Metallurgical samples Lead ICP-AES In-house ME-OG46 and ME-OG62
Metallurgical samples; Zinc ores Zinc ICP-AES In-house ME-OG46 and ME-OG62
Mineral sands Iron oxide Titration In-house OA-VOL06
Quartz - Free Gravimetric In-house OA-MIN05
Aluminium oxide; Calcium oxide; Chromium oxide; Hafnium oxide; Iron oxide; Magnesium oxide; Manganese oxide; Niobium oxide; Phosphorus oxide; Potassium oxide; Silicon dioxide; Titanium dioxide; Vanadium oxide; Zirconium dioxide X-ray fluorescence (XRF) In-house ME-XRF31z, ME-XRF31r, ME-XRF31i and ME-XRF31h
Aluminium oxide; Calcium oxide; Chromium oxide; Hafnium oxide; Iron oxide; Magnesium oxide; Manganese oxide; Niobium oxide; Phosphorus oxide; Potassium oxide; Silicon dioxide; Thorium oxide; Titanium dioxide; Uranium oxide; Vanadium oxide; Zirconium dioxide X-ray fluorescence (XRF) In-house ME-XRF31z
Nickel ores Aluminium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Nickel; Phosphorus; Potassium; Silicon; Sodium; Titanium; Zinc X-ray fluorescence (XRF) In-house ME-XRF12n
Phosphate rock Aluminium oxide; Calcium oxide; Fluorine; Iron oxide; Magnesium oxide; Manganese oxide; Phosphorus oxide; Potassium oxide; Silicon dioxide; Titanium dioxide X-ray fluorescence (XRF) In-house ME-XRF24
Silica sands Aluminium oxide; Calcium oxide; Chromium oxide; Iron oxide; Magnesium oxide; Silicon dioxide; Titanium dioxide ICP-AES In-house ME-PKG85
Silicate materials Aluminium oxide; Barium oxide; Calcium oxide; Chromium oxide; Iron oxide; Magnesium oxide; Manganese oxide; Phosphorus oxide; Potassium oxide; Silicon dioxide; Sodium oxide; Strontium oxide; Sulfur trioxide (sulfuric anhydride); Titanium dioxide X-ray fluorescence (XRF) In-house ME-XRF26
Silver ores Silver ICP-AES In-house ME-OG46 and ME-OG62 
Analysis of refractories, ceramics and related materials Clays Aluminium oxide; Barium oxide; Calcium oxide; Chromium oxide; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Iron oxide; Magnesium oxide; Manganese oxide; Nickel; Phosphorus oxide; Potassium oxide; Silicon dioxide; Sodium oxide; Strontium oxide; Titanium dioxide; Tungsten; Vanadium oxide; Zinc; Zirconium dioxide ICP-AES In-house ME-ICP85
Loss on ignition Gravimetric In-house OA-GRA05 and ME-GRA05
Moisture Gravimetric In-house OA-GRA10
Aluminium oxide; Barium oxide; Calcium oxide; Chromium oxide; Iron oxide; Magnesium oxide; Manganese oxide; Phosphorus oxide; Potassium oxide; Silicon dioxide; Sodium oxide; Strontium oxide; Sulfur trioxide (sulfuric anhydride); Titanium dioxide X-ray fluorescence (XRF) In-house ME-XRF26

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