National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
ALS Water and Hydrographics P/L
Site
Canberra Chemistry & Biology Laboratory
Accreditation No.
992
Site No.
1524
Date of Accreditation
29 May 1981
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Suspended Measurement of ionising radiation |
Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial and steam-raising waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Lead 210; Radium 226; Radium 228 | Liquid scintillation counter |
in-house method QWI-EN/EA251 and QWI-EN/EA257 |
| Ground waters; Industrial and steam-raising waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters | Alpha activity - Gross; Beta-activity - Gross | Liquid scintillation counter |
in-house method QWI-EN/EA250 |
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| Analysis for elements | Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Lead; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Silver; Thallium; Thorium; Tin; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-MS |
in-house method EG020CA |
| Silica | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
in-house method ED040CA |
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| Aluminium; Boron; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Magnesium; Manganese; Nickel; Potassium; Silicon; Sodium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES |
in-house method EG005CA |
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| Sediments; Soils | Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Lead; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Silver; Tin; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-MS |
in-house method EG020XT |
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| Analysis for macrophytic plants | Fresh waters | Identification to family level | Visual examination |
in-house method MW024ICA |
| Identification to family level | Visual examination |
in-house method MW024ICA |
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| Analysis for microorganisms | Effluent waters; Potable waters; Raw waters; Swimming pool and spa waters | Heterotrophic colony count | Spread plate - Petrifilm | in-house method MM693 |
| Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Marine waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Escherichia coli; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Membrane filter | in-house methods MM696, MW006CA | |
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Membrane filter | in-house method MM698 | ||
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Membrane filter | in-house methods MM696, MW006CA | ||
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Membrane filter | in-house method MM698 | ||
| Plate count | Membrane filter | APHA 9215D (in-house method MM686) | ||
| Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Marine waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Legionella pneumophila; Legionella spp. | Spread plate | AS 3896 (in-house method MM527) | |
| Legionella pneumophila; Legionella spp. | Spread plate | AS 3896 (in-house method MM527) | ||
| Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Potable waters; Purified and processed waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters | Heterotrophic colony count | Pour plate | AS 4276.3 (in-house methods MM526, MW002CA, MW003CA) | |
| Heterotrophic colony count | Pour plate | AS 4276.3 (in-house methods MM526, MW002CA, MW003CA) | ||
| Fresh waters; Potable waters; Purified and processed waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters | Plate count | Pour plate |
AS 4276.3 (in-house methods MM526, MW002CA, MW003CA) |
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| Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Defined substrate technology |
AS 4276.21 (in-house methods MM514, MW004CA) |
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| Clostridium perfringens | Membrane filter | in-house method MM506 | ||
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Membrane filter |
AS 4276.13 (in-house methods MM528, MW010CA) |
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| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Membrane filter |
AS 4276.13 (in-house methods MM528, MW010CA) |
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| Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Defined substrate technology |
AS 4276.21 (in-house methods MM514, MW004CA) |
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| Plate count | Pour plate |
AS 4276.3 (in-house methods MM526, MW002CA, MW003CA) |
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| Enterococci | Membrane filter | AS 4276.9 (in-house methods MM690, MW023CA) | ||
| Clostridium perfringens | Membrane filter | in-house method MM506 | ||
| Enterococci | Membrane filter | AS 4276.9 (in-house methods MM690, MW023CA) | ||
| Potable waters | Heterotrophic colony count | Spread plate - Petrifilm | in-house method MM693 | |
| Analysis for nutrients | Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Nitrogen - Ammonia | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
In-house method EK055CA |
| Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) | Calculation |
In-house method EK061 |
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| Nitrogen - Organic | Calculation |
In-house method EK060A |
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| Nitrogen - Nitrate; Nitrogen - Nitrite | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
In-house method EK058CA, EK059CA |
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| Phosphorus - Ortho; Phosphorus - Total | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
In-house method EK0067CA, EK071CA |
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| Nitrogen - Total | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
In-house method EK062CA |
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| Saline waters | Nitrogen - Total | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
In-house method EK062CA |
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| Phosphorus - Total | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
In-house method EK0067CA |
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| Nitrogen - Nitrate; Nitrogen - Nitrite | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
In-house method EK058CA, EK059CA |
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| Nitrogen - Ammonia | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
In-house method EK055CA |
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| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Air - Ambient | Ash; Combustible matter; Solids - Insoluble; Solids - Soluble; Solids - Total | Gravimetric |
in-house method EA120CA, 125CA, 139CA, 141CA, 142CA |
| Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Solids - Suspended; Solids - Total; Solids - Total dissolved (TDS); Solids - Volatile | Gravimetric |
In-house method EA015CA, EA025CA, EA0030CA, EA035CA |
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| Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser |
In-house method EP025CA |
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| Bromide; Chloride; Fluoride; Nitrogen - Nitrate; Nitrogen - Nitrite; Phosphate; Sulfate | Ion chromatography (IC) |
In-house method ED009CA |
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| Conductivity | Electrometric |
In-house method EA010CA |
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| Oil and grease | Infrared (IR) |
In-house method EP015CA, 020CA (Total petroleum hydrocarbons after silica gel clean up) |
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| Organic carbon - Dissolved non-purgeable | Infrared (IR) |
in-house method EP002CA |
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| Sulfide | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
In-house method EK085CA |
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| Turbidity | Turbidometry |
in-house method WA045-3 |
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| Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser |
in-house methods WP030, EP030F (dissolved) |
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| Alkalinity | Titration |
In-house method ED037CA |
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| Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method WP026 (dissolved), in-house method WP026.2 (filtered and flocculated) |
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| Colour | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
In-house method EA041 |
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| pH | Electrometric |
In-house method EA005CA |
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| Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Fluoride | Ion selective electrode (ISE) |
in-house method WK040LL |
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| Sulfite | Titration |
in-house method EK086CA |
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| Fresh waters; Potable waters; Surface waters | Chlorine | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method EK010CA |
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| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Ultraviolet absorbance; Ultraviolet transmittance | UV-vis spectrophotometry | In-house method EA043/EA044 | |
| Potable waters | Organic carbon - Non-purgeable | Infrared (IR) | in-house method EP005CA | |
| Carbon - Total inorganic (TIC) | Calculation | in-house method EP006CA | ||
| Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR, sodium absorption ratio) | Calculation | in-house method EA006 | ||
| Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Calculation | in-house method EP025-B (%saturation) | ||
| Langelier saturation index | Calculation | in-house method EA071 | ||
| Carbon - Total | Infrared (IR) | in-house method EP007CA | ||
| Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Calculation | in-house method EA016 | ||
| Sulfide - Dissolved | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method EK085F | ||
| Iron - Ferric | Calculation | in-house method WG053 | ||
| Hardness - Carbonate | Calculation | in-house method EA065 | ||
| Colour - Apparent | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method EA040U | ||
| Hardness - Calcium | Calculation | in-house method EA066 | ||
| Sulfide - Dissolved | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method EK025-B | ||
| Sewage | Settleability; Settled volume | Gravimetric |
In-house method EA117CA |
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| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristicsField analysis | Fresh waters; Potable waters; Surface waters | Chlorine - Free; Chlorine - Total | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method EK010CA |
| Conductivity; Dissolved oxygen (DO); Temperature; pH | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser; Electrometric |
in-house method EN67.2 |
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| Analysis for phytopigments | Fresh waters; Potable waters; Sewage (including biosolids and sediments) | Chlorophyll a, b, c; Phaeophytin-a | Spectrophotometry |
APHA 10200H (in-house methods EP008CA, EP008BCA) |
| Analysis for planktonic microalgae and cyanobacteria | Fresh waters; Potable waters; Sewage (including biosolids and sediments) | Enumeration; Identification to genus level; Potentially toxic Cyanobacteria - Identification to species level | Microscopic examination |
APHA 10200F (in-house method MW024CA) |
| General biomass | Microscopic examination |
APHA 10200I (in-house method MW024VCA) |
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| Sample collection | Fresh waters; Potable waters; Sewage | Not applicable | Grab |
in-house methods EN67.02 to EN67.12 |
| Not applicable | Grab |
in-house methods EN67.02 to EN67.12 |
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| Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Trade wastes | Not applicable | Grab | in-house method EN67 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Healthcare, Pharmaceutical and Media Products
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biological analysis of other healthcare or pharmaceutical products and accessories | Pharmaceutical waters | Bacterial endotoxin | Endotoxin test | EP 2.6.14 method D (in-house method MM330) |
| Bacterial endotoxin | Endotoxin test | EP 2.6.14 method D (in-house method MM330) |
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Accreditation No.
992
Site No.
1524
Print date
25 Aug 2026