National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
City of Gold Coast
Site
City of Gold Coast – Scientific Services
Accreditation No.
2536
Site No.
2529
Date of Accreditation
21 Dec 1988
Address
Smart Water Research Centre, Edmund Rice Drive
Southport, QLD 4215
Australia
Contact
Ms Christine Traby P: +61 (07) 55811941
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
City of Gold Coast – Scientific Services
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for bacteriophage | Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Marine waters; Potable waters; Purified and processed waters; Recycled waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Somatic and FRNA coliphages | Single agar layer | APHA 9224 B, C, E |
| Analysis for elements | Bore waters; Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Solid wastes; Steam-raising waters | Aluminium; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Lithium; Magnesium; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Potassium; Selenium; Silicon; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Tin; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-MS | in-house method C 6.13/6.14 |
| Analysis for enteric protozoa | Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Potable waters; Sewage (including biosolids and sediments); Swimming pool and spa waters | Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts - Detection and enumeration | Microscopic examination | USEPA 1623.1 |
| Analysis for hydrocarbons | Liquid wastes; Potable waters | Benzene; Ethylbenzene; Toluene; m-Xylene and p-Xylene; o-Xylene | GC-MS | in-house method C 2.5.6 |
| Bromodichloromethane (dichlorobromomethane); Bromoform (tribromomethane); Dibromochloromethane (chlorodibromomethane); Trichloromethane (chloroform) | GC-MS | in-house method C 2.5.6 | ||
| Analysis for industrial chemicals | Ground waters; Leachates; Potable waters | 10:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (10:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorododecane sulfonic acid); 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11-ClPF-3OUdS); 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); 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS, F53B minor); Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA, GenX); 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); Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA); Perfluoro(2-ethoxyethane)sulfonic acid (PFEESA); Perfluoro-1-octane sulfamidoacetic acid (FOSAA); Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA); Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA); Perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS); Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA); Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (PFDS); Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA); Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoDA); Perfluoroheptane sulfonic acid (PFHpS); Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA); Perfluorohexadecanoic acid (PFHxDA); Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS); Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA); Perfluorononane sulfonic acid (PFNS); Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA); Perfluorooctane sulfonamide (FOSA); Perfluorooctane sulfonamido ethanol (FOSE); Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS); Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA); Perfluoropentane sulfonic acid (PFPeS); Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA); Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA); Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA); Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnDA); Sodium dodecafluoro-3H-4, 8-dioxanonanoate (NaDONA) | LC-MS-MS | in-house method C 2.6, C 2.6.1 |
| Analysis for microorganisms | Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Marine waters; Potable waters; Purified and processed waters; Recycled waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Defined substrate technology | APHA 9223 |
| Plate count | Pour plate; Spread plate | AS 4276.3 | ||
| Plate count | Membrane filter | APHA 9215D | ||
| Enterococci | Membrane filter | USEPA 1600 | ||
| Legionella pneumophila; Legionella spp. | Spread plate | AS 3896 | ||
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Membrane filter | AS 4276.13 | ||
| Potable waters | Escherichia coli; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Defined substrate technology | in-house method M 4.9 | |
| Enterococci | Defined substrate technology | in-house method M 15.6 | ||
| Analysis for microorganisms | Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Marine waters; Potable waters; Purified and processed waters; Recycled waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Membrane filter | in-house method M 15 |
| Clostridium perfringens | Membrane filter | AS 4276.17.1 | ||
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Membrane filter | AS 4276.5 | ||
| Analysis for nutrients | Bore waters; Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Marine waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters | Ammonia | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method C 7.1.2 |
| Nitrogen - Nitrite | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method C 7.3 | ||
| Nitrogen - Nitrate | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method C 7.2 | ||
| Phosphorus - Ortho | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method C 10.1.2 | ||
| Bore waters; Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Marine waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters | Nitrogen - Total; Phosphorus - Total | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method C 10.2 | |
| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Air - Ambient | Deposited matter; Particulate matter | Gravimetric | AS 3580.10.1 |
| Bore waters; Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Marine waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Solid wastes; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Solids - Volatile | Gravimetric | APHA 2540 G | |
| Solids - Total | Gravimetric | APHA 2540 B | ||
| Bore waters; Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Marine waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters | Chlorine - Total | Colourimetry | in-house method C 3.2.4 | |
| Bore waters; Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Marine waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Carbon - Total organic (TOC) | Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) | in-house method C 2.2 | |
| Turbidity | Nephelometry | APHA 2130B | ||
| Alkalinity | Titration | in-house method C 1.3 | ||
| pH | Ion selective electrode (ISE) | APHA 4500 H+ | ||
| Chloride | Titration | in-house method C 1.3 | ||
| Hardness - Total | Calculation | APHA 2340 B | ||
| Colour | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method C 5.1 | ||
| Solids - Suspended volatile | Gravimetric | APHA 2540 E | ||
| Solids - Suspended | Gravimetric | APHA 2540 D | ||
| Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Gravimetric | APHA 2540 C | ||
| Bore waters; Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Marine waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Conductivity | Direct reading instrument | in-house method C 1.3 | |
| Bore waters; Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Marine waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters | Fluoride | Ion selective electrode (ISE) | APHA 4500 F- C | |
| Bore waters; Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Marine waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser | APHA 5210 B | |
| Bore waters; Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Marine waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters | Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser | APHA 4500 O H | |
| Bore waters; Fresh waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Marine waters; Saline waters; Surface waters | Chlorophyll a | UV-vis spectrophotometry | APHA 10200 H | |
| Bore waters; Fresh waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Marine waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Oil and grease | Gravimetric | in-house method C 8.1 | |
| Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Saline waters | Salinity | Direct reading instrument | APHA 2520 B | |
| Sediments; Soils; Solid wastes | pH | Ion selective electrode (ISE) | in-house method C 1.3 | |
| Sewage; Trade wastes | Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | UV-vis spectrophotometry | APHA 5220 D | |
| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristicsField analysis; In-situ analysis | Bore waters; Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Marine waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters | Chlorine - Total | Colourimetry | in-house method C 3.2.4 |
| Bore waters; Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Marine waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | pH | Ion selective electrode (ISE) | APHA 4500 H+ | |
| Bore waters; Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Marine waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Conductivity | Direct reading instrument | APHA 2510 B | |
| Bore waters; Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Marine waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters | Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser | APHA 4500 O H | |
| Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Saline waters | Salinity | Direct reading instrument | APHA 2520 B | |
| Analysis for planktonic microalgae and cyanobacteria | Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters; Marine waters; Potable waters; Sewage (including biosolids and sediments); Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Enumeration; General biomass; Identification | Visual examination | in-house method M 4 |
| Sample collection | Bore waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Trade wastes | Not applicable | Automated; Composite; Grab; Micro purge | in-house method FS 2.4 |
| Sample collection | Fresh waters; Ground waters; Marine waters; Potable waters; Purified and processed waters; Recycled waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes; Waste waters | Not applicable | Composite; Grab | in-house method C 2.4 |
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Accreditation No.
2536
Site No.
2529
Print date
01 May 2025
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