National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Department of Environment and Science
Site
DES-Chemistry Centre
Accreditation No.
5072
Site No.
5065
Date of Accreditation
18 Oct 1994
Address
Eco Sciences Precinct, 41 Boggo Road
Dutton Park, QLD 4102
Australia
Contact
Mr M O'Loughlin
P: +61 (07) 31705702
Availability
Services conditionally available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
DES-Chemistry Centre
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Agribusiness
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for residues and contaminants (including pesticide residues, excluding veterinary chemicals residues) | Irrigation and stock waters; Waste waters | Acetamiprid; Atrazine; Clothianidin; Methoxyfenozide; Thiacloprid; Thiamethoxam | UPLC-MS-MS | in-house method O_W_PEST_HPLC |
| Analysis of physical and nutritional characteristics | Plant material | Carbon - Total | Dumas | in-house method P_DUM_CN |
| Aluminium; Boron; Calcium; Copper; Iron; Magnesium; Phosphorus; Potassium; Sodium; Sulfur; Zinc | ICP-AES | in-house method P_NITM_ICP | ||
| Arsenic; Cadmium; Cobalt; Lead; Molybdenum; Selenium | ICP-MS | in-house method P_NITM_IMS | ||
| Nitrogen | Autoanalyser (AA) | in-house method P_KJ_AA | ||
| Nitrogen - Total | Dumas | in-house method P_DUM_ CN | ||
| Chloride; Nitrate | Titration | in-house method P_HW_AA | ||
| Soils | Suspension peroxide oxidation combined acidty and sulfur (SPOCAS) - Acidity - Actual titratable | Titration | in-house method S_SKCL_TT | |
| Sulfur - Acid extractable | ICP-AES | in-house method S_HCL_ICP | ||
| Moisture - 15 Bar | Gravimetric | in-house method S_15_BAR | ||
| Calcium - Exchangeable; Magnesium - Exchangeable; Potassium - Exchangeable; Sodium - Exchangeable | ICP-AES | in-house method S_CAT_EQ | ||
| Potassium - Replaceable | ICP-AES | in-house method S_REPK_ICP | ||
| Nitrogen - Total | Dumas | in-house method S_DUM_ CN | ||
| Dispersion ratio | Hydrometer |
In-house S_R1 |
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| Aluminium - Exchangeable; Exchangeable acidity | Titration |
in-house method S_EX_ALAC |
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| Acid neutralising capacity (ANC) | Titration | in-house method S_ANC_BT | ||
| Calcium; Magnesium; Sulfur; Suspension peroxide oxidation combined acidty and sulfur (SPOCAS) after oxidation | ICP-AES | in-house method S_SP_ICP | ||
| Calcium - Exchangeable; Magnesium - Exchangeable; Potassium - Exchangeable; Sodium - Exchangeable | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) | in-house method S_CAT_ALC | ||
| pH - 1:5 CaCl2 | Electrometric | in-house method S_CC2_EL | ||
| Carbon - Organic | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method S_WALKLEY |
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| Particle size distribution | Gravimetric | in-house method S_PSA | ||
| Phosphorus - Bicarbonate extract | Titration | in-house method S_COLWELL | ||
| Nitrogen - Ammonia (2M KCl extract); Nitrogen - Nitrate (2M KCl extract) | Autoanalyser (AA) | in-house method S_KC2_AA | ||
| Sulfur - Chromium reducible | Titration | in-house method S_SCR | ||
| Boron | ICP-AES | in-house method S_CC2_ICP | ||
| Suspension peroxide oxidation combined acidty and sulfur (SPOCAS) - Acidity - Potential titratable | Titration | in-house method S_SP_TT | ||
| Calcium; Magnesium; Sulfur; Suspension peroxide oxidation combined acidty and sulfur (SPOCAS) before oxidation | ICP-AES |
in-house method S_SKCL_ICP |
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| Carbon - Total | Dumas | in-house method S_DUM_CN | ||
| Micronutrients - DTPA extractable copper; Micronutrients - DTPA extractable iron; Micronutrients - DTPA extractable manganese; Micronutrients - DTPA extractable zinc | ICP-AES | in-house method S_DT1_ICP | ||
| Electrical conductivity; pH - 1:5 Water extract | Electrometric | in-house method S_AQ4_EL | ||
| Carbon - Inorganic; Carbon - Organic | Dumas | in-house method S_DUM_TOC | ||
| Micronutrients - Mehlich 3 extractable calcium; Micronutrients - Mehlich 3 extractable magnesium; Micronutrients - Mehlich 3 extractable phosphorus; Micronutrients - Mehlich 3 extractable potassium; Micronutrients - Mehlich 3 extractable sodium | ICP-AES | in-house method S_MEH3_ICP | ||
| Moisture - Air dry | Gravimetric | in-house method S_ADM_105 | ||
| Phosphorus; Potassium; Sulfur | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) | in-house method S_XRFP_SVY | ||
| Moisture - 1/3 Bar | Gravimetric | in-house method S_03_BAR | ||
| Chloride - 1:5 water; Nitrate - 1:5 water | Autoanalyser (AA) | in-house method S_AQ4_AA | ||
| Sulfur - Sulfate extractable | ICP-AES | in-house method S_SP_ICP |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for elements | Bore waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Purified and processed waters; Recycled waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes; Waste waters | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Lithium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Silver; Strontium; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES | in-house method W_TD_ICP and W_TT_ICP |
| Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Lead; Lithium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Strontium; Thallium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES | in-house method W_UTD_IMS and W_UTT_IMS | ||
| Sediments; Sludges; Soils | Aluminium; Calcium; Chromium; Iron; Magnesium; Manganese; Phosphorus; Potassium; Silicon; Sodium; Titanium; Zinc; Zirconium | ICP-AES | in-house method S_FLUX_ICP | |
| Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Lead; Manganese; Mercury; Nickel; Selenium; Zinc | ICP-MS | in-house method S_ARF_IMS | ||
| Arsenic; Cadmium; Mercury; Molybdenum; Selenium; Silver | ICP-MS | in-house method S_RAM_IMS | ||
| Aluminium; Arsenic; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Phosphorus; Potassium; Sodium; Sulfur; Zinc | ICP-AES | in-house method S_RAM_ICP | ||
| Antimony; Barium; Beryllium; Cerium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Dysprosium; Erbium; Europium; Gadolinium; Holmium; Lanthanum; Lutetium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Neodymium; Nickel; Praseodymium; Rubidium; Samarium; Strontium; Terbium; Thorium; Thulium; Uranium; Vanadium; Ytterbium; Yttrium; Zinc; Zirconium | ICP-MS | in-house method S_FLUX_IMS | ||
| Lead; Lead isotope ratios | ICP-MS | in-house method S_IR_IMS | ||
| Aluminium; Calcium; Chromium; Copper; Iron; Lead; Manganese; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES | in-house method S_ARF_ICP | ||
| Analysis for fungicides | Fresh waters | Flusilazole; Triclopyr (3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinyloxyacetic acid) | HPLC | in-house method O_W_PEST_HPLC |
| Analysis for herbicides | Fresh waters | 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D); 2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (MCPA); 4-(4-Chloro-2-methylphenoxy)butanoic acid (2,4-MCPB, MCPB, 4-[4-chloro-o-tolyloxyl]butyric acid); Acifluorfen; Ametryne (ametryn); Atrazine; Bromacil; Clethodim; Clomazone; Cyanazine; Desethylatrazine; Diuron; Fluometuron; Fluroxypyr; Haloxyfop; Hexazinone; Imazapic; Imazapyr; Imazethapyr; Imidacloprid; Mesosulfuron-methyl; Metalochlor; Methylchlorophenoxypropionic acid (RS-2-[4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy]propanoic acid, MCPP, mecoprop); Metribuzin; Metsulfuron methyl; Napropamide; Prometryn; Propachlor; Propazine; Sethoxydim; Simazine; Sulfosulfuron; Tebuthiuron; Terbuthylazine; Terbutryn | HPLC | in-house method O_W_PEST_HPLC |
| Analysis for nutrients | Bore waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Purified and processed waters; Recycled waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes; Waste waters | Nitrogen - Ammonia; Nitrogen - Nitrate; Nitrogen - Nitrite | Autoanalyser (AA) | in-house method W_FIL_AA |
| Nitrogen - Oxidised; Phosphorus - Ortho | Autoanalyser (AA) | in-house method W_KJ_AA | ||
| Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN); Phosphorus - Total | Autoanalyser (AA) | in-house method W_KJD_AA | ||
| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Bore waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Purified and processed waters; Recycled waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes; Waste waters | Electrical conductivity | Electrometric | in-house method W_PEA_TT(EC) |
| Alkalinity - Residual; Alkalinity - Total; Chloride/carbonate ratio - Log; Hardness; Langelier saturation index; Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR, sodium absorption ratio); Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR, sodium absorption ratio) - Effective | Calculation | in-house method W_CALC | ||
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) | Wet oxidation (NPOC and dNPOC) | in-house method W_DOC_NDI | ||
| Anions; Bromide; Chloride; Fluoride; Nitrate; Phosphate; Sulfate | Ion chromatography (IC) | in-house method W_FIL_IC | ||
| Acidity - Complex; Alkalinity - Complex; Alkalinity - Residual; Alkalinity - Total | Titration | in-house method W_ACD_CPLX | ||
| Carbon - Total organic (TOC) | Combustion | in-house method W_TOC_NDI | ||
| Solids - Suspended | Gravimetric | in-house method W_TSS | ||
| Chloride | Titration | in-house method W_CL_TT | ||
| Fluoride | Ion chromatography (IC) | in-house method W_FIL_IC | ||
| Chlorophyll a | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method W_CHPHYLL | ||
| pH | Electrometric | in-house method W_PEA_TT(pH) | ||
| Alkalinity | Titration | in-house method W_PEA_TT(Alk) |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Food and Beverage
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for elements | Waters for potable and domestic purposes | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Lithium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Silver; Strontium; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES | in-house method W_TD_ICP and W_TT_ICP |
| Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Lead; Lithium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Strontium; Thallium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES | in-house method W_UTD_IMS and W_UTT_IMS | ||
| Analysis of physical and nutritional characteristics | Waters for potable and domestic purposes | Nitrogen - Oxidised; Phosphorus - Ortho | Autoanalyser (AA) | in-house method W_KJ_AA |
| Bromide; Phosphate; Sulfate | Ion chromatography (IC) | in-house method W_FIL_IC | ||
| Carbon - Total organic (TOC) | Combustion | in-house method W_TOC_NDI | ||
| Fluoride | Ion chromatography (IC) | in-house method W_FIL_IC | ||
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) | Wet oxidation (NPOC and dNPOC) | in-house method W_DOC_NDI | ||
| Chlorophyll a | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method W_CHPHYLL | ||
| Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN); Phosphorus - Total | Autoanalyser (AA) | in-house method W_KJD_AA | ||
| Nitrogen - Ammonia; Nitrogen - Nitrate; Nitrogen - Nitrite | Autoanalyser (AA) | in-house method W_FIL_AA | ||
| Electrical conductivity | Classical | in-house method W_PEA_TT(EC) | ||
| pH | Electrometric | in-house method W_PEA_TT(pH) | ||
| Alkalinity | Titration | in-house method W_PEA_TT(Alk) | ||
| Chloride | Titration |
in-house method W_CL_TT |
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| Alkalinity - Residual; Alkalinity - Total; Chloride/carbonate ratio - Log; Hardness; Langelier saturation index; Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR, sodium absorption ratio); Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR, sodium absorption ratio) - Effective | Calculation | in-house method W_CALC |
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Accreditation No.
5072
Site No.
5065
Print date
26 Sep 2021
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