Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation

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

science.qld.gov.au/government/science-division/research-facilities/chemistry-centre

Contact

Dr Sepideh Rouholamin P: +61 (07) 31705442

Availability

Services conditionally available to external clients

Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation address map

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
DES-Chemistry Centre

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Agribusiness

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Analysis of physical and nutritional characteristics Plant material Chloride; Nitrate Titration in-house method P_HW_AA
Nitrogen Autoanalyser (AA) in-house method P_KJ_AA
Carbon - Total Dumas in-house method P_DUM_CN
Nitrogen - 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
Soils Chloride - 1:5 water; Nitrate - 1:5 water Autoanalyser (AA) in-house method S_AQ4_AA
Calcium - Acid extractable; Magnesium - Acid extractable; Sulfur - Acid extractable ICP-AES in-house method S_SHCL_ICP
Electrical conductivity; pH - 1:5 Water extract Electrometric in-house method S_AQ4_EL
Carbon - Total Dumas in-house method S_DUM_CN
Suspension peroxide oxidation combined acidity and sulfur (SPOCAS) - Acidity - Potential titratable Titration in-house method S_SP_TT
Sulfur - Chromium reducible Titration in-house method S_SCR
Phosphorus - Bicarbonate extract Titration in-house method S_COLWELL
Aluminium - Exchangeable; Exchangeable acidity Titration in-house method S_EX_ALAC

Acid neutralising capacity (ANC) Titration in-house method S_ANC_BT
Calcium; Magnesium; Sulfur; Suspension peroxide oxidation combined acidity 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
Particle size distribution Gravimetric in-house method S_PSA
Dispersion ratio Hydrometer In-house S_R1
Nitrogen - Total Dumas in-house method S_DUM_ CN
Nitrogen - Ammonia (2M KCl extract); Nitrogen - Nitrate (2M KCl extract) Autoanalyser (AA) in-house method S_KC2_AA
Potassium - Replaceable ICP-AES in-house method S_REPK_ICP
Boron ICP-AES in-house method S_CC2_ICP
Calcium - Exchangeable; Magnesium - Exchangeable; Potassium - Exchangeable; Sodium - Exchangeable ICP-AES in-house method S_CAT_EQ
Calcium; Magnesium; Sulfur; Suspension peroxide oxidation combined acidity and sulfur (SPOCAS) before oxidation ICP-AES in-house method S_SKCL_ICP
Moisture - 15 Bar Gravimetric in-house method S_15_BAR
Phosphorus; Potassium; Sulfur X-ray fluorescence (XRF) in-house method S_XRFP_SVY
Sulfur - Sulfate extractable ICP-AES in-house method S_SP_ICP
Moisture - Air dry Gravimetric in-house method S_ADM_105
Micronutrients - DTPA extractable copper; Micronutrients - DTPA extractable iron; Micronutrients - DTPA extractable manganese; Micronutrients - DTPA extractable zinc ICP-AES in-house method S_DT1_ICP
Moisture - 1/3 Bar Gravimetric in-house method S_03_BAR
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
Suspension peroxide oxidation combined acidity and sulfur (SPOCAS) - Acidity - Actual titratable Titration in-house method S_SKCL_TT
Sulfur - Sulfate extractable ICP-AES in-house method S_SCP_ICP
Carbon - Inorganic; Carbon - Organic Dumas in-house method S_DUM_TOC

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Environment

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Analysis for carbamate pesticides Fresh waters; Saline waters Methomyl; Propoxur HPLC-MS-MS in-house method TM_021
Analysis for elements Bore waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable 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-MS 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
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
Aluminium; Calcium; Chromium; Copper; Iron; Lead; Manganese; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc ICP-AES in-house method S_ARF_ICP
Analysis for fungicides Fresh waters; Saline waters Azoxystrobin; Azoxystrobin acid; Carbendazim; Epoxiconazole; Fluopyram; Flusilazole; Flutriafol; Fluxapyroxad; Metalaxyl; Trinexapac ethyl HPLC-MS-MS in-house method TM_021
Analysis for herbicides Fresh waters; Saline waters (R)-2-(2,4-Dichlorophenoxy)propanoic acid (dichlorprop, 2,4-DP); 2,2-Dichloropropanoic acid (2,2-DPA, dalapon); 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T); 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D); 2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (MCPA); 3,4-Dichloroaniline; 3,6-Dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid (dicamba); 3-(3,4-Dichlorophenyl)-1-methyl urea (DCPMU); 3-(3,4-Dichlorophenyl)urea (DCPU); 4-(2,4-Dichlorophenoxy)butanoic acid (2,4-DB, [2,4-dichlorophenoxy]butyric acid); 4-(4-Chloro-2-methylphenoxy)butanoic acid (2,4-MCPB, MCPB, 4-[4-chloro-o-tolyloxyl]butyric acid); 4-Amino-3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinecarboxylic acid (picloram); Acifluorfen; Ametryne (ametryn); Amicarbazone; Asulam; Atrazine; Atrazine-2-hydroxy; Atrazine-deisopropyl; Atrazine-desethyl; Bromacil; Bromoxynil; Clethodim; Clomazone; Cyanazine; Desethylatrazine; Desmethyl imazamox; Dichlorprop methyl; Dichlorprop-P; Diuron; Ethametsulfuron methyl; Ethoxysulfuron; Flamprop-methyl; Fluazifop (fluazifop-p-butyl); Fluometuron; Fluroxypyr; Halosulfuron methyl; Haloxyfop; Haloxyfop methyl; Hexazinone; Imazapic; Imazapyr; Imazethapyr; Imidacloprid; Ioxynil; Isoxaflutole; Mesosulfuron-methyl; Methylchlorophenoxypropionic acid (RS-2-[4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy]propanoic acid, MCPP, mecoprop); Metolachlor; Metolachlor ethanesulfonic acid (ESA); Metolachlor oxanilic acid (OA); Metribuzin; Metsulfuron methyl; Molinate; Napropamide; Pendimethalin; Prometryn; Propachlor; Propazine; Propazine-2-hydroxy; Sethoxydim; Simazine; Sulfosulfuron; Tebuthiuron; Terbuthylazine; Terbuthylazine-desethyl; Terbutryn; Triclopyr (3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinyloxyacetic acid); Trifloxysulfuron HPLC-MS-MS in-house method TM_021
Analysis for insecticides Fresh waters; Saline waters Flupyradifurone HPLC-MS-MS in-house method TM_021
Analysis for neonicotinoid pesticides Fresh waters; Saline waters Acetamiprid; Acetamiprid-N-desmethyl; Clothianidin; Dinotefuran; Imidacloprid; Imidacloprid-urea; Thiacloprid; Thiamethoxam HPLC-MS-MS in-house method TM_021
Analysis for nutrients Bore waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Purified and processed waters; Recycled waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes; Waste waters Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN); Phosphorus - Total Autoanalyser (AA) in-house method W_KJD_AA
Nitrogen - Oxidised; Phosphorus - Ortho Autoanalyser (AA) in-house method W_KJ_AA 
Nitrogen - Ammonia; Nitrogen - Nitrate; Nitrogen - Nitrite Autoanalyser (AA) in-house method W_FIL_AA
Analysis for organophosphate pesticides Fresh waters; Saline waters Chlorpyrifos ethyl (chlorpyrifos); Chlorpyrifos oxon; Diazinon; Dichlorvos; Dimethoate; Fipronil; Fipronil amide; Fipronil desulfinyl; Fipronil sulfide; Fipronil sulfone HPLC-MS-MS in-house method TM_021
Analysis for pest growth regulators and pesticide synergists Fresh waters; Saline waters Methoxyfenozide HPLC-MS-MS in-house method TM_021
Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics Bore waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Purified and processed waters; Recycled waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes; Waste waters Chlorophyll a UV-vis spectrophotometry in-house method W_CHPHYLL 
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) Wet oxidation (NPOC and dNPOC) in-house method W_DOC_NDI
Electrical conductivity Electrometric 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)
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 
Fluoride Ion chromatography (IC) in-house method W_FIL_IC
Carbon - Total organic (TOC) Combustion in-house method W_TOC_NDI
Chloride Titration in-house method W_CL_TT
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 Acidity - Complex; Alkalinity - Complex; Alkalinity - Residual; Alkalinity - Total Titration in-house method W_ACD_CPLX
Anions; Bromide; Chloride; Fluoride; Nitrate; Phosphate; Sulfate Ion chromatography (IC) in-house method W_FIL_IC
Solids - Suspended Gravimetric in-house method W_TSS

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