National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
SGS Australia Pty Ltd
Site
Environment, Health and Safety – Cairns Laboratory
Accreditation No.
2562
Site No.
3146
Date of Accreditation
14 May 1991
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Agribusiness
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Analysis of physical and nutritional characteristics | Plant material; Soils | Nitrogen - Total | Combustion | in-house method AN205 |
Soils | Sulfur - Inorganic KCl-40 extractable | ICP-AES | in-house method AN-151 and AN-320 | |
Chloride | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method AN274 | ||
Phosphorus - Available (Colwell) | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method AN015 | ||
Moisture | Gravimetric | in-house method AN002 | ||
Carbon - Total organic (TOC) | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method AN273 | ||
pH | Electrometric | in-house method AN101 | ||
Conductivity | Electrometric | in-house method AN106 | ||
Sulfur - Sulfate extractable | ICP-AES | in-house method AN014 and AN320 | ||
Particle size distribution | Wet sieving | in-house method AN005 | ||
Phosphorus - Total | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method AN279 | ||
Ammonia | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method AN280 | ||
Emerson class number | Calculation | AS 1289.3.8.1 | ||
Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method AN281 | ||
Exchangeable cations | ICP-AES | in-house method AN122 and AN320 | ||
Boron - Hot calcium chloride extractable | ICP-AES | in-house method AN-016 and AN-320 | ||
Aluminium - Exchangeable (potassium chloride extractable) | ICP-AES | in-house method AN-046 and AN-320 | ||
Nitrogen - Oxidised | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method AN258 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Analysis for elements | Bore waters; Estuarine waters; Potable waters; Trade wastes | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Caesium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Gallium; Germanium; Iron; Lanthanum; Lead; Lutetium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Silver; Strontium; Tellurium; Thallium; Thorium; Tin; Titanium; Tungsten; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-MS | in-house method AN318 |
Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Leachates; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Mercury | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Vapour generation | in-house method AN027 and AN312 | |
Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Caesium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Gold; Indium; Iron; Lead; Lithium; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Phosphorus; Potassium; Scandium; Selenium; Silicon; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Thallium; Tin; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc; Zirconium | ICP-AES | in-house method AN012, AN014, AN020, AN022, AN025, AN040 and AN320 | ||
Sediments; Sludges; Soils | Antimony; Arsenic; Beryllium; Cadmium; Gallium; Germanium; Lanthanum; Selenium; Silver; Tellurium; Thorium; Tin; Tungsten; Uranium | ICP-MS | in-house method AN318 | |
Analysis for microorganisms | Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Potable waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Enterococci | Defined substrate technology | in-house method AN750 |
Escherichia coli; Coliforms; Coliforms - Faecal | Defined substrate technology | in-house method AN735 | ||
Plate count | Pour plate | in-house method AN701 | ||
Analysis for nutrients | Bore waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters | Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method AN281 |
Bore waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters | Nitrogen - Nitrate; Nitrogen - Nitrite | Autoanalyser (AA); Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method AN258, AN276 and AN277 | |
Phosphorus - Reactive; Phosphorus - Total | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method AN278 and AN279 | ||
Nitrogen - Organic; Nitrogen - Total | Calculation; Discrete analyser (DA); Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method AN258 and AN281 | ||
Nitrogen - Nitrate; Nitrogen - Nitrite | Autoanalyser (AA) | in-house method AN248 | ||
Ammonia | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method AN280 | ||
Soils | Nitrogen - Oxidised | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method AN258 | |
Phosphorus - Total | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method AN279 | ||
Nitrogen - Nitrate; Nitrogen - Nitrite | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method AN258 | ||
Ammonia | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method AN280 | ||
Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Air - Ambient | Ash; Combustible matter; Deposited matter; Particulate matter; Solids - Insoluble; Solids - Total | Gravimetric | in-house method AN503 |
Particulate matter; Particulate matter - PM10; Particulate matter - PM2.5 | Gravimetric | in-house method AN501 | ||
Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Surface waters; Waste waters | Carbon - Dissolved; Carbon - Organic; Carbon - Total; Carbon - Total inorganic (TIC); Carbon - Total organic (TOC); Dissolved inorganic carbon; Dissolved organic carbon (DOC); Organic carbon - Dissolved non-purgeable; Organic carbon - Non-purgeable | Combustion | in-house method AN190 | |
Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Chloride | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method AN274 | |
Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Soils; Soils - Acid sulfate; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | pH; pH - Peroxide (pHOX) | Electrometric | in-house method AN101 and AN104 | |
Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Fluoride | Ion selective electrode (ISE) | in-house method AN141 | |
Colour | Visual comparison | in-house method AN108 | ||
Solids - Suspended; Solids - Suspended volatile; Solids - Total; Solids - Total dissolved (TDS); Solids - Volatile | Gravimetric | in-house method AN113 and AN114 | ||
Chlorophyll a | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method AN738 | ||
Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method AN272 | ||
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) | Electrometric; Titration | in-house method AN183 | ||
Oil and grease | Gravimetric | in-house method AN185 | ||
Hardness | Calculation | in-house method AN124 | ||
Conductivity | Electrometric | in-house method AN106 | ||
Turbidity | Nephelometry | in-house method AN119 | ||
Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Electrometric; Titration | in-house method AN176 | ||
Alkalinity | Titration | in-house method AN135 | ||
Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Steam-raising waters | Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR, sodium absorption ratio) | Calculation | in-house method AN330 | |
Leachates | Sample preparation - Non-volatile components | Leachate procedures | in-house method AN007 | |
Sediments | Net acid generation (NAG) | Titration | in-house method AN216 | |
Sediments; Soils | Acidity - Titratable actual (TAA); Acidity - Titratable peroxide (TPA); Acidity - Total potential | Titration | in-house method AN214, AN218 and AN219 | |
Sediments; Soils; Soils - Acid sulfate | Chromium reducible sulfur suite (CRS) | Titration | in-house method AN217 | |
Acid neutralising capacity (ANC) | Titration | in-house method AN218 | ||
Soils | Acid neutralising capacity (ANC); Excess acid neutralisation capacity (ANCE) | Titration | in-house method AN212 and AN214 | |
Fluoride | Ion selective electrode (ISE) | in-house method AN142 | ||
Exchangeable cations | ICP-AES | in-house method AN122 and AN320 | ||
Soils; Soils - Acid sulfate | Suspension peroxide oxidation combined acidity and sulfur (SPOCAS) | Calculation | in-house method AN220 | |
Moisture | Gravimetric | in-house method AN002 | ||
Analysis of dust | Dust | Dust - Inhalable; Dust - Respirable | Gravimetric | in-house method AN611 |
Counting of asbestos, mineral fibres (including synthetic) and organic fibres | Air; Air - Indoor; Air - Mines | Volume measurement | Sampling flow rate and duration measurement | National Occupational Health and Safety Commission Guidance Note on the Membrane Filter Method for Estimating Airborne Asbestos Fibres NOHSC:3003, National Occupational Health and Safety Commission Guidance Note on the Membrane Filter Method for Estimating Airborne Synthetic Mineral Fibres NOHSC:3006 and in-house method AN601 |
Membrane filters | Respirable asbestos fibres; Synthetic mineral fibres (SMF) | Phase contrast microscopy | National Occupational Health and Safety Guidance Note on the Membrane Filter Method for Estimating Airborne Asbestos Fibres NOHSC:3003, National Occupational Health and Safety Guidance Note on the Membrane Filter Method for Estimating Airborne Synthetic Mineral Fibres NOHSC:3006 and in-house method AN601 | |
Identification of asbestos, mineral fibres (including synthetic) and organic fibres | Bulk materials; Non-homogenous materials (soils, dust, ores) | Amosite; Chrysotile; Crocidolite; Organic fibres; Synthetic mineral fibres (SMF) | Polarised light microscopy (including dispersion staining) | AS 4964 (2004) and in-house method AN602 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Chemical analysis of polymers and related materials | Paints and related coating materials | Lead | ICP-AES | in-house method AN065 |
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Accreditation No.
2562
Site No.
3146
Print date
08 Dec 2024