National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
NSW Department of Climate Change, - Energy, the Environment and Water
Site
Environmental Forensics
Accreditation No.
3040
Site No.
3033
Date of Accreditation
16 Jan 1991
Contact
Mr Conghuan Chen P: +61 0419773698
Availability
Services conditionally available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
Environmental Forensics
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Agribusiness
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for residues and contaminants (including pesticide residues, excluding veterinary chemicals residues) | Animal tissue; Fat; Vegetation | 2-(4-Tert-butylphenoxy)cyclohexylprop-2-yne-1-sulfonate (propargite); 2-Methoxycarbonyl-1-methylvinyl dimethyl phosphate (mevinphos); Aldrin; Ametryne (ametryn); Atraton; Atrazine; Azinphos-methyl (guthion); Bifenthrin; Bioresmethrin; Carbophenothion (trithion); Chlorpyrifos ethyl (chlorpyrifos); Chlorpyrifos methyl; Crotoxyphos; Cyfluthrin 1; Cypermethrin; Deltamethrin; Diazinon; Dichlorvos; Dieldrin; Diethyl-2-([dimethoxyphosphorothioyl]sulfanyl)butanedioate (maldison, malathion, carbofos, mercaptothion); Endosulfan I (α-endosulfan); Endosulfan II (β-endosulfan); Endosulfan sulfate; Endrin; Endrin aldehyde; Endrin ketone; Ethion; Fenamiphos; Fenitrothion; Fenthion; Fenvalerate; Heptachlor; Heptachlor epoxide; Hexachlorobenzene (HCB); Hexazinone; Methidathion; Methoxychlor; Methylparathion (parathionmethyl); O,O-Diethyl O-(4-nitrophenyl) phosphorothioate (parathion, ethylparathion, diethylparathion, parathion-ethyl, folidol); O,O-Diethyl S-([ethylsulfanyl]methyl) phosphorodithioate (phorate, thimet); O-Ethyl O-(4-[methylthio]phenyl) S-propyl phosphorodithioate (bolstar, sulprofos); Oxyfluorfen; Permethrin; Profenofos; Prometryn; Propagite; Propazine; Propetamphos; Simazine; Tebuconazole; Tebuthiuron; Terbuthylazine; Terbutryn; Tetrachlorvinphos (stirofos); cis-Chlordane (α-chlordane); cis-Permethrin; p,p’-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (p,p’-DDD); p,p’-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p,p’-DDE); p,p’-Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (p,p’-DDT); trans-Chlordane (γ-chlordane); trans-Permethrin; α-Hexachlorobenzene (α-benzene hexachloride, α-BHC, α-HCB); β-Hexachlorobenzene (β-benzene hexachloride, β-BHC, β-HCB); γ-Hexachlorobenzene (γ-benzene hexachloride, γ-BHC, γ-HCB, lindane); δ-Hexachlorobenzene (δ-benzene hexachloride, δ-BHC, δ-HCB); λ-Cyhalothrin | GC-MS-MS | in-house method QQQPEST |
| Crab; Fish - Muscle | 6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTSA); 8:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (8:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid); Perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS); Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA); Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA); Perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS); Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA); Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA); Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS); Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | LC-MS-MS | in-house method OLCPFAS |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for elements | Fresh waters; Saline waters | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Boron; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Lithium; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Silver; Strontium; Thallium; Tin; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-MS; ICP-MS-MS | in-house methods ICPMS, IDISMET and ITOTMET |
| Leachates | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Boron; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Lithium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Phosphorus; Selenium; Silver; Strontium; Sulfur; Thallium; Tin; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES | in-house methods ITCLPSP and ICP-AES | |
| Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Lead; Lithium; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Silver; Strontium; Thallium; Tin; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-MS | in-house methods ITCLPSP and ICPMS | ||
| Potable waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Solid wastes; Trade wastes | Mercury | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Vapour generation | in-house method ICVAASW | |
| Potable waters; Sewage; Trade wastes | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Lithium; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Phosphorus; Potassium; Selenium; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Thallium; Tin; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES | in-house methods ICPAES, IDISMET and ITOTMET | |
| Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Boron; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Lead; Lithium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Silver; Strontium; Thallium; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-MS | in-house methods ICPMS, IDISMET and ITOTMET | ||
| Sediments; Soils; Solid wastes | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Lithium; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Phosphorus; Potassium; Selenium; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Thallium; Tin; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES | in-house methods IRADSOL and ICP-AES | |
| Antimony; Arsenic; Beryllium; Bismuth; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Lead; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Silver; Thallium; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-MS | in-house methods IRADSOL and ICPMS | ||
| Analysis for fungicides | Ground waters; Soils; Surface waters | Azoxystrobin; Carboxin; Difenoconazole; Fludioxonil; Fluquinconazole; Metalaxyl; Thiabendazole | LC-MS | in-house method OLCWASTE |
| Ground waters; Surface waters; Waste waters | Carbendazim | LC-MS | in-house method OLCMCP | |
| Analysis for herbicides | Ground waters; Plant material; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Surface waters; Swabs; Waste waters | 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T); 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D); 2-(2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxy)propionic acid (2,4,5-TP, fenoprop, silvex); 2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (MCPA); 3,6-Dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid (dicamba); 4-(2,4-Dichlorophenoxy)butanoic acid (2,4-DB, [2,4-dichlorophenoxy]butyric acid); 4-Amino-3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinecarboxylic acid (picloram); Triclopyr (3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinyloxyacetic acid) | GC-MS | in-house method OGCHER1 |
| Ground waters; Soils; Surface waters; Swabs | Ametryne (ametryn); Atraton; Atrazine; Hexazinone; Oxyfluorfen; Prometryn; Propagite; Propazine; Simazine; Tebuconazole; Tebuthiuron; Terbuthylazine; Terbutryn | GC-MS-MS | in-house method QQQPEST | |
| Ground waters; Surface waters; Waste waters | (R)-2-(2,4-Dichlorophenoxy)propanoic acid (dichlorprop, 2,4-DP); 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D); 2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (MCPA); 4-(2,4-Dichlorophenoxy)butanoic acid (2,4-DB, [2,4-dichlorophenoxy]butyric acid); Ametryne (ametryn); Atrazine; Bensulfuron-methyl; Bentazone; Cyanazine; Diuron; Fluometuron; Hexazinone; Metalochlor; Methylchlorophenoxypropionic acid (RS-2-[4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy]propanoic acid, MCPP, mecoprop); Metsulfuron methyl; Molinate; Prometryn; Propyzamide (pronamide, 3,5-dichloro-N-[1,1-dimethylpropynyl]benzamide, KERB); Simazine; Sulfometuron methyl; Terbutryn; Thifensulfuron methyl; Tribenuron-methyl | LC-MS | in-house method OLCMCP | |
| Soils | Atrazine; Fluazifop (fluazifop-p-butyl); Imidacloprid; Prometryn; Propagite; Simazine | LC-MS | in-house method OLCWASTE | |
| Analysis for hydrocarbons | Ground waters; Soils; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Benzene; Ethylbenzene; m-Xylene; o-Xylene; p-Xylene | GC-MS | in-house method OMSVOC |
| Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes | 1,2,3,4-Tetrachlorobenzene; 1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene; 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene (1,2,4-TCB); 1,2-Dichlorobenzene (o-dichlorobenzene); 1,4-Dichlorobenzene (p-dichlorobenzene); 2,4-Dinitrotoluene (2,4-DNT); Acenaphthene; Acenaphthylene (acenaphthalene); Anthracene; Benz(a)anthracene; Benzo(a)pyrene; Benzo(b)fluoranthene; Benzo(g,h,i)perylene; Benzo(k)fluoranthene; Chrysene; Dibenz(a,h)anthracene; Fluoranthene (benzo[j,k]fluorene); Fluorene; Hexachlorobenzene (HCB); Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene; Naphthalene; Nitrobenzene (mononitrotoluene, MNT, methylnitrobenzene); Pentachlorobenzene; Pentachloronitrobenzene (quintozene); Perylene; Phenanthrene; Pyrene | GC-MS-MS | in-house methods QQQWASTE | |
| Analysis for industrial chemicals | Air - Ambient | Suspended particulate matter - PM2.5; Total suspended particulates (TSP) | Gravimetric | in-house method IGRAPM25 |
| Ground waters; Leachates; Saline waters; Soils; Surface waters | 6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTSA); 8:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (8:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid); Perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS); Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA); Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA); Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS); Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA); Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA); Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS); Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | LC-MS-MS | in-house method OLCPFAS | |
| Soils; Solid wastes | Polyethylene (PE); Polyethylene terephthalate (PET); Polypropylene (PP); Polystyrene (PS); Polyurethane foam (PUF); Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) | Accelerated solvent extraction (ASE); Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) | in-house method FPCWASE | |
| Analysis for organochlorine pesticides | Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Surface waters; Waste waters | Aldrin; Dieldrin; Endosulfan I (α-endosulfan); Endosulfan II (β-endosulfan); Endosulfan sulfate; Endrin; Endrin aldehyde; Endrin ketone; Heptachlor; Heptachlor epoxide; Hexachlorobenzene (HCB); Methoxychlor; cis-Chlordane (α-chlordane); p,p’-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (p,p’-DDD); p,p’-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p,p’-DDE); p,p’-Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (p,p’-DDT); trans-Chlordane (γ-chlordane); α-Hexachlorocyclohexane (α-HCH); β-Hexachlorocyclohexane (β-HCH); γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH); δ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (δ-HCH) | GC-MS-MS | in-house methods QQQWASTE |
| Ground waters; Soils; Surface waters | Aldrin; Chlordane; Dieldrin; Endosulfan I (α-endosulfan); Endosulfan II (β-endosulfan); Endosulfan sulfate; Endrin; Endrin aldehyde; Endrin ketone; Heptachlor; Heptachlor epoxide; Methoxychlor; p,p’-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (p,p’-DDD); p,p’-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p,p’-DDE); p,p’-Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (p,p’-DDT); trans-Chlordane (γ-chlordane); α-Hexachlorocyclohexane (α-HCH); β-Hexachlorocyclohexane (β-HCH); γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH); δ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (δ-HCH) | GC-MS-MS | in-house method QQQPEST | |
| Analysis for organophosphate pesticides | Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils | Chlorpyrifos ethyl (chlorpyrifos); Chlorpyrifos methyl | GC-MS; GC-MS-MS | in-house method QQQWASTE |
| Ground waters; Soils; Surface waters; Swabs | 2-Methoxycarbonyl-1-methylvinyl dimethyl phosphate (mevinphos); Azinphos-methyl (guthion); Carbophenothion (trithion); Chlorpyrifos ethyl (chlorpyrifos); Chlorpyrifos methyl; Crotoxyphos; Diazinon; Dichlorvos; Diethyl-2-([dimethoxyphosphorothioyl]sulfanyl)butanedioate (maldison, malathion, carbofos, mercaptothion); Ethion; Fenamiphos; Fenitrothion; Fenthion; Fenvalerate; Methidathion; Methylparathion (parathionmethyl); O,O-Diethyl O-(4-nitrophenyl) phosphorothioate (parathion, ethylparathion, diethylparathion, parathion-ethyl, folidol); O,O-Diethyl S-([ethylsulfanyl]methyl) phosphorodithioate (phorate, thimet); O-Ethyl O-(4-[methylthio]phenyl) S-propyl phosphorodithioate (bolstar, sulprofos); Profenofos; Propetamphos; Tetrachlorvinphos (stirofos) | GC-MS-MS | in-house method QQQPEST | |
| Ground waters; Surface waters; Waste waters | Dimethoate; Pirimiphos ethyl | LC-MS | in-house method OLCMCP | |
| Soils | Dimethoate; Fipronil | LC-MS | in-house method OLCWASTE | |
| Analysis for petroleum hydrocarbons | Ground waters; Soils; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Volatile petroleum hydrocarbons: C6-C9 | GC-MS | in-house method OMSVOC |
| Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH): C10-C14; Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH): C15-C28; Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH): C29-C36; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): >C10-C16; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): >C16-C34; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): >C34-C40 | GC-FID | in-house method OFIDTPH | ||
| Liquid wastes | Petroleum product identification | GC-MS | in-house method OMSOFP1 | |
| Analysis for phenols | Soils; Trade wastes | 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol; 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol; 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol; 2,4-Dichlorophenol; 2,4-Dimethylphenol; 2,4-Dinitrophenol; 2,6-Dichlorophenol; 2-Chlorophenol (o-chlorophenol); 2-Methyl-4,6-dinitrophenol (4,6-dinitro-o-cresol); 2-Methylphenol (2-cresol, o-cresol); 2-Nitrophenol; 2-sec-Butyl-4,6-dinitrophenol ([RS]-2,4-dinitro-6-sec-butylphenol, dinoseb); 3-Methylphenol (3-cresol, m-cresol); 4-Chloro-3-methylphenol; 4-Methylphenol (4-cresol, p-cresol); 4-Nitrophenol; Pentachlorophenol; Phenol | GC-MS-MS | in-house method QQQWASTE |
| Analysis for phthalates | Solid wastes; Trade wastes | Dibutylphthalate (di-n-butyl phthalate, DBP); bis-(2-Ethylhexyl) adipate; bis-(2-Ethylhexyl) phthalate (diisooctyl phthalate, dioctyl phthalate, di-n-octyl phthalate) | GC-MS-MS | in-house method QQQWASTE |
| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Ground waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Trade wastes | Colour | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method INE_COL |
| Bromide; Chloride; Fluoride; Nitrate; Nitrite; Phosphate; Sulfate | Ion chromatography (IC) | in-house method IICA01 | ||
| Ground waters; Saline waters; Soils; Surface waters | Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method ISPCR6W | |
| Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Trade wastes | pH | Ion selective electrode (ISE) | APHA 4500 H+ B and in-house method IISEPH | |
| Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Gravimetric | APHA 2540 C and in-house method IGR_TDS | ||
| Solids - Suspended volatile; Solids - Total | Gravimetric | APHA 2540 B and in-house methods IGR_TSS, IGRTFVS | ||
| Potable waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Oil and grease | Infrared (IR) | in-house method IIROG | |
| Potable waters; Sewage; Trade wastes | Alkalinity | Titration | APHA 2320 B and in-house method ITIALKA | |
| Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Luminescence - Photometry | APHA 4500 O, C and G and in-house method IDOPRDO | ||
| Turbidity | Nephelometry | APHA 2130 and in-house method INEPTUR | ||
| Conductivity | Electrometric | APHA 2510 B and in-house method IISECON | ||
| Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | UV-vis spectrophotometry | APHA 5220 D and in-house method ISPDCOD | ||
| Sediments; Soils | Sample preparation | Leachate procedures | Collection of leachates for the determination of inorganics using in-house method ITCLPSP | |
| Sludges; Solid wastes | Solids - Fixed; Solids - Total; Solids - Volatile | Gravimetric | in-house method IGRTFVS | |
| Soils; Solid wastes | Moisture | Gravimetric | in-house method IMSGR | |
| Foreign matter | Sieve analysis | in-house method ISIEVE | ||
| Particle size | Sieve analysis | in-house method ISIEVE | ||
| Analysis for pyrethroid and pyrethrum pesticides | Ground waters; Soils; Surface waters | Bifenthrin; Bioresmethrin; Cyfluthrin ([(R)-cyano-[4-fluoro-3-(phenoxy)phenyl]methyl] (1R,3R)-3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane-1-carboxylate); Cypermethrin; Deltamethrin; cis-Permethrin; trans-Permethrin; λ-Cyhalothrin | GC-MS-MS | in-house method QQQPEST |
| Analysis for synthetic pesticides | Ground waters; Soils; Surface waters; Swabs | Allethrin | GC-MS-MS | in-house method QQQPEST |
| Ecotoxicology studies | Fresh waters | Cladoceran acute toxicity immobilisation test | Bioassay | in-house method ECOTOX 1 |
| Fish imbalance test using Melanotaenia duboulayi | Bioassay | in-house method ECOTOX 3 | ||
| Fresh waters; Marine waters | Microtox acute basic test | Bioassay | in-house method ECOTOX 4 | |
| Marine waters | Sea urchin larval development test | Bioassay | in-house method ECOTOX 5A |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Legal
| Service | Product | Determinant |
|---|---|---|
| Forensic chemistry/criminalistics | Any item received | General chemical analysis; General physical examination; Oil fingerprinting; Paint; Unknown substance identification |
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Accreditation No.
3040
Site No.
3033
Print date
22 Nov 2024
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