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

Address

Building 1, 480 Weeroona Road
Lidcombe, NSW 2141
Australia

environment.nsw.gov.au

Contact

Mr Conghuan Chen P: +61 0419773698

Availability

Services conditionally available to external clients

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
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; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Surface waters; Swabs; Waste waters Simazine GC-MS

in-house method OMSSVQ1 
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

in-house method OMSSVQ1 
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; Sewage and trade wastes; Soils; Surface waters; Swabs 2-Methoxycarbonyl-1-methylvinyl dimethyl phosphate (mevinphos); Azinphos-methyl (guthion); Carbophenothion (trithion); Chlorpyrifos ethyl (chlorpyrifos); Chlorpyrifos methyl; Diazinon; Dichlorvos; Diethyl-2-([dimethoxyphosphorothioyl]sulfanyl)butanedioate (maldison, malathion, carbofos, mercaptothion); Dimethoate; Ethion; Fenitrothion; Fenthion; 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; Tebuconazole; Tetrachlorvinphos (stirofos) GC-MS

in-house method OMSSVQ1
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 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
Volatile petroleum hydrocarbons: C6-C9 GC-MS

in-house method OMSVOC
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 Bromide; Chloride; Fluoride; Nitrate; Nitrite; Phosphate; Sulfate Ion chromatography (IC)

in-house method IICA01 
Colour UV-vis spectrophotometry

 in-house method INE_COL
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 Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) Gravimetric

APHA 2540 C and in-house method IGR_TDS
pH Ion selective electrode (ISE)

APHA 4500 H+ B and in-house method IISEPH
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 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
Alkalinity Titration

APHA 2320 B and in-house method ITIALKA
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; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Surface waters; Waste waters Bifenthrin; 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 GC-MS

in-house method OMSSVQ1
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; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Surface waters; Swabs; Waste waters Allethrin GC-MS

in-house method OMSSVQ1
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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