National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
SGS Australia Pty Ltd
Site
Environmental Services – Sydney Laboratory
Accreditation No.
2562
Site No.
4354
Date of Accreditation
28 Jun 1993
Contact
Mr Dong Liang P: +61 (02) 85940400
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
Environmental Services – Sydney Laboratory
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for carbamate pesticides | Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils | Carbamates; Carbofuran | GC-MS | in-house method AN420 |
| Analysis for cyanide | Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Cyanide - Free; Cyanide - Total | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house methods AN076, AN077 and AN287 |
| Analysis for elements | Air - Ambient; Monitoring filters | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Lithium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Strontium; Tin; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES | NIOSH method 7303 and in-house methods AN069 and AN320 |
| Biosolids | Mercury | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Vapour generation | in-house method AN027 and AN312 | |
| Antimony; Arsenic; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Lead; Lithium; Magnesium; Molybdenum; Nickel; Potassium; Selenium; Sodium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES | in-house methods AN040 and AN320 | ||
| Bore waters; Potable waters | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Boron; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Europium; Iron; Lanthanum; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Silver; Strontium; Thallium; Thorium; Uranium; Vanadium; Ytterbium; Zinc | ICP-MS | in-house method AN318 | |
| Dust wipes | Lead | ICP-AES | in-house method AN070 | |
| Impinger solutions; Monitoring filters | Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Lead; Manganese; Mercury; Nickel; Phosphorus; Selenium; Silver; Thallium; Zinc | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Vapour generation; ICP-AES | USEPA method 29 and in-house method AN 312, 318, 320 | |
| Potable waters; Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes | Mercury | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Vapour generation | APHA section 3112 method B and in-house method AN312 | |
| Potable waters; Soils; Trade wastes | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Lithium; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Potassium; Selenium; Sodium; Strontium; Tin; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES | in-house methods AN040 and AN320 | |
| Saline waters | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Europium; Iron; Lanthanum; Lead; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Silver; Thallium; Thorium; Uranium; Vanadium; Ytterbium; Zinc | ICP-MS | in-house method AN318 | |
| Soils | Antimony; Arsenic; Cadmium; Selenium; Silver | ICP-MS | in-house methods AN041 and AN318 | |
| Analysis for explosives | Sediments; Soils | 1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene; 1,3-Dinitrobenzene (m-dinitrobenzene) | GC-MS | in-house method AN420 |
| Analysis for fungicides | Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils | Pentachloronitrobenzene (quintozene); Propiconazole; Tebuconazole | GC-MS | in-house method AN420 |
| Analysis for herbicides | Biosolids; Bore waters; Ground waters; Potable waters; Sediments; Soils; Surface waters; Waste 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); 2,4,6-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,6-T); 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D); 2,6-Di-tert-butylphenol (2,6-DTBP); 2-(2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxy)propionic acid (2,4,5-TP, fenoprop, silvex); 2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (MCPA); 2-sec-Butyl-4,6-dinitrophenol ([RS]-2,4-dinitro-6-sec-butylphenol, dinoseb); 3,6-Dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid (dicamba); 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); 4-Chlorophenoxyacetic acid (4-CPA); Benzoic acid; Bromoxynil; Clopyralid; Fluroxypyr; Ioxynil; Methylchlorophenoxypropionic acid (RS-2-[4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy]propanoic acid, MCPP, mecoprop); Triclopyr (3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinyloxyacetic acid) | GC-MS | in-house method AN420 |
| Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils | Bromacil; Hexazinone; Metribuzin; Molinate; Prometryn; Triethazine (trietazine); Trifluralin | GC-MS | in-house method AN420 | |
| Ametryne (ametryn); Atrazine; Bentazone; Cyanazine; Propazine; Simazine; Terbuthylazine; Terbutryn; Triazine herbicides | GC-MS | in-house method AN420 | ||
| Alachlor | GC-MS | in-house method AN420 | ||
| Analysis for hydrocarbons | Air - Ambient; Carbon tubes; Passivated cannisters; Sorbent tubes; Tedlar bags | Butane (n-butane); Ethane; Ethene (ethylene); Hexane (n-hexane); Methane; Pentane (n-pentane); Propane | GC-FID; GC-MS | in house method AN480 |
| Air - Ambient; Impinger solutions | Formaldehyde (methanal) | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in house method AN 226 | |
| Air - Confined spaces; Air - Indoor; Emissions - Industrial; Passivated cannisters | 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (1,1,1-TCA, methyl chloroform, chlorothene); 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane (acetylene tetrachloride); 1,1,2-Trichloroethane (1,1,2-TCA, vinyl trichloride); 1,1-Dichloroethane (1,1-DCA); 1,1-Dichloroethene (1,1-DCE, vinylidene chloride); 1,2 Dibromoethane (ethylene dibromide, EDB); 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene (1,2,4-TCB); 1,2,4-Triethylbenzene; 1,2-Dichlorobenzene (o-dichlorobenzene); 1,2-Dichloroethane (1,2-DCA, ethylene dichloride); 1,2-Dichloropropane (propylene dichloride); 1,2-Dichlorotetrafluoroethane (freon-114); 1,3,5-Triethylbenzene; 1,3-Butadiene; 1,3-Dichlorobenzene (m-dichlorobenzene); 1,4-Dichlorobenzene (p-dichlorobenzene); 1,4-Dioxane; 2-Hexanone (MBK); 4-Ethyltoluene; 4-Methyl-2-pentanone (methyl isobutyl ketone, MIBK); Acetone; Acrolein (2-propenal); Benzene; Benzylchloride (chloromethylbenzene); Bromodichloromethane (dichlorobromomethane); Bromoform (tribromomethane); Bromomethane (methylbromide); Butanone (methyl ethyl ketone, MEK, 2-butanone); Carbon disulfide; Carbon tetrachloride (tetrachloromethane); Chlorobenzene (benzene chloride, monochlorobenzene); Chloroethane; Chloromethane; Cyclohexane; Dibromochloromethane (chlorodibromomethane); Dichlorodifluoromethane (freon-12); Ethanol; Ethylacetate; Ethylbenzene; Freons; Heptane (n-heptane); Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene (hexachlorobutadiene, HCBD); Hexane (n-hexane); Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE); Methylchloride; Methylmethacrylate; Naphthalene; Propan-2-ol (isopropyl alcohol, isopropanol, 2-propanol); Propylene (propene) oxide; Styrene (ethenyl benzene); Tetrachloroethene (perchloroethylene, perchloroethene, tetrachloroethylene); Tetrahydrofuran (THF); Toluene; Trichloroethene (trichloroethylene, TCE); Trichlorofluoromethane (freon-11, trichloromonofluoromethane); Trichloromethane (chloroform); Vinyl acetate; Vinyl chloride; cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene; cis-1,3-Dichloropropene (cis-1,3-dichloropropylene); m-Xylene; o-Xylene; p-Xylene; trans-1,2-Dichloroethene (trans-1,2-DCE, trans-1,2-dichloroethylene); trans-1,3-Dichloropropene (trans-1,3-dichloropropylene) | GC-MS | USEPA TO15 and in-house method AN449 | |
| Ground waters | Butane (n-butane); Ethane; Ethene (ethylene); Methane; Propane | GC-FID | in-house method AN459 | |
| Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | 1,1,2,2-Tetrabromoethane (acetylene tetrabromide); Hexachlorocyclopentadiene (HCCPD); Hexachloropropene; bis-(2-Chloroethoxy) methane; bis-(2-Chloroethyl) ether; bis-(2-Chloroisopropyl) ether | GC-MS | in-house method AN420 | |
| Total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) | Calculation | in-house method AN420 | ||
| 1-Chloronaphthalene; 1-Fluoronaphthalene; 1-Methylnaphthalene; 2-Chloronaphthalene; 2-Methylnaphthalene; Acenaphthene; Acenaphthylene (acenaphthalene); Anthracene; Benz(a)anthracene; Benzo(a)pyrene; Benzo(b)fluoranthene; Benzo(e)pyrene; Benzo(g,h,i)perylene; Benzo(k)fluoranthene; Chrysene; Dibenz(a,h)anthracene; Fluoranthene (benzo[j,k]fluorene); Fluorene; Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene; Naphthalene; Phenanthrene; Pyrene | GC-MS | in-house method AN420 | ||
| 1,2,3,4-Tetrachlorobenzene; 1,2,3,5-Tetrachlorobenzene; 1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene; 1,3-Dinitrobenzene (m-dinitrobenzene); 1,4-Naphthoquinone; 2,4-Dinitrotoluene (2,4-DNT); 2,6-Dinitrotoluene (2,6-DNT); 2-Nitroaniline; 5-Nitro-o-toluidine; Acetophenone; Isosafrole; Pentachlorobenzene; Phenacetin; Safrole | GC-MS | in-house method AN420 | ||
| Isophorone (isoforone, isoacetophorone) | GC-MS | in-house method AN420 | ||
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene (1,2,4-TMB, pseudo-cumene); 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene (1,3,5-TMB, mesitylene); 1-Methyl-4-isopropylbenzene (4-isopropyltoluene, p-isopropyltoluene); Benzene; Butylbenzene; Ethylbenzene; Isopropylbenzene (cumene); Styrene (ethenyl benzene); Toluene; m-Xylene; n-Propylbenzene; o-Xylene; p-Xylene; sec-Butylbenzene; tert-Butylbenzene | GC-MS - Purge and trap | in-house method AN433 | ||
| 1-Naphthylamine; 2-Acetylaminofluorene; 2-Naphthylamine; 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine; 3,3'-Dimethylbenzidine; 3-Methylcholanthrene; 4-Aminobiphenyl; 4-Bromophenylphenyl ether; 7,12-Dimethylbenz(a)anthracene; Dibenzofuran; Methylcholanthrene; n-Phenylaniline (diphenylamine) | GC-MS | in-house method AN420 | ||
| Benzene; Ethylbenzene; Toluene; Xylene | GC-MS; GC-MS - Purge and trap; Gas chromatography (GC); Gas chromatography (GC) - Purge and trap | in-house method AN433 | ||
| 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane; 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (1,1,1-TCA, methyl chloroform, chlorothene); 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane (acetylene tetrachloride); 1,1,2-Trichloroethane (1,1,2-TCA, vinyl trichloride); 1,1-Dichloroethane (1,1-DCA); 1,1-Dichloropropene; 1,2 Dibromoethane (ethylene dibromide, EDB); 1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene; 1,2,3-Trichloropropane (allyl trichloride); 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene (1,2,4-TCB); 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP); 1,2-Dichloroethane (1,2-DCA, ethylene dichloride); 1,2-Dichloropropane (propylene dichloride); 1,3,5-Trichlorobenzene; 1,3-Dichlorobenzene (m-dichlorobenzene); 1,3-Dichloropropane; 1,4-Dichlorobenzene (p-dichlorobenzene); 2,2-Dichloropropane; Allyl chloride; Bromodichloromethane (dichlorobromomethane); Bromoform (tribromomethane); Bromomethane (methylbromide); Carbon tetrachloride (tetrachloromethane); Chlorobenzene (benzene chloride, monochlorobenzene); Chloroethane; Chloromethane; Dibromochloromethane (chlorodibromomethane); Dichloromethane (DCM, methylene chloride); Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene (hexachlorobutadiene, HCBD); Hexachloroethane; Iodomethane (methyl iodine); Pentachloroethane (ethanepentachloride); Tetrachloroethene (perchloroethylene, perchloroethene, tetrachloroethylene); Trichloroethene (trichloroethylene, TCE); Trichlorofluoromethane (freon-11, trichloromonofluoromethane); Trichloromethane (chloroform); Vinyl chloride; cis-1,3-Dichloropropene (cis-1,3-dichloropropylene); cis-1,4-Dichloro-2-butene; trans-1,3-Dichloropropene (trans-1,3-dichloropropylene); trans-1,4-Dichloro-2-butene | GC-MS - Purge and trap | in-house method AN433 | ||
| 1,1-Dichloroethene (1,1-DCE, vinylidene chloride); 2-Chlorotoluene (o-chlorotoluene); 4-Chlorotoluene (p-chlorotoluene); Bromobenzene (phenylbromide); Bromochloromethane (chlorobromomethane); Butanone (methyl ethyl ketone, MEK, 2-butanone); Dibromomethane; Diethyl ether; Nitrobenzene (mononitrotoluene, MNT, methylnitrobenzene); cis-1,2-Dichloroethene; trans-1,2-Dichloroethene (trans-1,2-DCE, trans-1,2-dichloroethylene) | GC-MS - Purge and trap | in-house method AN433 | ||
| 1,2,3,4-Tetrachlorobenzene; 1,2,3,5-Tetrachlorobenzene; 1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene; 1,4-Naphthoquinone; 2-Nitroaniline; Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene (hexachlorobutadiene, HCBD); Hexachlorocyclopentadiene (HCCPD); Hexachloroethane; Nitrobenzene (mononitrotoluene, MNT, methylnitrobenzene); Pentachlorobenzene; Pentachloronitrobenzene (quintozene); Safrole | GC-MS | in-house method AN420 | ||
| BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene) | Calculation | in-house method AN433 | ||
| 2,4-Dinitrotoluene (2,4-DNT) | GC-MS - Purge and trap | in-house method AN420 | ||
| Benzo(a)pyrene; Total carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) | Calculation | NEPM schedule B1 | ||
| Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters | Formaldehyde (methanal) | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in house method AN226 | |
| Analysis for industrial chemicals | Biosolids; Bore waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Marine sediments; Saline waters; Sand; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Solid wastes; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Waste waters | 10:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (10:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorododecane sulfonic acid); 4:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (4:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid); 6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTSA); 8:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (8:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid); N-Ethyl perfluorooctane sulfanamido ethanol (EtFOSE); N-Ethyl perfluorooctane sulfonamide (EtFOSA); N-Ethyl perfluorooctane sulfonamido acetic acid (EtFOSAA); N-Methyl perfluorooctane sulfanamido ethanol (MeFOSE); N-Methyl perfluorooctane sulfonamide (MeFOSA); N-Methyl perfluorooctane sulfonamido acetic acid (MeFOSAA); Perfluoro-1-octane sulfamidoacetic acid (FOSAA); Perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS); Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA); Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (PFDS); Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA); Perfluorododecane sulfonic acid (PFDoDS); Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoDA); Perfluoroheptane sulfonic acid (PFHpS); Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA); Perfluorohexadecanoic acid (PFHxDA); Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS); Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA); Perfluorononane sulfonic acid (PFNS); Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA); Perfluorooctane sulfonamide (FOSA); Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS); Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA); Perfluoropentane sulfonic acid (PFPeS); Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA); Perfluoropropane sulfonic acid (PFPrS); Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA); Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA); Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnDA); Sum of PFAS | LC-MS-MS | in-house method AN-404 |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | 3-Nitroaniline; 4-Chloroaniline; 4-Nitroaniline; Aniline | GC-MS | in-house method AN420 | |
| Impinger solutions | Hydrogen sulfide; Nitrogen - Oxides (NOx); Sulfur dioxide | Discrete analyser (DA); Ion selective electrode (ISE) | USEPA 6, 11, 13B, 16A, 26A | |
| Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Caprolactam; Cyclohexanone; Ethylmethanesulfonate; Methyl methane sulfonate; N-Nitroso-n-butylamine; N-Nitrosodi-n-propylamine; N-Nitrosodiethylamine (N-ethyl-N-nitroso-ethanamine); N-Nitrosodimethylamine; N-Nitrosomethylethylamine; N-Nitrosomorpholine; N-Nitrosopiperidine; N-Nitrosopyrrolidine | GC-MS | in-house method AN420 | |
| 1,2-Dichlorobenzene (o-dichlorobenzene); Acetone; Acetonitrile; Carbon disulfide; Methyl acrylate (MA); Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE); Methylmethacrylate; Tetrahydrofuran (THF) | GC-MS - Purge and trap | in-house method AN433 | ||
| p-Dimethylaminoazobenzene (4-dimethylaminoazobenzene, DAB, dimethylaminoazobenzene) | GC-MS | in-house method AN420 | ||
| Analysis for microorganisms | Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Potable waters; Trade wastes | Escherichia coli; Coliforms - Thermotolerant and total | Defined substrate technology | AS 4276.21 (in-house method AN735) |
| Enterococci | Membrane filter | AS 4276.9 (in-house method AN705) | ||
| Plate count | Pour plate | AS 4276.3 (in-house method AN701) | ||
| Enterococci | Defined substrate technology | ASTM D6503 (in-house method AN750) | ||
| Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Potable waters; Waste waters | Escherichia coli; Coliforms - Thermotolerant and total | Membrane filter | AS 4276.5 (in-house method AN703) | |
| Analysis for nutrients | Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method AN292 |
| Phosphorus - Total | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method AN293 | ||
| Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Nitrogen - Nitrate | Ion chromatography (IC) | APHA section 4110 method B and in-house method AN245 | |
| Phosphorus - Ortho | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method AN278 | ||
| Nitrogen - Organic; Nitrogen - Total | Calculation | in-house method AN292 | ||
| Nitrogen - Ammonia | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method AN291 | ||
| Nitrite | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method AN277 | ||
| Sediments; Soils | Nitrogen - Nitrite | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method 277 | |
| Phosphorus - Ortho | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method 278 | ||
| Soils | Nitrogen - Nitrate | Ion chromatography (IC) | APHA section 4110 method C and in-house method AN245 | |
| Ammonia | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method AN291 | ||
| Analysis for organochlorine pesticides | Biosolids; Potable waters; Sediments; Soils | Aldrin; Dieldrin; Endosulfan I (α-endosulfan); Endosulfan II (β-endosulfan); Endosulfan sulfate; Endrin; Endrin aldehyde; Endrin ketone; Heptachlor; Heptachlor epoxide; Hexachlorobenzene (HCB); Isodrin; Methoxychlor; Mirex; cis-Chlordane (α-chlordane); o,p'-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (o,p'-DDD); o,p’-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (o,p’-DDE); o,p’-Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (o,p’-DDT); p,p’-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (p,p’-DDD); p,p’-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p,p’-DDE); p,p’-Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (p,p’-DDT); trans-Chlordane (γ-chlordane); trans-Nonachlor; α-Hexachlorocyclohexane (α-HCH); β-Hexachlorocyclohexane (β-HCH); γ-Hexachlorobenzene (γ-benzene hexachloride, γ-BHC, γ-HCB, lindane); γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH); δ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (δ-HCH) | GC-ECD | in-house method AN420 |
| Ground waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils | Aldrin; Dibromo-DDE; Dieldrin; Difluoro-DDE; Endosulfan I (α-endosulfan); Endosulfan II (β-endosulfan); Endosulfan sulfate; Endrin; Endrin aldehyde; Endrin ketone; Heptachlor; Heptachlor epoxide; Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene (hexachlorobutadiene, HCBD); Hexachlorobenzene (HCB); Isodrin; Metalochlor; Methoxychlor; Mirex; cis-Chlordane (α-chlordane); o,p'-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (o,p'-DDD); o,p’-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (o,p’-DDE); o,p’-Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (o,p’-DDT); p,p’-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (p,p’-DDD); p,p’-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p,p’-DDE); p,p’-Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (p,p’-DDT); trans-Chlordane (γ-chlordane); trans-Nonachlor; α-Hexachlorocyclohexane (α-HCH); β-Hexachlorocyclohexane (β-HCH); γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH); δ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (δ-HCH) | GC-MS | in-house method AN420 | |
| Analysis for organophosphate pesticides | Biosolids; Bore waters; Ground waters; Potable waters; Sediments; Soils; Surface waters; Waste waters | 2,2,2-Trichloro-1,1-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethanol (dicofol, kelthane); Azinphos-ethyl; Azinphos-methyl (guthion); Bromophosethyl; Carbophenothion (trithion); Chlorpyrifos ethyl (chlorpyrifos); Chlorpyrifos methyl; Coumaphos - Co-Ral; Demeton-S-methyl; Diazinon; Dichlorvos; Diethyl-2-([dimethoxyphosphorothioyl]sulfanyl)butanedioate (maldison, malathion, carbofos, mercaptothion); Dimethoate; Disulfoton; Ethion; Famphur (famophos); Fenamiphos; Fenchlorphos (ronnel); Fenitrothion; Fenthion; Methidathion; Methylparathion (parathionmethyl); Monocrotophos; Naled; O,O,O-Triethylphosphorothioate; O,O-Diethyl O-(4-nitrophenyl) phosphorothioate (parathion, ethylparathion, diethylparathion, parathion-ethyl, folidol); O,O-Diethyl S-([ethylsulfanyl]methyl) phosphorodithioate (phorate, thimet); O,S-Dimethyl phosphoramidothioate (methamidophos, metamidophos); Phosalone (zolone, fosalone); Phosdrin; Phosmet; Pirimiphos ethyl; Pirimiphos methyl; Profenofos; Prophos; Temephos (temefos, abate); cis-Chlorfenvinphos (chlorfenvinphos Z); cis-Mevinphos; trans-Chlorfenvinphos (chlorfenvinphos E); trans-Mevinphos | GC-ECD; GC-MS | in-house method AN420 |
| Analysis for petroleum hydrocarbons | Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH); Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): C10-C14; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): C15-C28; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): C29-C36; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): C6-C9 | GC-FID | in-house method AN403 |
| Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH): C6-C9 | GC-MS - Purge and trap | in-house method AN433 | ||
| Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH) - Variable fractions: C6-C40 | GC-FID; GC-MS | in-house method AN403 and AN433 | ||
| Analysis for phenols | Biosolids; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Phenols - Total | Discrete analyser (DA) | APHA 5530 method D, in-house methods 289 and 295 |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Phenols - Total | Continuous flow analyser (CFA) | in-house method 295 | |
| Ground waters; Soils; Solid wastes | 2,3,4,5-Tetrachlorophenol; 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol; 2,3,4-Trichlorophenol; 2,3,5-Trichlorophenol; 2,3,6-Trichlorophenol; 2,3-Dichlorophenol; 2,4 6-Trichlorophenol; 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol; 2,4-Dichlorophenol; 2,4-Dimethylphenol; 2,4-Dinitrophenol; 2,5-Dichlorophenol; 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; 3,4,5-Trichlorophenol; 3,4-Dichlorophenol; 3,4-Methylphenol; 3,5-Dichlorophenol; 3-Chlorophenol (m-chlorophenol); 4-Chloro-3-methylphenol; 4-Chlorophenol (p-chlorophenol); 4-Nitrophenol; Benzylalcohol; Bisphenol A (BPA); Pentachlorophenol; Phenol | GC-MS | in-house method AN420 | |
| Analysis for phthalates | Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Benzylbutyl phthalate; Dibutylphthalate (di-n-butyl phthalate, DBP); Diethylphthalate; Dimethylbenzene-1,2-dicarboxylate (dimethylphthalate); Octylphthalate; bis-(2-Ethylhexyl) adipate; bis-(2-Ethylhexyl) phthalate (diisooctyl phthalate, dioctyl phthalate, di-n-octyl phthalate) | GC-MS | in-house method AN420 |
| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Air - Ambient; Deposition gauge filters | Ash; Combustible matter; Solids - Insoluble; Solids - Total; Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Gravimetric | AS NZS 3580 10.1 and in-house methods AN 502 and 503 |
| Biosolids; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters | Oil and grease | Gravimetric | APHA section 5520 B, in-house methods AN185 and AN 186 | |
| pH | Direct reading instrument | in house method AN101 | ||
| Electrical conductivity; Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Calculation; Electrometric | APHA section 2510 and in-house method AN106 | ||
| Biosolids; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters | Fluoride; Fluoride - Soluble; Fluoride - Total | Ion selective electrode (ISE) | APHA section 4500 F C, in-house methods AN141 and AN142 | |
| Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | UV-vis spectrophotometry | APHA section 3500 Cr B, in-house methods AN075 and AN201 | ||
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters | Iron - Ferrous | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method AN271 | |
| Solids - Suspended; Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Gravimetric | APHA 2540 B C D, in-house method AN113 and AN114 | ||
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters | Silica reactive | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method AN270 | |
| Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method AN283 | ||
| Iodide | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method AN286 | ||
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters | Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | Titration | APHA section 5220 C and in-house method AN179 | |
| Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters | Sulfide; Sulfite | Iodometric | APHA section 4500 S2 F, 4500 SO3 and in house methods AN149 and AN150 | |
| Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR, sodium absorption ratio) | Calculation | in-house method AN330 | ||
| Hardness | Calculation; ICP-AES | APHA 2340 B and in house method AN124 | ||
| Alkalinity; Alkalinity - Bicarbonate; Alkalinity - Carbonate; Alkalinity - Hydroxide | Titration | APHA section 2320 and in-house method AN135 | ||
| Bromide; Chloride; Fluoride; Sulfate; Thiosulfate | Ion chromatography (IC) | APHA section 4110 B and in-house method AN245 | ||
| Turbidity | Nephelometry; Turbidometry | APHA section 2130 B and in-house method AN119 | ||
| Carbon - Total organic (TOC); Organic carbon - Dissolved non-purgeable | Autoanalyser (AA); Combustion; Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) | in-house method AN190 | ||
| Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser | APHA section 4500 O and in-house method AN176 | ||
| Acidity | Titration | in-house method AN140 | ||
| Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser | APHA section 5210 B and in-house method AN183 | ||
| Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Steam-raising waters | Methyl blue active substances (MBAS) | UV-vis spectrophotometry | APHA section 5540 C and in house method AN192 | |
| Colour | Discrete analyser (DA); UV-vis spectrophotometry | APHA section 2120 C and in-house method AN285 | ||
| Chlorine - Free; Chlorine - Total | Iodometric titration | APHA section 4500 Cl F and in-house method AN164 | ||
| Sediments; Soils | Field pH (pHF); Field pH peroxide (pHFOX) | Direct reading instrument | in-house method AN104 and sections 23Af and 23Bf of acid sulfate soils laboratory methods guidelines | |
| Cation exchange capacity (CEC) | ICP-AES | in-house methods AN122 and AN320 | ||
| Soils | Sample preparation - Non-volatile components; Sample preparation - Semi-volatile components; Sample preparation - Volatile components | Leachate procedures; Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) | AS 4439.2 (1997) and in-house methods AN006; AN007 | |
| Moisture | Gravimetric | in-house method AN002 | ||
| Analysis for polyhalogenated biphenyls | Biosolids | Aroclor 1016; Aroclor 1221; Aroclor 1232; Aroclor 1242; Aroclor 1248; Aroclor 1254; Aroclor 1260; Aroclor 1262; Aroclor 1268 | GC-ECD | in-house method AN420 |
| Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Aroclor 1016; Aroclor 1221; Aroclor 1232; Aroclor 1242; Aroclor 1248; Aroclor 1254; Aroclor 1260; Aroclor 1262; Aroclor 1268; Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) - Total; Polyhalogenated biphenyl congeners - 1, 5, 8, 18, 28, 29, 44, 47, 52, 66, 77, 81, 98, 101, 105, 114, 118, 123, 126, 138, 153, 154, 156, 157, 167, 169, 170, 171, 180, 187, 189, 195, 200, 201, 206, 209; Polyhalogenated biphenyl congeners - 28, 52, 101, 118, 138, 153, 180 | GC-ECD; GC-MS | in-house method AN420 | |
| Analysis for pyrethroid and pyrethrum pesticides | Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils | Bifenthrin; Cyfluthrin ([(R)-cyano-[4-fluoro-3-(phenoxy)phenyl]methyl] (1R,3R)-3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane-1-carboxylate); Cypermethrin; Deltamethrin; Esfenvalerate; Permethrin; cis-Permethrin; trans-Permethrin | GC-MS | in-house method AN420 |
| Fenvalerate | GC-MS | in-house method AN420 | ||
| Analysis for synthetic pesticides | Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils | Synthetic pyrethroids | GC-MS | in-house method AN420 |
| Atmospheric pollution monitoring | Emissions - Industrial | 4-Methyl-2-pentanone (methyl isobutyl ketone, MIBK) | GC-MS | in-house method AN433 |
| Counting of asbestos, mineral fibres (including synthetic) and organic fibres | Air | Volume measurement | Sampling flow rate and duration measurement | National Occupational Health and Safety Guidance Note on the Membrane Filter Method for Estimating Airborne Asbestos Fibres NOHSC:3003 and in-house method AN601 |
| Membrane filters | Respirable asbestos fibres | Phase contrast microscopy | National Occupational Health and Safety Guidance Note on the Membrane Filter Method for Estimating Airborne Asbestos Fibres NOHSC:3003 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) | AS4964 (2004) and in-house method AN602 |
| Sample collection | Trade wastes | Not applicable | Composite; Grab | Work instruction WI 008 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis of lubricants, oils and related products | Electrical insulating oils and compounds; Lubricating oils; Transformer and other oils; Waste oils | Aroclor 1016; Aroclor 1221; Aroclor 1232; Aroclor 1242; Aroclor 1248; Aroclor 1254; Aroclor 1260; Aroclor 1262; Aroclor 1268 | Gas chromatography (GC) | EPA Victoria Method 6013 and in-house method AN447 | |
| Chemical analysis of polymers and related materials | Paints and related coating materials | Lead | ICP-AES | in-house methods AN065 and AN320 |
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