National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Queensland Health - Forensic and Scientific Services
Site
Forensic and Scientific Services
Accreditation No.
41
Site No.
34
Date of Accreditation
26 Jun 1951
Contact
Ms Tanya Kennedy P: +61 (07) 30962608
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
Forensic and Scientific Services
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Agribusiness
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis of physical and nutritional characteristics | Dipping solutions | Dimethoate | HPLC | in house 16299 |
| Measurement of ionising radiation | Unprocessed agricultural products | Gamma radiation | High resolution gamma spectrometry | in house 25279 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for carbamate pesticides | Bore waters; Potable waters; Recycled waters; Surface waters | (2-Dimethylamino-5,6-dimethylpyrimidin-4-yl) N,N-dimethylcarbamate (pirimicarb); 3-Hydroxycarbofuran (thiobencarb, S-[(4-chlorophenyl)methyl]-N,N-diethylcarbamothioate); Aldicarb; Aldicarb sulfone; Aldicarb sulfoxide; Bendiocarb; Carbaryl; Carbofuran; Methiocarb; Methomyl; Oxamyl (thioxamyl); Promecarb; Propoxur; Thiodicarb | LC-MS-MS | In house method 32701 |
| Analysis for cyanide | Bore waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Leachates; Liquid wastes; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes; Waste waters | Cyanide - Total | Colourimetry | in house 29936 |
| Analysis for elements | Bore waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Recycled waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Sludges; Soils; Solid wastes; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Lithium; Magnesium; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Phosphorus; Potassium; Selenium; Silica; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Tin; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES | in house 18196 |
| Bore waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Recycled waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Sludges; Soils; Solid wastes; Steam-raising waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Lithium; Magnesium; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Potassium; Selenium; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Thallium; Thorium; Tin; Titanium; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-MS | in house 27441 | |
| Bore waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Recycled waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Aluminium; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Manganese; Nickel; Zinc | ICP-MS | In-house method 27441 and 32425 | |
| Ground waters; Surface waters | Hydrogen isotopic composition (δ2H); Oxygen isotopic composition (δ18O) | Isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) | In house method 31581 | |
| Marine waters; Saline waters | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Silver; Thallium; Thorium; Tin; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-MS | In-house method 35180 | |
| Swabs | Aluminium; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Lithium; Manganese; Mercury; Nickel; Strontium; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-MS-MS; ICP-OES | In house method 36190 | |
| Analysis for fungicides | Potable waters | Dithiocarbamates | LC-MS-MS | In house 31349 |
| Analysis for herbicides | Bore waters; Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Surface waters; Waste waters | (R)-2-(2,4-Dichlorophenoxy)propanoic acid (dichlorprop, 2,4-DP); 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T); 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D); 4-(2,4-Dichlorophenoxy)butanoic acid (2,4-DB, [2,4-dichlorophenoxy]butyric acid); Phenoxy acid herbicides | LC-MS | in house 16631 and 15506 |
| Bore waters; Potable waters; Recycled waters; Surface waters | Aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA); Glyphosate (n-[phosphonomethyl]glycine) | LC-MS-MS | In house method 15506 and 33917 | |
| Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Surface waters; Waste waters | 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); 4-(4-Chloro-2-methylphenoxy)butanoic acid (2,4-MCPB, MCPB, 4-[4-chloro-o-tolyloxyl]butyric acid); Acifluorfen; Ametryne (ametryn); Atrazine; Bromacil; Clethodim; Cyanazine; Diuron; Fluometuron; Fluroxypyr; Haloxyfop; Hexazinone; Imazapic; Imazapyr; Imazethapyr; Imidacloprid; Mesosulfuron-methyl; Metalochlor; Methylchlorophenoxypropionic acid (RS-2-[4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy]propanoic acid, MCPP, mecoprop); Metribuzin; Metsulfuron methyl; Prometryn; Propachlor; Propazine; Sethoxydim; Simazine; Sulfosulfuron; Terbuthylazine; Terbutryn; Triclopyr (3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinyloxyacetic acid) | LC-MS-MS | in house 29937 and 33963 in house 34620 and 34622 | |
| Clopyralid; Oryzalin; Prodiamine; Propyzamide (pronamide, 3,5-dichloro-N-[1,1-dimethylpropynyl]benzamide, KERB); Triazine herbicides | LC-HRMS | In house 33963 | ||
| Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Surface waters; Waste waters | Endothal | GC-MS | In house 34620 | |
| Ground waters; Potable waters; Surface waters; Waste waters | Glyphosate (n-[phosphonomethyl]glycine) | LC-MS-MS | in house 15506 and 33917 | |
| Plant material | Herbicides | LC-MS | in house 32457 | |
| Sediments; Soils | Herbicides | LC-MS-MS | in house 32456 | |
| Analysis for hydrocarbons | Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Liquid wastes; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Hydrocarbons | Gas chromatography (GC) | in house 16308 |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Liquid wastes; Potable waters; Trade wastes | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) | GC-MS | in house 16647 and 15640 | |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Trade wastes | Bromodichloromethane (dichlorobromomethane); Bromoform (tribromomethane); Dibromochloromethane (chlorodibromomethane); Trichloromethane (chloroform) | GC-MS | in house 28017 | |
| Haloacetic acids (HAA) | LC-MS-MS | in house method 16307 and 15506 | ||
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) | GC-MS | in house 16315 and 15601 | |
| Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) | GC-MS | in house 33179 | ||
| Sediments; Soils | Hydrocarbons | GC-MS; Gas chromatography (GC) | in house 15603 and 33968 | |
| Soils | Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) | GC-MS | in house 33496 | |
| Analysis for industrial chemicals | Bore waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | 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); Perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS); Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA); Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (PFDS); Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA); Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoDA); Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA); Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS); Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA); Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA); Perfluorooctane sulfonamide (FOSA); Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS); Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA); Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA); Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA); Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA); Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnDA) | LC-MS | in-house method 32403 |
| Industrial waters - Treated; Potable waters; Trade wastes | N-Nitroso-n-butylamine; N-Nitrosodi-n-propylamine; N-Nitrosodiethylamine (N-ethyl-N-nitroso-ethanamine); N-Nitrosodimethylamine; N-Nitrosodiphenylamine (NDPhenylA); N-Nitrosomorpholine; N-Nitrosopiperidine; N-Nitrosopyrrolidine | GC-MS | in house 26555 | |
| Soils | 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); Perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS); Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA); Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (PFDS); Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA); Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoDA); Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA); Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS); Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA); Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA); Perfluorooctane sulfonamide (FOSA); Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS); Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA); Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA); Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA); Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA); Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnDA) | LC-MS | in-house method 33946 | |
| Vegetables | Perfluorinated compounds (PFC); Perfluoro-4-ethylcyclohexane sulfonate potassium (PFECHS); Perfluoro-n-octadecanoic acid (PFODA); Perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCA); Perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (PFSA); 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); Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA); Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA); Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnDA); Sum of PFAS | LC-HRMS | In house method 34909 | |
| Analysis for nutrients | Bore waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Recycled waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes; Treated effluent | Nitrogen - Ammonia; Nitrogen - Nitrate; Nitrogen - Nitrite; Nitrogen - Total; Phosphorus - Reactive; Phosphorus - Total | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in house 13796; 13798; 13799; 13800; 13802 |
| Analysis for organic vapours | Air | Ethylene oxide | GC-MS | In house method 36573 |
| Air - Ambient; Air - Confined spaces; Air - Indoor; Air - Mines; Vapours | Acetaldehyde (ethanal); Acetone; Acrolein (2-propenal); Benzaldehyde (phenylmethanal); Butanone (methyl ethyl ketone, MEK, 2-butanone); Butyraldehyde (butanal); Crotonaldehyde; Formaldehyde (methanal); Hexanal (hexaldehyde); Methacrolein; Pentanal (valeraldehyde); Propionaldehyde (propanal); Tolualdehyde | HPLC | USEPA TO-11A and in house 21664 | |
| Analysis for organochlorine pesticides | Bore waters; Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Surface waters; Waste waters | Organochlorine pesticides | GC-MS-MS | in house 16315 and 35794 |
| 2,4,5,6-Tetrachlorobenzene-1,3-dicarbonitrile (chlorothalonil) | LC-MS-MS | in house 31437 | ||
| Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Surface waters; Waste waters | 2,4,5,6-Tetrachlorobenzene-1,3-dicarbonitrile (chlorothalonil) | GC-MS | In house 34620 | |
| Sediments; Soils | Organochlorine pesticides | GC-MS | in house 16313 and 15601 | |
| Analysis for organometals | Ground waters; Potable waters; Sewage | Arsenate; Arsenite; Arsenobetaine (AB); Dimethylarsenic acid; Monomethylarsonic acid | HPLC-ICP-MS | in-house method 31879 (27644) |
| Ethylmercury; Mercury - Inorganic; Methylmercury | HPLC-ICP-MS | in-house method 30864 | ||
| Analysis for organophosphate pesticides | Bore waters; Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage and trade wastes; Surface waters; Waste waters | Organophosphate pesticides | GC-MS; LC-MS | in house 15506, 15601 and 16315 |
| Aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) | LC-MS-MS | in house 15506 and 33917 | ||
| Sediments; Soils | Organophosphate pesticides | GC-MS | in house 16313 and 15601 | |
| Analysis for phenols | Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Liquid wastes; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters; 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; 4-Chloro-3-methylphenol; 4-Chlorophenol (p-chlorophenol); 4-Methylphenol (4-cresol, p-cresol); 4-Nitrophenol; Pentachlorophenol; Phenol | GC-MS | in house 16647 and 15639 |
| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Bore waters; Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Marine waters; Potable waters; Purified and processed waters; Recycled waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Oil and grease | Gravimetric | in house 16308 |
| Bore waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Recycled waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Alkalinity | Electrochemical | in house 18320 | |
| Alkalinity - Residual; Bicarbonate; Carbonate; Figure of merit; Hardness - Temporary; Hardness - Total; Hydroxide; Ions - Total dissolved; Langelier saturation index; Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR, sodium absorption ratio); Solids - Total dissolved (TDS); pH - Saturation value | Calculation | in house 18209 | ||
| Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser | in house 33975 | ||
| pH | Electrochemical | in house 18320 | ||
| Conductivity | Electrochemical | in house 18320 | ||
| Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Gravimetric | in house 18215 | ||
| Turbidity | Nephelometry | in house 18212 | ||
| Solids - Suspended | Gravimetric | in house 18211 | ||
| Colour | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in house 18206 | ||
| Chloride; Fluoride; Nitrate; Sulfate | Ion chromatography (IC) | in house 18204 | ||
| Bore waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Recycled waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes; Treated effluent | Carbon - Total organic (TOC) | High temperature oxidation | in house 16628 | |
| Bore waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Recycled waters; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes; Waste waters | Bromate; Bromide; Chlorate; Chlorite; Fluoride; Iodide; Nitrite; Perchlorate; Phosphate; Thiosulfate | Ion chromatography (IC) | in house 18328 | |
| Bore waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Surface waters; Treated effluent | Chloride; Fluoride; Nitrate; Sulfate | Ion chromatography (IC) | In house method 35047 | |
| Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Potable waters; Recycled waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters | Chloramines; Chlorine - Free; Chlorine - Total | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in house 18202 | |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Recycled waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) | HPLC | in house 26575 | |
| Minerals; Ores; Sediments; Silicate materials; Sludges; Soils | Moisture | Gravimetric | In house method 18300 | |
| Analysis for polyhalogenated biphenyls | Sediments; Soils | Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) | GC-MS | in house 35886 |
| Analysis for pyrethroid and pyrethrum pesticides | Bore waters; Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Surface waters; Waste waters | Synthetic pyrethroids | GC-MS | in house 16315, 15601 and 15506 |
| Sediments; Soils | Synthetic pyrethroids | GC-MS | in house 16313 and 15601 | |
| Analysis for synthetic pesticides | Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Surface waters; Waste waters | Insecticides | LC-HRMS | In house 34622 |
| Analysis of extractable elements | Soils | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Lithium; Magnesium; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Phosphorus; Potassium; Selenium; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Thallium; Thorium; Tin; Titanium; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES; ICP-MS | In house 34534, 18196 |
| Analysis of pharmaceutical residues and contaminants | Bore waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes; Waste waters | Atenolol; Atorvastatin; Caffeine; Carbamazepine; Chloramphenicol; Diazepam; Diclofenac; Erythromycin; Fluoxetine; Gemifibrozil; Ibuprofen; Ifosfamide; Indomethacin; Lincomycin; Metoprolol; Paracetamol (acetaminophen); Sulfamethoxazole; Triclosan (5-chloro-2-[2,4-dichlorophenoxy]phenol); Trimethoprim; Tylosin | LC-MS-MS | In house 27701 |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Paraxanthine | LC-MS-MS | in house 31439 | |
| 17α-Ethynylestradiol; 17α-Oestradiol; 17β-Oestradiol; 4-tert-Octylphenol; Androstenedione; Androsterone; Bisphenol A (BPA); Cholesterol; Cumylphenol; Dihydrotestosterone; Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDC); Equilenin; Equilin; Etiocholanolone; Mestranol; Nonylphenol; Norethindrone; Norgestrel; Oestriol; Oestrone; Progesterone; Testosterone; Trenbolone | GC-MS | in house 25391 and 33961 | ||
| Analysis of the workplace environment and hazards for metals and metal compounds | Dust; Filters; Particulate matter | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Lithium; Magnesium; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Phosphorus; Potassium; Selenium; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Thallium; Thorium; Tin; Titanium; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES | In house method 32799 |
| Analysis of the workplace environment in confined spaces | Air - Confined spaces; Air - Indoor; Air - Mines; Organic vapours | Heptane (n-heptane); Hexane (n-hexane); Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) | GC-MS | USEPA TO14A, TO15, TO17 |
| Benzene; Ethylbenzene; Toluene; Xylene | Gas chromatography (GC) | in house 34022 | ||
| Air - Confined spaces; Air - Indoor; Organic vapours | Volume measurement | Classical | Calibration of air sampling pumps by in house 13027 | |
| Measurement of ionising radiation | Bore waters; Drain waters; Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Liquid wastes; Marine waters; Purified and processed waters; Recycled waters; Saline waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes; Waste waters | Alpha activity - Gross; Beta-activity - Gross | Liquid scintillation counter | in house 18850 |
| Radium 226; Radium 228 | Liquid scintillation counter | in house 25272 | ||
| Bore waters; Drain waters; Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Liquid wastes; Marine waters; Purified and processed waters; Recycled waters; Sediments; Sludges; Soils; Surface waters; Trade wastes; Vegetation; Waste tip run-off; Waste waters | Gamma radiation | High resolution gamma spectrometry | in house 25279 | |
| Sample collection | Air - Confined spaces | Not applicable | Sampling for Volatile organic compounds (VOC): USEPA method TO-11A, TO-14A, TO-15 and TO-17 Sampling using ATD and canister for Volatile organic compounds (VOC): In-house methods 13010, 13016 | |
| Bore waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial and steam-raising waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Metals; Recycled waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Not applicable | Diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) | In house method 32425 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Food and Beverage
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for antioxidants, colourants, preservatives, other additives | Alcoholic beverages; Carbonated drinks and cordials; Cereal products; Dairy products; Fruit and fruit products; Meat and meat products; Sugar and sugar products; Vegetables and vegetable products | Benzoic acid; Sorbic acid | HPLC | in house 33722 |
| Alcoholic beverages; Cereal products; Cured meats; Fruit and fruit products; Juices; Meat and meat products; Vegetables and vegetable products | Sulfur dioxide | Titration | in house 12642 | |
| Bread; Cereal products; Cured meats; Fruit and fruit products; Meat and meat products; Sugar and sugar products; Vegetables and vegetable products | Propionic acid | Gas chromatography (GC) | in house 12636 | |
| Analysis for elements | Alcoholic beverages; Canned fruit; Cereal products; Cocoa and cocoa products; Confectionery; Crustaceans; Dairy products; Edible oils; Eggs and egg products; Fish; Fruit juice concentrates; Fruit juices; Fruit products; Grain products; Grains; Herbs; Jams; Margarine; Meat and meat products; Molluscs (including shell); Nuts and nut products; Preserved fruit; Spices; Sugar and sugar products; Vegetables and vegetable products | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iodine; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Phosphorus; Potassium; Selenium; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Tin; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES; ICP-MS | in house 12659, 24485 and 28218 |
| Cereal products; Cocoa and cocoa products; Coffee; Cordials; Herbs; Meat and meat products; Soft drinks; Spices; Sugar and sugar products; Tea | Sodium | Flame photometry | in house 32907 | |
| Honey; Sugar and sugar products | 13C/12C Stable isotope ratios | Continuous flow - Isotope ratio mass spectrometry (CF-IRMS) | In house 31634 and 31635 | |
| Analysis for residues and contaminants - Hydrocarbons, phthalates, industrial chemicals | Seafood | 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); Perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS); Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA); Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (PFDS); Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA); Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoDA); Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA); Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS); Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA); Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA); Perfluorooctane sulfonamide (FOSA); Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS); Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA); Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA); Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA); Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA); Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnDA) | LC-MS | In house 34305 |
| Analysis of pesticide residues and contaminants | Eggs and egg products | Herbicides; Organochlorine pesticides; Organophosphate pesticides | GC-MS-MS; LC-MS-MS | In house method 35049 |
| Fish; Seafood; Shellfish | Organochlorine pesticides; Organophosphate pesticides; Synthetic pyrethroids | GC-MS; Gas chromatography (GC) | in house 15601 and 22276 | |
| Arsenate; Arsenite; Arsenobetaine (AB); Dimethylarsenate (DMA); Monomethyl arsenate (MA) | HPLC-ICP-MS | in house 27644 | ||
| Ethylmercury; Mercury - Inorganic; Methylmercury | HPLC-ICP-MS | in house 30864 | ||
| Fruits; Vegetables | Carbamates; Fungicides; Organochlorine pesticides; Organophosphate pesticides; Synthetic pyrethroids | QuEChERS | in house 15506, 15601 and 16655 | |
| Analysis of physical and nutritional characteristics | Alcoholic beverages; Beer; Brewed tea; Carbonated alcoholic beverages; Cider; Fermented drinks; Fortifieds; Kombucha; Sparkling wine; Spirits; Wine | Alcohol; Ethanol | Gas chromatography (GC) | in house 12669 |
| Alcoholic beverages; Cereal products; Flours; Frozen vegetables; Soda drinks; Soft drinks; Sugar products; Vegetable juices | Sugar | HPLC | in house 12677 | |
| Canned fruit; Cereal products; Cocoa and cocoa products; Conserves; Cooked meats; Crustacean products; Cured meats; Dairy products; Dried fruit; Fats and fat products; Fish products; Fresh crustaceans; Fresh fish; Fresh fruit; Fresh meat; Fresh molluscs; Fresh vegetables; Frozen crustaceans; Frozen fish; Frozen molluscs; Frozen vegetables; Fruit and fruit products; Fruit juices; Fruit powders; Herbs; Jams; Meat and meat products; Mollusc products; Oils; Preserved fruit; Processed meats; Pureed fruit; Salad mixes; Spices; Sugar products; Tea; Vegetable juices; Vegetable products | Moisture | Gravimetric | in house 34108 | |
| Canned fruit; Cereal products; Cocoa and cocoa products; Cured fish; Cured meats; Dairy products; Dried fruit; Fish products; Fresh crustaceans; Fresh fish; Fresh fruit; Fresh meat; Fresh vegetables; Frozen crustaceans; Frozen fish; Frozen molluscs; Frozen vegetables; Fruit and fruit products; Fruit juices; Fruit powders; Herbs; Jams; Meat and meat products; Preserved fruit; Processed meats; Pureed fruit; Spices; Sugar products; Tea; Vegetable juices; Vegetable products | Ash | Gravimetric | in house 34110 | |
| Cereal products; Cooked meats; Cured fish; Cured meats; Dairy products; Fish products; Flours; Fresh crustaceans; Fresh fish; Fresh meat; Fresh molluscs; Frozen crustaceans; Frozen fish; Frozen molluscs; Meat and meat products; Processed meats; Sugar products | Protein | Elemental analysis | in house 33918 | |
| Cereal products; Dairy products; Fruit and fruit products; Vegetables | Fat | Mojonnier | In house 34581 | |
| Cereal products; Fats and fat products; Flours; Oils | Free fatty acids | Titration | in house 12681 | |
| Peroxide value | Titration | in house 12683 | ||
| Crustacean products; Cured fish; Dairy products; Fats and fat products; Fish products; Fresh crustaceans; Fresh fish; Fresh molluscs; Frozen crustaceans; Frozen fish; Frozen molluscs; Meat and meat products; Mollusc products; Oils | Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) | Gas chromatography (GC) | in house 12634 | |
| Crustacean products; Fish products; Fresh fish; Meat and meat products; Mollusc products | Nitrogen - Total volatile | Distillation | In house method 12682 | |
| Dairy products | Sugar | HPLC | In house method 12677 | |
| Fish products; Fresh fish; Meat and meat products | Fat | Soxhlet | In house method 26960 | |
| Measurement of ionising radiation | Foods | Gamma radiation | High resolution gamma spectrometry | in house 25279 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Healthcare, Pharmaceutical and Media Products
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for elements | Dialysis waters | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Lithium; Magnesium; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Phosphorus; Potassium; Selenium; Silica; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Thallium; Thorium; Tin; Titanium; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-MS | In house method 18195 In house method 18196 In house method 27441 |
| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Dialysis waters | Alkalinity; Carbon - Total organic (TOC); Chloramines; Chloride; Chlorine - Free; Chlorine - Total; Colour; Conductivity; Fluoride; Nitrate; Solids - Suspended; Solids - Total dissolved (TDS); Sulfate; Turbidity; pH | Electrochemical; Gravimetric; Ion chromatography (IC); Nephelometry; UV-vis spectrophotometry | In house method 16628 In house method 18202 In house method 18204 In house method 18206 In house method 18209 In house method 18211 In house method 18212 In house method 18215 In house method 18320 In house method 18328 In house method 35047 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Human Testing for Workplace and/or Community Screening
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monitoring for heavy metals, organometals and trace elements | Blood | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Bismuth; Bromine; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iodine; Lead; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Silver; Thallium; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-MS | in house 18323 |
| Serum | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Lead; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Silver; Thallium; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-MS | in house 18323 | |
| Urine | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Bismuth; Bromine; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iodine; Lead; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Silver; Thallium; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-MS | in house 18323 | |
| Arsenate; Arsenite; Arsenobetaine (AB); Dimethylarsenate (DMA); Monomethylarsonic acid | LC-ICP-MS | in house 31879 | ||
| Ethylmercury; Mercury - Inorganic; Methylmercury | LC-ICP-MS | in house 30864 | ||
| Monitoring for pesticides | Blood | Organochlorides: Dieldrin, DDT - Total, DDD, DDE, DDT, hexachlorobenzene, heptachlorepoxide; Synthetic pyrethroids | GC-MS | in house 16296 and 33961 |
| Urine | Phenoxy herbicides | LC-MS-MS | in house 29922 | |
| Monitoring for residues, hydrocarbons and other contaminants of the environment (excluding pesticides) | Blood | Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) - 1016, 1221, 1232, 1242, 1248, 1254, 1260, 1262, 5462 | GC-MS-MS | in house 16296 and 33961 |
| Blood; Serum | 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 sulfonate (6:2 FTS); 8:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (8:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid); Perfluorobutane sulfonate (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); Perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS); Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA); Perfluorononane sulfonic acid (PFNS); Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA); Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS); Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA); Perfluoropentane sulfonic acid (PFPeS); Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA); Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA); Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA); Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnDA) | LC-MS-MS | in-house method 33966; NPAAC requirements for the development and use of in-house IVDs |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Manufactured Goods
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of tobacco and tobacco products | Disposable E-cigarettes; Disposable vapes; E-cigarette cartridges; Vaping liquids | Nicotine | GC-MS; GC-NPD | In-house method 34310 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis of ores and minerals | Metallurgical samples; Silicate materials | Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis | in house 18230 | |
| Chemical analysis of polymers and related materials | Paints and related coating materials | Lead | ICP-AES | in house 12885 |
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Accreditation No.
41
Site No.
34
Print date
23 Nov 2024
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