National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
ALS Water and Hydrographics P/L
Site
Geelong Chemistry Laboratory
Accreditation No.
992
Site No.
1336
Date of Accreditation
19 Sep 1978
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for nutrients | Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Nitrogen - Ammonia | Ion selective electrode (ISE) | In-house WK055ISE |
| Nitrate; Nitrite; Nitrogen - Total oxidised | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | In-house method EK058A, WK057A, EK059A | ||
| Nitrogen - Total | Calculation | In-house WK062 | ||
| Phosphorus - Ortho; Phosphorus - Reactive; Phosphorus - Total | UV-vis spectrophotometry | WK067SP and WK071SP | ||
| Nitrogen - Ammonia | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | In-house WK055A | ||
| Nitrogen - Ammonia; Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN); Phosphorus - Ortho; Phosphorus - Total | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | In-house WK061A LL | ||
| Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) | Ion selective electrode (ISE) | In-house WK061ISE | ||
| Nitrogen - Organic | Ion selective electrode (ISE) | In-house EK060 | ||
| Bromide; Chlorate; Chloride; Fluoride; Nitrate; Nitrite; Phosphate; Sulfate | Ion chromatography (IC) | In-house WD013GE | ||
| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Silica reactive | UV-vis spectrophotometry | In-house WD040UV |
| Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | UV-vis spectrophotometry | In-house WP026 | ||
| Solids - Settleable | Volumetric | APHA 2540F | ||
| Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Titration | in-house method WP025 | ||
| Fluoride | Ion selective electrode (ISE) | In-house WK040LL | ||
| pH | Electrometric | in-house method WA005 | ||
| Alkalinity | Titration | in-house WD037 | ||
| Salinity; Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Calculation; Gravimetric | In-house WA015 & WA016 (calculated) | ||
| Sulfide | Visual comparison | In-house method WK085VIS | ||
| Colour | UV-vis spectrophotometry | In-house EA040U & EA041U | ||
| Conductivity | Electrometric | In-house WA010 | ||
| Hardness | Calculation | In-house EA063-069 | ||
| Anaerobic inhibition | Direct reading instrument | In-house WA054 | ||
| Solids - Total suspended | Gravimetric | In-house WA025 | ||
| Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser | In-house WP030 | ||
| Solids - Total | Gravimetric | in-house method WA030 | ||
| Oil and grease | Gravimetric | In-house WP020GE | ||
| Solids - Fixed; Solids - Volatile | Gravimetric | in-house method WA015A,B | ||
| Turbidity | Nephelometry | in-house method WA045-3 | ||
| Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser | in-house method WP025A | ||
| Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR, sodium absorption ratio) | Calculation | In-house WA006 | ||
| Chlorine | Titration | In-house WK010 | ||
| Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters | Appearance | Visual examination | APHA 2110 | |
| Ultraviolet absorbance; Ultraviolet transmittance | UV-vis spectrophotometry | In-house EA043 & EA044 | ||
| Sewage; Trade wastes | Surfactants - Non-ionic | Titration | In-house WP041R | |
| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristicsField analysis | Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Chlorine; Conductivity; Dissolved oxygen (DO); Temperature; Turbidity; pH | Direct reading instrument | In-house EN067.2 |
| Analysis for phytopigments | Fresh waters | Chlorophyll a, b, c; Phaeophytin-a | Spectrophotometry | In-house method BM016 |
| Sample collection | Industrial and steam-raising waters | Not applicable | Grab | In-house EN67.4, EN67.6, EN67.7, & EN67.10 |
| Irrigation and stock waters | Not applicable | Grab | In-house EN67.4 & EN67.6 | |
| Potable waters | Not applicable | Grab | in-house EN67.5 and EN67.3 | |
| Saline waters | Not applicable | Grab | In-house EN67.9 | |
| Sewage | Not applicable | Grab | In-house EN67.1 & EN67.10 | |
| Trade wastes | Not applicable | Grab | In-house EN67.1, EN67.6 & EN67.10. |
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Accreditation No.
992
Site No.
1336
Print date
21 Nov 2025