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 |
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| 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 |
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| Nitrogen - Total | Calculation |
In-house WK062 |
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| Phosphorus - Ortho; Phosphorus - Reactive; Phosphorus - Total | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
WK067SP and WK071SP |
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| Nitrogen - Ammonia | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
In-house WK055A |
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| 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 |
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| Nitrogen - Organic | Ion selective electrode (ISE) |
In-house EK060 |
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| Bromide; Chlorate; Chloride; Fluoride; Nitrate; Nitrite; Phosphate; Sulfate | Ion chromatography (IC) |
In-house WD013GE |
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| 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 |
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| Solids - Settleable | Volumetric |
APHA 2540F |
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| Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Titration | in-house method WP025 | ||
| Fluoride | Ion selective electrode (ISE) |
In-house WK040LL |
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| pH | Electrometric |
in-house method WA005 |
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| Alkalinity | Titration | in-house WD037 | ||
| Salinity; Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Calculation; Gravimetric |
In-house WA015 & WA016 (calculated) |
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| Sulfide | Visual comparison |
In-house method WK085VIS |
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| Colour | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
In-house EA040U & EA041U |
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| Conductivity | Electrometric |
In-house WA010 |
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| Hardness | Calculation |
In-house EA063-069 |
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| Anaerobic inhibition | Direct reading instrument |
In-house WA054 |
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| Solids - Total suspended | Gravimetric |
In-house WA025 |
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| Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser |
In-house WP030 |
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| Solids - Total | Gravimetric | in-house method WA030 | ||
| Oil and grease | Gravimetric |
In-house WP020GE |
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| Solids - Fixed; Solids - Volatile | Gravimetric |
in-house method WA015A,B |
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| Turbidity | Nephelometry |
in-house method WA045-3 |
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| Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser |
in-house method WP025A |
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| Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR, sodium absorption ratio) | Calculation |
In-house WA006 |
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| Chlorine | Titration | In-house WK010 | ||
| Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters | Appearance | Visual examination |
APHA 2110 |
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| Ultraviolet absorbance; Ultraviolet transmittance | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
In-house EA043 & EA044 |
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| Sewage; Trade wastes | Surfactants - Non-ionic | Titration |
In-house WP041R |
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| 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 |
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| Potable waters | Not applicable | Grab | in-house EN67.5 and EN67.3 | |
| Saline waters | Not applicable | Grab |
In-house EN67.9 |
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| Sewage | Not applicable | Grab |
In-house EN67.1 & EN67.10 |
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| 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
10 Dec 2023
