National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
ALS Water and Hydrographics P/L
Site
Hume Chemistry Laboratory
Accreditation No.
992
Site No.
1524
Date of Accreditation
29 May 1981
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for elements | Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Lead; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Silver; Thallium; Thorium; Tin; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-MS | in-house method EG020CA |
| Silica | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method ED040CA | ||
| Aluminium; Boron; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Magnesium; Manganese; Nickel; Potassium; Silicon; Sodium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES | in-house method EG005CA | ||
| Sediments; Soils | Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Lead; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Silver; Tin; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-MS | in-house method EG020CA | |
| Analysis for nutrients | Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Phosphorus - Ortho; Phosphorus - Total | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | In-house method EK0067CA, EK071CA |
| Nitrogen - Organic | Calculation | In-house method EK060A | ||
| Nitrogen - Nitrate; Nitrogen - Nitrite | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | In-house method EK058CA, EK059CA | ||
| Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) | Calculation | In-house method EK061 | ||
| Nitrogen - Ammonia | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | In-house method EK055CA | ||
| Nitrogen - Total | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | In-house method EK062CA | ||
| Saline waters | Nitrogen - Nitrate; Nitrogen - Nitrite | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | In-house method EK058CA, EK059CA | |
| Phosphorus - Total | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | In-house method EK0067CA | ||
| Nitrogen - Total | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | In-house method EK062CA | ||
| Nitrogen - Ammonia | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | In-house method EK055CA | ||
| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Air - Ambient | Ash; Combustible matter; Solids - Insoluble; Solids - Soluble; Solids - Total | Gravimetric | in-house method EA120CA, 125CA, 139CA, 141CA, 142CA |
| Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Colour | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | In-house method EA041 | |
| Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser | in-house method WP030 | ||
| Turbidity | Turbidometry | in-house method WA045-3 | ||
| Solids - Suspended; Solids - Total; Solids - Total dissolved (TDS); Solids - Volatile | Gravimetric | In-house method EA015CA, EA025CA, EA0030CA, EA035CA | ||
| Bromide; Chloride; Fluoride; Nitrogen - Nitrate; Nitrogen - Nitrite; Phosphate; Sulfate | Ion chromatography (IC) | In-house method ED009CA | ||
| Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method WP026 | ||
| Conductivity | Electrometric | In-house method EA010CA | ||
| Organic carbon - Dissolved non-purgeable | Infrared (IR) | In-house method EP002CA | ||
| Sulfide | UV-vis spectrophotometry | In-house method EK085CA | ||
| pH | Electrometric | In-house method EA005CA | ||
| Alkalinity | Titration | In-house method ED037CA | ||
| Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser | In-house method EP025CA | ||
| Oil and grease | Infrared (IR) | In-house method EP015CA, 020CA (Total petroleum hydrocarbons after silica gel clean up) | ||
| Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Sulfite | Titration | In-house method EK086CA | |
| Fluoride | Ion selective electrode (ISE) | in-house method WK040LL | ||
| Fresh waters; Surface waters | Chlorine | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method EK010CA | |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Ultraviolet absorbance; Ultraviolet transmittance | UV-vis spectrophotometry | In-house method EA043/EA044 | |
| Sewage | Settleability; Settled volume | Gravimetric | In-house method EA117CA | |
| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristicsField analysis | Fresh waters; Surface waters | Conductivity; Dissolved oxygen (DO); Temperature; pH | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser; Electrometric | in-house method EN67.2 |
| Chlorine - Free; Chlorine - Total | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method EK010CA | ||
| Measurement of ionising radiation | Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial and steam-raising waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Lead 210; Radium 226; Radium 228 | Liquid scintillation counter | in-house method QWI-EN/EA251 and QWI-EN/EA257 |
| Ground waters; Industrial and steam-raising waters; Irrigation and stock waters | Alpha activity - Gross; Beta-activity - Gross | Liquid scintillation counter | in-house method QWI-EN/EA250 | |
| Sample collection | Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Trade wastes | Not applicable | Grab | in-house method EN67 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Food and Beverage
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for elements | Waters for potable and domestic purposes | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Lead; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Silver; Thallium; Thorium; Tin; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-MS | in-house method EG020CA |
| Silica | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method ED040CA | ||
| Aluminium; Boron; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Magnesium; Manganese; Nickel; Potassium; Silicon; Sodium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES | in-house method EG005CA | ||
| Analysis of physical and nutritional characteristics | Waters for potable and domestic purposes | Colour - Apparent | UV-vis spectrophotometry | In-house method EA040U |
| Colour | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method EA041 | ||
| pH | Electrometric | In-house method EA005CA | ||
| Langelier saturation index | Calculation | In-house method EA071 | ||
| Hardness - Carbonate | Calculation | In-house method EA065 | ||
| Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) | Calculation | In-house method EK061 | ||
| Sulfide - Dissolved | UV-vis spectrophotometry | In-house method EK085F | ||
| Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Calculation | In-house method EP025-B (%saturation) | ||
| Nitrogen - Total | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | In-house method EK062CA | ||
| Ultraviolet transmittance | UV-vis spectrophotometry | In-house method EA044 | ||
| Chlorine | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method EK010CA | ||
| Sulfite | Titration | In-house method EK086CA | ||
| Nitrogen - Ammonia | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | In-house EK055CA | ||
| Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Calculation | In-house method EA016 | ||
| Organic carbon - Non-purgeable | Infrared (IR) | In-house method EP005CA | ||
| Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser | In-house method EP025CA | ||
| Organic carbon - Dissolved non-purgeable | Infrared (IR) | In-house method EP002CA | ||
| Phosphorus - Ortho; Phosphorus - Total | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | In-house method EK0067CA, EK071CA | ||
| Hardness - Calcium | Calculation | In-house method EA066 | ||
| Solids - Suspended; Solids - Total; Solids - Total dissolved (TDS); Solids - Volatile | Gravimetric | In-house method EA015CA, EA025CA, EA030CA, EA035CA | ||
| Turbidity | Turbidometry | in-house method WA045-3 | ||
| Ultraviolet absorbance | UV-vis spectrophotometry | In-house method EA043 | ||
| Oil and grease | Infrared (IR) | In-house method EP015CA, 020CA (Total petroleum hydrocarbons after silica gel clean up) | ||
| Carbon - Total | Infrared (IR) | In-house method EP007CA | ||
| Alkalinity | Titration | In-house method ED037CA | ||
| Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method WP026 | ||
| Conductivity | Electrometric | In-house method EA010CA | ||
| Ultraviolet absorbance; Ultraviolet transmittance | UV-vis spectrophotometry | In-house EA043/EA044 | ||
| Nitrogen - Organic | Calculation | in-house method EK060 | ||
| Sulfide | UV-vis spectrophotometry | In-house method EK085CA | ||
| Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR, sodium absorption ratio) | Calculation | In-house method EA006 | ||
| Carbon - Total inorganic (TIC) | Calculation | In-house method EP006CA | ||
| Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method WP026 (dissolved). WP026.2 (filtered and flocculated) | ||
| Fluoride | Ion selective electrode (ISE) | in-house method WK040LL | ||
| Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser | in-house method WP030; EP030F (dissolved) | ||
| Bromide; Chloride; Fluoride; Nitrogen - Nitrate; Nitrogen - Nitrite; Phosphate; Sulfate | Ion chromatography (IC) | In-house method ED009CA | ||
| Iron - Ferric | Calculation | in-house method WG053 | ||
| Nitrogen - Nitrate; Nitrogen - Nitrite | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | In-house method EK058CA, EK059CA | ||
| Analysis of physical and nutritional characteristicsField analysis | Waters for potable and domestic purposes | Chlorine - Free; Chlorine - Total | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method EK010CA |
| Conductivity; Dissolved oxygen (DO); Temperature; pH | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser; Electrometric | in-house method EN67.2 | ||
| Measurement of ionising radiation | Potable waters | Lead 210; Radium 226; Radium 228 | Liquid scintillation counter | In-house QWI-EN/EA251 and QWI-EN/EA257 |
| Alpha activity - Gross; Beta-activity - Gross | Liquid scintillation counter | In-house QWI-EN/EA250 | ||
| Sample collection | Waters for potable and domestic purposes | Not applicable | Grab | in-house method EN67 |
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Accreditation No.
992
Site No.
1524
Print date
18 Sep 2024