National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Toowoomba Regional Council
Site
Laboratory Services
Accreditation No.
12009
Site No.
12002
Date of Accreditation
17 Feb 1997
Contact
Availability
Services conditionally available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for elements | Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Trade wastes | Aluminium; Calcium; Chromium; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Potassium; Sodium; Zinc | ICP-OES | in-house method QP-KYN- 097 APHA 3120B |
| Analysis for microorganisms | Effluent waters | Bacteriophage - Somatic | Single agar layer | APHA 9224E (in-house method QP-KYN-098) |
| Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Potable waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Defined substrate technology; Most probable number (MPN) | AS 4276.21 (in-house method QP-KYN-105) | |
| Plate count | Membrane filter | APHA 9215 (in-house method QP-KYN-051) | ||
| Enterococci | Membrane filter | AS 4276.9 (in-house method QP-KYN-057) | ||
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Defined substrate technology; Most probable number (MPN) | in-house method QP-KYN-106 | ||
| Potable waters | Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Membrane filter | In house method QP-KYN-110 | |
| Analysis for nutrients | Potable waters; Sewage; Trade wastes | Nitrate; Nitrite | Ion chromatography (IC) | in-house method QPKYN-114 APHA 4110 B |
| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Fresh waters; Irrigation and stock waters | Bromide; Chloride; Fluoride; Nitrate; Nitrite; Phosphate; Sulfate | Ion chromatography (IC) | in-house method QP-KYN-114 |
| Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Trade wastes | Colour | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method QP-KYN-088 and APHA Method 2120C | |
| Nitrogen - Total; Phosphorus - Total | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in house method QP-KYN-101 and APHA (4500-P J) | ||
| Conductivity | Electrometric | in-house method QP-KYN-002 APHA 2510 B | ||
| pH | Electrometric | in-house method QP-KYN-001 APHA 4500-H+ | ||
| Ammonia | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method QP-KYN-103 and APHA 4500-NH3 | ||
| Silica | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method QP-KYN-090 and APHA 4500-SiO2 F | ||
| Hardness - Total | Calculation | in-house method QP-KYN-017 APHA 2340 C | ||
| Turbidity | Nephelometry | in-house method QP-KYN-126 | ||
| Alkalinity | Titration | in-house method QP-KYN-015 APHA 2320 B | ||
| Potable waters | Bromate; Chlorate; Chlorite | Ion chromatography (IC) | in-house method QP-KYN-129 and APHA 4110 D | |
| Potable waters; Sewage; Trade wastes | Chloride; Fluoride; Sulfate | Ion chromatography (IC) | in-house method QP-KYN-114 APHA 4110 B | |
| Bromide | Ion chromatography (IC) | in-house method QP-KYN-114 and APHA 4110 B | ||
| Sewage; Trade wastes | Solids - Suspended | Gravimetric | in-house method QP-KYN-009 APHA 2540 D | |
| Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method QP-KYN-086 APHA 5220 D | ||
| Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser | in-house method QP-KYN-006 APHA 4500-O H | ||
| Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser | in-house method QP-KYN-007 APHA 5210 |
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Accreditation No.
12009
Site No.
12002
Print date
09 May 2025