National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Cairns Regional Council
Site
Laboratory Services
Accreditation No.
14206
Site No.
14197
Date of Accreditation
15 Nov 1999
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for elements | Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage | Aluminium; Arsenic; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Lithium; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Phosphorus; Potassium; Selenium; Silicon; Sodium; Sulfur; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-OES | in-house method TPC360 |
| Mercury | Atomic fluorescence spectroscopy (AFS) - Cold vapour | USEPA 245.7 | ||
| Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Silver; Thallium; Thorium; Tin; Titanium; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-MS | in-house method TPC015 | |
| Analysis for enteric protozoa | Fresh waters; Sewage (including biosolids and sediments) | Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts - Detection and enumeration | Filtration; Immunomagnetic separation; Microscopic examination | USEPA 1623.1 (in-house method TPB065) |
| Analysis for microorganisms | Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Marine waters; Potable waters; Purified and processed waters; Sewage; Soils; Swimming pool and spa waters | Escherichia coli; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Membrane filter | in-house method TPB009 |
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Membrane filter | USEPA 1604 (in-house method TPB006) | ||
| Enterococcus spp. | Membrane filter | USEPA 1600 ( in-house method TPB007) | ||
| Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Marine waters; Potable waters; Purified and processed waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Membrane filter | AS 4276.13 (in-house method TPB110) | |
| Plate count | Spiral plate | AOAC 977.27 (in-house method TPB 040) | ||
| Plate count | Membrane filter | APHA 9215D (in-house method TPB220) | ||
| Legionella pneumophila; Legionella spp. | Spread plate | AS 3896 (in-house method TPB230) | ||
| Analysis for nutrients | Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage | Nitrogen - Ammonia | Discrete analyser (DA); Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method TPC210 and TPA371 |
| Phosphorus - Ortho | Discrete analyser (DA); Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method TPC210 and TPA373 | ||
| Nitrogen - Nitrite | Discrete analyser (DA); Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method TPC200 and TPA200 | ||
| Phosphorus - Total | Discrete analyser (DA); Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method TPC250 and TPA375 | ||
| Nitrogen - Oxidised; Nitrogen - Total | Discrete analyser (DA); Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method TPA372, TPA374, TPC250 and TPC210 | ||
| Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Trade wastes | Nitrogen - Nitrate; Nitrogen - Nitrite; Phosphate | Ion chromatography (IC) | APHA 4110B and in-house method TPC012. | |
| Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage | Nitrogen - Nitrate | Calculation | in-house method TPC210 | |
| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Trade wastes | Bromide; Chloride; Fluoride; Sulfate | Ion chromatography (IC) | APHA 4110B and in-house method TPC012. |
| Fluoride | Ion selective electrode (ISE) | in-house method TPA370 | ||
| Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage | Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser | APHA 5210B and in-house method TPM100 | |
| pH | Electrometric | APHA 4500H and in-house method TPP050 | ||
| Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser | APHA 4500O G and in-house method TPP171 | ||
| Alkalinity | Titration | APHA 2320B and in-house method TPP010 | ||
| Colour | UV-vis spectrophotometry | APHA 2120B and in-house method TPP020 | ||
| Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | Colourimetry | APHA 5220D and in-house method TPM110 | ||
| Electrical conductivity | Electrometric | APHA 4510 and in-house method TPP030 | ||
| Oil and grease | Infrared (IR) | APHA 5520C and in-house method TPM131 | ||
| Chlorophyll a | UV-vis spectrophotometry | USEPA 447.0 and in-house method TPM040 | ||
| Solids - Dissolved | Gravimetric | APHA 2540 and in-house method TPP060 | ||
| Solids - Suspended | Gravimetric | APHA 2540 and in-house method TPP060 | ||
| Turbidity | Turbidometry | APHA 2130B and in-house method TPP090 | ||
| Solids - Volatile | Gravimetric | APHA 2540 and in-house method TPP060 | ||
| Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Solid wastes | Solids - Total | Gravimetric | APHA 2540 G and in-house method TPP060 and TPP120 | |
| Sample collection | Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Recycled waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters; Waste waters | Not applicable | Bailer; Grab | in-house method TPM015 |
| Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Potable waters | Not applicable | Composite; Grab | in-house method TPM015 | |
| Potable waters | Not applicable | Grab | in-house method TPM015 |
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Accreditation No.
14206
Site No.
14197
Print date
18 Sep 2025