National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Australian Laboratory Services Pty Ltd
Site
Melbourne Chemistry Laboratory – ALS Environmental
Accreditation No.
825
Site No.
13778
Date of Accreditation
09 Jul 1998
Contact
Mr Tom Maloney P: +61 (03) 85499600
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
Melbourne Chemistry Laboratory – ALS Environmental
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Agribusiness
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis of physical and nutritional characteristics | Soils | Calcium - Exchangeable; Effective cation exchange capacity (ECEC); Exchangeable cations; Exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP); Magnesium - Exchangeable; Potassium - Exchangeable; Sodium - Exchangeable | ICP-AES | in-house ED008 |
| Calcium - Exchangeable; Effective cation exchange capacity (ECEC); Exchangeable cations; Magnesium - Exchangeable; Potassium - Exchangeable; Sodium - Exchangeable | ICP-AES | in-house ED007 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for cyanide | Bore waters; Ground waters; Leachates; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Solid wastes; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Cyanide - Amenable to chlorination | Segmented flow analyser (SFA) | in-house method EK030SF |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Cyanide - Free | Segmented flow analyser (SFA) | in-house method QWI-EN/EK025SF | |
| Cyanide - Total | Segmented flow analyser (SFA) | in-house method QWI-EN/EK026SF | ||
| Cyanide - Weak acid dissociable (WAD) | Segmented flow analyser (SFA) | in-house method QWI-EN/EK028SF | ||
| Analysis for elements | Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Mercury | Flow injection mercury system (FIMS) | in-house method EG035 |
| Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Phosphorus; Potassium; Selenium; Silica; Silicon; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Thallium; Tin; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES; ICP-MS | in-house methods ED040; ED093; EG005; EG020 | ||
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Caesium; Cerium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Dysprosium; Erbium; Europium; Gadolinium; Gallium; Hafnium; Holmium; Indium; Iron; Lanthanum; Lead; Lithium; Lutetium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Neodymium; Nickel; Praseodymium; Rubidium; Samarium; Selenium; Silver; Strontium; Tellurium; Terbium; Thallium; Thorium; Thulium; Tin; Titanium; Uranium; Vanadium; Ytterbium; Yttrium; Zinc; Zirconium | ICP-MS | in-house method EG020 | |
| Calcium; Magnesium; Phosphorus; Potassium; Silicon; Sodium | ICP-MS | in-house methods EG020; ED040; ED093 | ||
| Analysis for explosives | Liquid wastes; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes | 1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene; 1-Chloro-2-nitrobenzene (2-chloronitrobenzene); 1-Chloro-3-nitrobenzene (3-chloronitrobenzene); 1-Chloro-4-nitrobenzene (4-chloronitrobenzene) | GC-MS | in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 |
| Analysis for herbicides | Clays; Leachates; Potable waters; Sediments; Soils; Solid wastes; Steam-raising waters | 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) | LC-MS-MS | in-house method EP236 |
| Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes | Atrazine; Simazine | GC-MS | in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP068; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 | |
| Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes; Waste waters | Propyzamide (pronamide, 3,5-dichloro-N-[1,1-dimethylpropynyl]benzamide, KERB) | GC-MS | in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 | |
| Diallate | GC-MS | in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 | ||
| Analysis for hydrocarbons | Fresh waters; Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters | 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (1,1,1-TCA, methyl chloroform, chlorothene); 1,1-Dichloroethylene; 1,2 Dibromoethane (ethylene dibromide, EDB); 1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene; 1,2,3-Trimethylbenzene (1,2,3-TMB, hemimellitene); 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene (1,2,4-TCB); 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene (1,2,4-TMB, pseudo-cumene); 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP); 1,2-Dichlorobenzene (o-dichlorobenzene); 1,2-Dichloroethane (1,2-DCA, ethylene dichloride); 1,2-Dichloropropane (propylene dichloride); 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene (1,3,5-TMB, mesitylene); 1,3-Dichlorobenzene (m-dichlorobenzene); 1,4-Dichlorobenzene (p-dichlorobenzene); 2,2-Dichloropropane; 2-Chlorotoluene (o-chlorotoluene); 4-Chlorotoluene (p-chlorotoluene); Benzene; Benzylchloride (chloromethylbenzene); Bromobenzene (phenylbromide); Bromochloromethane (chlorobromomethane); Bromodichloromethane (dichlorobromomethane); Bromoethane (ethylbromide); Bromoform (tribromomethane); Bromomethane (methylbromide); Carbon tetrachloride (tetrachloromethane); Chlorobenzene (benzene chloride, monochlorobenzene); Chloroethane; Dibromochloromethane (chlorodibromomethane); Dichlorodifluoromethane (freon-12); Dichloromethane (DCM, methylene chloride); Ethylbenzene; Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene (hexachlorobutadiene, HCBD); Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE); Naphthalene; Styrene (ethenyl benzene); Tetrachloroethene (perchloroethylene, perchloroethene, tetrachloroethylene); Toluene; Trichloroethene (trichloroethylene, TCE); Trichlorofluoromethane (freon-11, trichloromonofluoromethane); Trichloromethane (chloroform); Vinyl chloride; cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene; cis-1,3-Dichloropropene (cis-1,3-dichloropropylene); m-Xylene; o-Xylene; p-Xylene; trans-1,2-Dichloroethene (trans-1,2-DCE, trans-1,2-dichloroethylene); trans-1,3-Dichloropropene (trans-1,3-dichloropropylene) | GC-MS - Headspace | in-house method EP125 |
| Fresh waters; Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Surface waters | Naphthalene | GC-MS - Headspace | In-house method EP125 | |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Formaldehyde (methanal) | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method EP010 | |
| Ground waters; Leachates; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Solid wastes; Trade wastes | 1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene; 1,3,5-Trichlorobenzene; Chlorinated hydrocarbons - Total non-volatile; Chlorinated hydrocarbons - Total volatile; Monocyclic aromatic halogenated hydrocarbons; Monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Trichlorobenzenes - Total; Trimethylbenzenes - Total; Xylenes - Total; cis-1,2-Dichloroethene; trans-1,2-Dichloroethene (trans-1,2-DCE, trans-1,2-dichloroethylene) | GC-MS - Purge and trap | in-house methods QWI-ORG/EP074, QWI-ORG/16 and QWI-ORG/02 | |
| Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes | Bromodichloromethane (dichlorobromomethane); Bromoform (tribromomethane); Dibromochloromethane (chlorodibromomethane); Trichloromethane (chloroform) | GC-MS - Headspace | in-house method QWI-ORG/EP074 and QWI-EN/02 | |
| Liquid wastes; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils | 1,2,3,4-Tetrachlorobenzene; 1,2,3,5-Tetrachlorobenzene; 1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene; 1,3,5-Trichlorobenzene; Benzotrichloride; Benzylchloride (chloromethylbenzene); Dibenz(a,j)acridine; Isosafrole; Safrole | GC-MS | in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 | |
| Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes | 1-Naphthylamine; 2,4-Dinitrotoluene (2,4-DNT); 2,6-Dinitrotoluene (2,6-DNT); 2-Picoline (2-methylpyridine); 4-Aminobiphenyl; 5-Nitro-o-toluidine; Nitrobenzene (mononitrotoluene, MNT, methylnitrobenzene); Pentachloronitrobenzene (quintozene); Phenacetin | GC-MS | in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 | |
| Benzo(a)pyrene; Total carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) | Calculation | NEPM schedule B1 | ||
| 4-Bromophenylphenyl ether; 4-Chlorophenylphenyl ether (p-chlorodiphenyl ether) | GC-MS | in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 | ||
| 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane; 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (1,1,1-TCA, methyl chloroform, chlorothene); 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane (acetylene tetrachloride); 1,1,2-Trichloroethane (1,1,2-TCA, vinyl trichloride); 1,1-Dichloroethane (1,1-DCA); 1,1-Dichloroethene (1,1-DCE, vinylidene chloride); 1,1-Dichloropropene; 1,2,3-Trichloropropane (allyl trichloride); 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene (1,2,4-TCB); 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP); 1,2-Dichlorobenzene (o-dichlorobenzene); 1,2-Dichloroethane (1,2-DCA, ethylene dichloride); 1,3-Dichlorobenzene (m-dichlorobenzene); 1,3-Dichloropropane; 1,4-Dichlorobenzene (p-dichlorobenzene); Allyl chloride; Bromochloromethane (chlorobromomethane); Bromodichloromethane (dichlorobromomethane); Bromoform (tribromomethane); Bromomethane (methylbromide); Carbon tetrachloride (tetrachloromethane); Chloroethane; Chloromethane; Dibromochloromethane (chlorodibromomethane); Dibromomethane; Dichlorofluoromethane; Dichloromethane (DCM, methylene chloride); Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene (hexachlorobutadiene, HCBD); Hexachlorobenzene (HCB); Hexachlorocyclopentadiene (HCCPD); Hexachloroethane; Hexachloropropene; Iodomethane (methyl iodine); Pentachlorobenzene; Pentachloroethane (ethanepentachloride); Tetrachloroethene (perchloroethylene, perchloroethene, tetrachloroethylene); Trichloroethene (trichloroethylene, TCE); Trichlorofluoromethane (freon-11, trichloromonofluoromethane); Trichloromethane (chloroform); Vinyl chloride; cis-1,2-Dichloroethene; cis-1,4-Dichloro-2-butene; trans-1,2-Dichloroethene (trans-1,2-DCE, trans-1,2-dichloroethylene); trans-1,4-Dichloro-2-butene | GC-MS; GC-MS - Purge and trap | in-house methods QWI-ORG/16; QWI-ORG/EP074; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 | ||
| Dibenzofuran | GC-MS | in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 | ||
| 1-Chloronaphthalene; 1-Methylnaphthalene; 2-Chloronaphthalene; 2-Methylnaphthalene; 3-Methylcholanthrene; 7,12-Dimethylbenz(a)anthracene; Acenaphthene; Acenaphthylene (acenaphthalene); Anthracene; Benz(a)anthracene; Benzo(a)pyrene; Benzo(b+j)fluoranthene; Benzo(b,k)fluoranthene; Benzo(g,h,i)perylene; Chrysene; Dibenz(a,h)anthracene; Fluoranthene (benzo[j,k]fluorene); Fluorene; Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene; Naphthalene; Phenanthrene; Pyrene; n-2-Fluorenylacetamide | GC-MS | in-house methods QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-EN/02 | ||
| Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes | 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene (1,2,4-TMB, pseudo-cumene); 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene (1,3,5-TMB, mesitylene); 1-Methyl-4-isopropylbenzene (4-isopropyltoluene, p-isopropyltoluene); Benzene; Decane (n-decane); Diethyl ether; Ethylbenzene; Heptane (n-heptane); Hexane (n-hexane); Isopropylbenzene (cumene); Nonane (n-nonane); Octane (n-octane); Pentane (n-pentane); Styrene (ethenyl benzene); Toluene; m-Xylene; n-Butylbenzene; n-Propylbenzene; o-Xylene; p-Xylene; sec-Butylbenzene; tert-Butylbenzene | GC-MS; GC-MS - Purge and trap | in-house methods QWI-ORG/EP074; QWI-ORG/EP080; QWI-ORG/16; QWI-EN/02 | |
| Analysis for industrial chemicals | Aqueous samples (including foams); Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Surface waters | 10:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (10:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorododecane sulfonic acid); 4:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (4:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid); 6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTSA); 8:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (8:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid); N-Ethyl perfluorooctane sulfanamido ethanol (EtFOSE); N-Ethyl perfluorooctane sulfonamide (EtFOSA); N-Ethyl perfluorooctane sulfonamido acetic acid (EtFOSAA); N-Methyl perfluorooctane sulfanamido ethanol (MeFOSE); N-Methyl perfluorooctane sulfonamide (MeFOSA); N-Methyl perfluorooctane sulfonamido acetic acid (MeFOSAA); Perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS); Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA); Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (PFDS); Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA); Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoDA); Perfluoroheptane sulfonic acid (PFHpS); Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA); Perfluorohexadecanoic acid (PFHxDA); Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS); Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA); Perfluorononane sulfonic acid (PFNS); Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA); Perfluorooctane sulfonamide (FOSA); Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS); Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA); Perfluoropentane sulfonic acid (PFPeS); Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA); Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA); Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA); Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnDA) | LC-MS-MS | in-house methods EP231, EP231 foam and ORG070 |
| Clays; Leachates; Loam; Potable waters; Sand; Sediments; Soils; Solid wastes; Steam-raising waters | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) | GC-MS | in-house method EP095 | |
| Clays; Leachates; Potable waters; Sediments; Soils; Solid wastes; Steam-raising waters | Tributyltin (TBT) | LC-MS-MS | in-house method EP236 | |
| Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils | Ethylmethanesulfonate; Methyl methane sulfonate | GC-MS | in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 | |
| 2-Butoxyethanol; 2-Ethoxyethyl acetate (ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate, cellosolve acetate, EGMEA); Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether; Diethyleneglycol; Ethyleneglycol (monoethylene glycol, MEG); Propylene (propene) glycol; Triethylene glycol (TEG, triglycol) | GC-MS | in-house methods QWI-ORG/EP067 and QWI-EN/02 | ||
| 3-Chlorotrinitrobenzene | GC-MS | in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 | ||
| Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes | 4-Nitroquinoline-1-oxide (4-nitroquinoline-n-oxide); Acetophenone; Chlorobenzilate; Isophorone (isoforone, isoacetophorone); p-Dimethylaminoazobenzene (4-dimethylaminoazobenzene, DAB, dimethylaminoazobenzene) | GC-MS | in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 | |
| 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine; 3-Nitroaniline; 4-Chloroaniline; 4-Nitroaniline; Aniline; Carbazole | GC-MS | in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 | ||
| Acetone; Butanone (methyl ethyl ketone, MEK, 2-butanone); Carbon disulfide; Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE); Vinyl acetate | GC-MS | in-house methods QWI-ORG/16; QWI-ORG/EP074; QWI-EN/02 | ||
| bis-(2-Chloroethoxy) methane; bis-(2-Chloroethyl) ether; bis-(2-Chloroisopropyl) ether | GC-MS | in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 | ||
| Methapyrilene; N-Nitroso-n-butylamine; N-Nitrosodi-n-propylamine; N-Nitrosodiethylamine (N-ethyl-N-nitroso-ethanamine); N-Nitrosodiphenylamine (NDPhenylA); N-Nitrosomethylethylamine; N-Nitrosomorpholine; N-Nitrosopiperidine; N-Nitrosopyrrolidine | GC-MS | in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 | ||
| Analysis for nutrients | Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Nitrogen - Inorganic | Calculation | in-house method EK063G |
| Nitrogen - Nitrite | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method EK057G | ||
| Phosphorus - Reactive | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method EK071G | ||
| Phosphorus - Organic | Calculation | in-house method EK066G | ||
| Nitrogen - Nitrate | Calculation | in-house method EK058G | ||
| Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method EK061G | ||
| Nitrogen - Ammonia | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method EK055G | ||
| Nitrogen - Total | Calculation | in-house method EK062G | ||
| Nitrogen - Ammonia | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method EK055 | ||
| Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method EK061B | ||
| Nitrogen - Total oxidised | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method EK059G | ||
| Phosphorus - Acid hydrolysable | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method EK069G | ||
| Nitrogen - Organic | Calculation | in-house method EK060G | ||
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Nitrogen - Nitrate | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method EK058G | |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Phosphorus - Total | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method EK067G | |
| Analysis for organochlorine pesticides | Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes | Aldrin; Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDD); Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE); Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT); Dieldrin; Endosulfan I (α-endosulfan); Endosulfan II (β-endosulfan); Endosulfan sulfate; Endrin; Endrin aldehyde; Endrin ketone; Heptachlor; Heptachlor epoxide; Hexachlorobenzene (HCB); Methoxychlor; Mirex; cis-Chlordane (α-chlordane); trans-Chlordane (γ-chlordane); α-Hexachlorocyclohexane (α-HCH); β-Hexachlorocyclohexane (β-HCH); γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH); δ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (δ-HCH) | GC-MS | in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP068; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 |
| Sediments; Soils | Toxaphene | GC-MS | in-house EP069 | |
| Analysis for organophosphate pesticides | Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage and trade wastes; Soils | Azinphos-methyl (guthion); Bromophosethyl; Carbophenothion (trithion); Chlorpyrifos ethyl (chlorpyrifos); Chlorpyrifos methyl; Demeton-S-methyl; Diazinon; Dichlorvos; Diethyl-2-([dimethoxyphosphorothioyl]sulfanyl)butanedioate (maldison, malathion, carbofos, mercaptothion); Dimethoate; Ethion; Fenamiphos; Fenthion; Methylparathion (parathionmethyl); Monocrotophos; O,O-Diethyl O-(4-nitrophenyl) phosphorothioate (parathion, ethylparathion, diethylparathion, parathion-ethyl, folidol); Pirimiphos ethyl; Prothiofos; cis-Chlorfenvinphos (chlorfenvinphos Z); trans-Chlorfenvinphos (chlorfenvinphos E) | GC-MS | in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP068; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 |
| Analysis for petroleum hydrocarbons | Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes | Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH) - Variable fractions: C6-C40 | GC-FID; GC-FID - Purge and trap; GC-MS | in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/16; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP071; QWI-ORG/EP080 |
| Aliphatic hydrocarbons - Variable fractions: C6-C44 | GC-FID; GC-FID - Purge and trap; GC-MS | in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/16; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/21; QWI-ORG/EP070; QWI-ORG/EP071; QWI-ORG/EP080 | ||
| Aromatic hydrocarbons - Variable fractions: C6-C44 | GC-FID; GC-FID - Purge and trap; GC-MS | in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/16; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/21; QWI-ORG/EP070; QWI-ORG/EP071; QWI-ORG/EP080 | ||
| Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH): C6-C40 | GC-FID; GC-FID - Purge and trap; GC-MS; GC-MS - Purge and trap | in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/16; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/21; QWI-ORG/EP071; QWI-ORG/EP080 | ||
| Aliphatic hydrocarbons - Variable fractions: C5-C10; Aromatic hydrocarbons - Variable fractions: C5-C10 | Calculation | in-house method QWI-ORG/EP079 | ||
| Analysis for phenols | Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes | 2,3,4,5-Tetrachlorophenol; 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol; 2,3,4-Trichlorophenol; 2,3,5,6-Tetrachlorophenol; 2,3,5-Trichlorophenol; 2,3,6-Trichlorophenol; 2,3-Dichlorophenol; 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol; 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol; 2,4-Dichlorophenol; 2,4-Dimethylphenol; 2,4-Dinitrophenol; 2,5-Dichlorophenol; 2,6-Dichlorophenol; 2-Chlorophenol (o-chlorophenol); 2-Cyclohexyl-4,6-dinitrophenol (dinex); 2-Methyl-4,6-dinitrophenol (4,6-dinitro-o-cresol); 2-Methylphenol (2-cresol, o-cresol); 2-Nitrophenol; 2-sec-Butyl-4,6-dinitrophenol ([RS]-2,4-dinitro-6-sec-butylphenol, dinoseb); 3,4,5-Trichlorophenol; 3,4-Dichlorophenol; 3,5-Dichlorophenol; 3-Chlorophenol (m-chlorophenol); 3-Methylphenol (3-cresol, m-cresol); 4-Chloro-3-methylphenol; 4-Chlorophenol (p-chlorophenol); 4-Methylphenol (4-cresol, p-cresol); 4-Nitrophenol; Pentachlorophenol; Phenol | GC-MS | in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 |
| Analysis for phthalates | Liquid wastes; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils | Butylbenzylphthalate; Dibutylphthalate (di-n-butyl phthalate, DBP); Diethylphthalate; Dimethylbenzene-1,2-dicarboxylate (dimethylphthalate); bis-(2-Ethylhexyl) phthalate (diisooctyl phthalate, dioctyl phthalate, di-n-octyl phthalate) | GC-MS | in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 |
| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Air - Ambient | Particulate matter | Gravimetric | AS 3580.10.2 and in-house EA120I, EA125I, EA139I, EA141I and EA142I |
| Deposited matter | Gravimetric | AS 3580.10.1 and in-house EA120-142 | ||
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Chromium - Trivalent; Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | ICP-AES; ICP-MS | in-house methods ED040; ED093; EG005; EG020 | |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method EG050 | |
| Iron - Ferrous | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method EG051G | ||
| Iron - Ferric | Calculation | in-house methods EG053; EG053G | ||
| Chromium - Trivalent | Calculation | in-house methods EG049; EG049G | ||
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | pH - Saturation value | Direct reading instrument | in-house method EA070 | |
| Chromium - Trivalent | Calculation | in-house method EG049 | ||
| Carbon dioxide - Aggressive | Calculation | in-house method EA163 | ||
| Solids - Suspended volatile | Gravimetric | in-house EA036 | ||
| Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Gravimetric | in-house method EA016 | ||
| Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method EG050 | ||
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) | Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) | in-house method EP002 | ||
| Chloride | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method ED045G | ||
| Hardness - Calcium | Calculation | in-house method ED066 | ||
| Carbon dioxide - pH saturation | Calculation | in-house methods EA162 | ||
| Solids - Settleable | Gravimetric | in-house method EA034 | ||
| Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | Titration | in-house method EP026 | ||
| Organic carbon - Non-purgeable | Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) | in-house method EP005 | ||
| Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Electrometric | in-house method EP025 | ||
| Colour - Adams-Nickerson | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method EA039 | ||
| Thiocyanate | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method EK027 | ||
| Sulfide | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method EK085 | ||
| Solids - Total | Gravimetric | in-house EA036 | ||
| Hardness - Non-carbonate | Calculation | in-house method EA068 | ||
| Resistivity | Calculation | in-house method EA080 | ||
| Salinity | Calculation | in-house method EA020 | ||
| Bicarbonate | Titration | in-house methods ED037 and ED037-P | ||
| Hardness - Total | Calculation | in-house method EA065 | ||
| Chlorine - Free; Chlorine - Residual; Chlorine - Total; Dichloramine; Monochloramine | Colourimetry | in-house method EK010-1 | ||
| Solids - Fixed; Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Gravimetric | in-house method EA015A | ||
| Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Gravimetric | in-house method EA015 | ||
| Chloride | Titration | in-house methods ED045 | ||
| Langelier saturation index | Autotitration | in-house method EA071 | ||
| Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR, sodium absorption ratio) | ICP-AES | in-house method EA006 | ||
| Solids - Fixed; Solids - Suspended | Gravimetric | in-house A036 | ||
| Organic carbon - Dissolved non-purgeable | Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) | in-house method EP002 | ||
| Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method EG050G | ||
| Carbonate | Calculation | in-house methods ED037 and ED037P | ||
| Cyanate | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method EK020 | ||
| Carbon - Total organic (TOC) | Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) | in-house method EP005 | ||
| Carbon - Total | Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) | in-house method EP007 | ||
| Acidity as calcium carbonate | Autotitration; Titration | in-house methods ED038 and ED038-P | ||
| Hardness - Magnesium | Calculation | in-house method EA069 | ||
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) | Calculation | in-house methods EA165 | ||
| Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method QWI-EN/EP026SP | ||
| Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD); Carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (CBOD) | Direct reading instrument; Electrometric | in-house method EP030 | ||
| Hardness - Carbonate | Calculation | in-house method EA067 | ||
| Fluoride | Ion selective electrode (ISE) | in-house method EK040P | ||
| Redox potential (EH) | Electrometric | in-house method EA075 | ||
| Sulfite | Titration | in-house method EK086 | ||
| Turbidity | Turbidometry | in-house method EA045 | ||
| Solids - Fixed; Solids - Volatile | Gravimetric | in-house method EA035 | ||
| Colour - Apparent | Visual comparison | in-house method EA040 | ||
| Solids - Suspended | Gravimetric | in-house method EA025 | ||
| Sulfate | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method ED041G | ||
| Iron - Ferric | Calculation | in-house method EG053 | ||
| Sulfur - Total oxidised | ICP-AES | in-house method ED043 | ||
| Hydroxide | Titration | in-house methods ED037 and ED037-P | ||
| Acids - Volatile | Autotitration | in-house EP045 | ||
| pH | Electrometric | in-house method EA005 | ||
| Alkalinity | Titration | in-house methods ED037 and ED037-P | ||
| Solids - Dissolved volatile | Gravimetric | in-house method EA015B | ||
| Conductivity | Electrometric | in-house methods EA010 and EA010-P | ||
| Carbon - Total inorganic (TIC) | Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) | in-house method EP006 | ||
| Colour - True | Visual comparison | in-house method EA041 | ||
| Thiosulfate | Titration | in-house method EK087 | ||
| Colour - ADMI | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method EA042 | ||
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Silica reactive | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method EG052G | |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Trade wastes | Ultraviolet absorbance; Ultraviolet transmittance | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house methods EA043 and EA044 | |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Iron - Ferrous | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method EG051G | |
| Leachates | Sample preparation - Non-volatile components; Sample preparation - Semi-volatile components; Sample preparation - Volatile components | Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) | USEPA1311, and in-house EN033 | |
| Sample preparation - Non-volatile components; Sample preparation - Semi-volatile components | Leachate procedures | in-house EN034 | ||
| Sample preparation | Leachate procedures | AS 4439.2 (zero headspace procedure) AS 4439.3 (bottle leaching procedure) USEPA 1311 (TCLP -zero headspace procedure)In-house EN65 (Extraction procedure (EP) and multiple extraction procedure (MEP)) | ||
| Sulfate - Calcium phosphate extractable | Leachate procedures | in-house ED040N | ||
| Sample preparation - Non-volatile components; Sample preparation - Semi-volatile components; Sample preparation - Volatile components | Leachate procedures | Australian Standards leachate procedures (ASLP) AS4439.2, AS4439.3, and in house EN060 | ||
| Leachates; Steam-raising waters | Iodide | Electrometric; Ion selective electrode (ISE) | in-house methods ED010; ED010-P | |
| Mine tailings | Silica reactive | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method EG052G | |
| Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes | Sulfate | Calculation; ICP-AES; ICP-MS | in-house methods ED040; ED093; EG005; EG020 | |
| Sediments; Soils | pH | Direct reading instrument | in-house method EA002 | |
| Organic matter | Titration | in-house method EP004 | ||
| Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | Titration | in-house method EP026 | ||
| Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method EG048 | ||
| pH - CaCl2 extract | Direct reading instrument | in-house method EA001 | ||
| Moisture | Gravimetric | in-house method EA055 | ||
| Conductivity | Electrometric | in-house method EA010 | ||
| Chloride | Titration | in-house methods ED045 and ED045-P | ||
| Cyanate | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method EK020 | ||
| Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method EG048G | ||
| Chloride | Discrete analyser (DA) | in-house method ED045G | ||
| Loss on ignition | Gravimetric | in-house method EA101 | ||
| Fluoride | Electrometric; Ion selective electrode (ISE) | in-house method EK040T; EK040T-P | ||
| Salt - Total soluble | Gravimetric | in-house method EA014 | ||
| Analysis for polyhalogenated biphenyls | Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes | Aroclor 1016; Aroclor 1221; Aroclor 1232; Aroclor 1242; Aroclor 1248; Aroclor 1254; Aroclor 1260; Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) - Total | GC-MS | in-house methods QWI-ORG/EP-066; QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17 |
| Analysis for pyrethroid and pyrethrum pesticides | Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils | Cypermethrin | GC-MS | in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP068; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 |
| Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes | Bifenthrin | GC-MS | in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP068; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 | |
| Counting of asbestos, mineral fibres (including synthetic) and organic fibres | Membrane filters | Respirable asbestos fibres | Phase contrast microscopy | National Occupational Health and Safety Commission Guidance Note on the Membrane Filter Method for Estimating Airborne Asbestos Fibres NOHSC:3003 and in-house method EA205 |
| Identification of asbestos, mineral fibres (including synthetic) and organic fibres | Bulk materials; Non-homogenous materials (soils, dust, ores) | Amosite; Chrysotile; Crocidolite; Organic fibres; Synthetic mineral fibres (SMF) | Polarised light microscopy (including dispersion staining) | AS 4964 (2004) and in-house method QWI-EN/EA200 |
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