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
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
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; 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; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Cyanide - Weak acid dissociable (WAD) | Segmented flow analyser (SFA) |
in-house method QWI-EN/EK028SF |
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| Cyanide - Total | Segmented flow analyser (SFA) |
in-house method QWI-EN/EK026SF |
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| Cyanide - Free | Segmented flow analyser (SFA) |
in-house method QWI-EN/EK025SF |
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| Analysis for elements | Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | 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 |
| Mercury | Flow injection mercury system (FIMS) |
in-house method EG035 |
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| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock 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 |
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| Calcium; Magnesium; Phosphorus; Potassium; Silicon; Sodium | ICP-MS |
in-house methods EG020; ED040; ED093 |
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| 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; Sediments; Soils; Solid wastes; Steam-raising waters | 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) | LC-MS-MS |
in-house method EP236 |
| 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 |
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| Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes; Waste waters | Diallate | GC-MS |
in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 |
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| 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 |
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| Analysis for hydrocarbons | Fresh waters; Ground waters; Saline waters | 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (1,1,1-TCA, methyl chloroform, chlorothene); 1,1-Dichloroethylene; 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-Dibromomethane; 1,2-Dichlorobenzene (o-dichlorobenzene); 1,2-Dichloroethane (1,2-DCA, ethylene dichloride); 1,2-Dichloropropane (propylene dichloride); 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); 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 QWI-ORG/EP125 |
| Fresh waters; Ground waters; Saline waters; Surface waters | Naphthalene | GC-MS - Headspace |
In-house method EP125 |
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| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Formaldehyde (methanal) | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method EP010 |
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| Ground 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 |
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| Liquid wastes; 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Benzo(a)pyrene; Total carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) | Calculation |
NEPM schedule B1 |
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| Dibenzofuran | GC-MS |
in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Analysis for industrial chemicals | Aqueous samples (including foams); Ground 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; EN/02 |
| Clays; Leachates; Loam; Sand; Sediments; Soils; Solid wastes; Steam-raising waters | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) | GC-MS | in-house method EP095 | |
| Clays; Leachates; Sediments; Soils; Solid wastes; Steam-raising waters | Tributyltin (TBT) | LC-MS-MS |
in-house method EP236 |
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| 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 |
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| 3-Chlorotrinitrobenzene | GC-MS |
in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 |
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| 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 |
QWI-ORG/EP067 in-house methods QWI-ORG/EP067 and QWI-EN/02 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Analysis for nutrients | Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Phosphorus - Acid hydrolysable | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EK069G |
| Nitrogen - Ammonia | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EK055G |
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| Nitrogen - Organic | Calculation |
in-house method EK060G |
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| Phosphorus - Total | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EK067G |
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| Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EK061B |
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| Nitrogen - Ammonia | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EK055 |
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| Nitrogen - Total | Calculation |
in-house method EK062G |
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| Phosphorus - Organic | Calculation |
in-house method EK066G |
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| Nitrogen - Inorganic | Calculation |
in-house method EK063G |
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| Nitrogen - Nitrate | Calculation |
in-house method EK058G |
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| Phosphorus - Reactive | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EK071G |
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| Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EK061G |
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| Nitrogen - Nitrite | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EK057G |
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| Nitrogen - Total oxidised | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EK059G |
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| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Nitrogen - Total oxidised | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EK059G |
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| Nitrogen - Nitrate | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EK058G |
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| Analysis for organochlorine pesticides | 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 |
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| Analysis for organophosphate pesticides | 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 | Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes | 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Analysis for phenols | 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; 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 |
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| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD); Carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (CBOD) | Direct reading instrument; Electrometric |
in-house method EP030 |
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| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock 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 |
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| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method EG050 |
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| Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EG050G |
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| Iron - Ferric | Calculation |
in-house methods EG053; EG053G |
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| Iron - Ferrous | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EG051G |
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| Chromium - Trivalent | Calculation |
in-house methods EG049; EG049G |
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| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Hydroxide | Titration |
in-house methods ED037 and ED037-P |
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| Salinity | Calculation |
in-house method EA020 |
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| Solids - Dissolved volatile | Gravimetric |
in-house method EA015B |
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| Thiosulfate | Titration |
in-house method EK087 |
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| Chromium - Trivalent | Calculation |
in-house method EG049 |
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| Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | Titration |
in-house method EP026 |
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| Sulfur - Total oxidised | ICP-AES |
in-house method ED043 |
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| Chlorine - Free; Chlorine - Residual; Chlorine - Total; Dichloramine; Monochloramine | Colourimetry |
in-house method EK010-1 |
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| Chloride | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method ED045G |
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| Hardness - Calcium | Calculation |
in-house method ED066 |
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| Carbon dioxide - pH saturation | Calculation |
in-house methods EA162 |
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| Solids - Settleable | Gravimetric |
in-house method EA034 |
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| Carbonate | Calculation |
in-house methods ED037 and ED037P |
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| Sulfate | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method ED041G |
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| Carbon - Total organic (TOC) | Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) |
in-house method EP005 |
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| Sulfite | Titration |
in-house method EK086 |
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| Carbon dioxide (CO2) | Calculation |
in-house methods EA165 |
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| Thiocyanate | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method EK027 |
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| Fluoride | Ion selective electrode (ISE) |
in-house method EK040P |
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| Hardness - Magnesium | Calculation |
in-house method EA069 |
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| Solids - Fixed; Solids - Volatile | Gravimetric |
in-house method EA035 |
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| Resistivity | Calculation |
in-house method EA080 |
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| Colour - True | Visual comparison |
in-house method EA041 |
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| Solids - Suspended volatile | Gravimetric |
in-house EA036 |
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| Acids - Volatile | Autotitration |
in-house EP045 |
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| Hardness - Total | Calculation |
in-house method EA065 |
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| Carbon - Total inorganic (TIC) | Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) |
in-house method EP006 |
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| Turbidity | Turbidometry |
in-house method EA045 |
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| Colour - ADMI | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method EA042 |
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| Colour - Apparent | Visual comparison |
in-house method EA040 |
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| Colour - Adams-Nickerson | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method EA039 |
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| Solids - Suspended | Gravimetric |
in-house method EA025 |
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| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) | Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) |
in-house method EP002 |
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| Cyanate | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method EK020 |
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| Sulfide | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method EK085 |
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| Carbon - Total | Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) |
in-house method EP007 |
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| Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method EG050 |
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| Solids - Fixed; Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Gravimetric |
in-house method EA015A |
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| Hardness - Non-carbonate | Calculation |
in-house method EA068 |
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| Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method QWI-EN/EP026SP |
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| Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Gravimetric |
in-house method EA016 |
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| Hardness - Carbonate | Calculation |
in-house method EA067 |
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| Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Gravimetric |
in-house method EA015 |
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| pH - Saturation value | Direct reading instrument |
in-house method EA070 |
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| Langelier saturation index | Autotitration |
in-house method EA071 |
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| Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Electrometric |
in-house method EP025 |
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| Solids - Fixed; Solids - Suspended | Gravimetric |
in-house A036 |
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| Carbon dioxide - Aggressive | Calculation |
in-house method EA163 |
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| Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EG050G |
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| Acidity as calcium carbonate | Autotitration; Titration |
in-house methods ED038 and ED038-P |
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| pH | Direct reading instrument |
in-house method EA005 |
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| Iron - Ferric | Calculation |
in-house method EG053 |
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| Iron - Ferrous | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EG051G |
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| Chloride | Titration |
in-house methods ED045 |
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| Conductivity | Electrometric |
in-house methods EA010 and EA010-P |
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| Bicarbonate | Titration |
in-house methods ED037 and ED037-P |
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| Alkalinity | Titration |
in-house methods ED037 and ED037-P |
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| Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR, sodium absorption ratio) | ICP-AES |
in-house method EA006 |
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| Solids - Total | Gravimetric |
in-house EA036 |
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| Redox potential (EH) | Electrometric |
in-house method EA075 |
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| Organic carbon - Dissolved non-purgeable | Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) | in-house method EP002 | ||
| Organic carbon - Non-purgeable | Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) | in-house method EP005 | ||
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Silica reactive | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EG052G |
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| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Trade wastes | Ultraviolet absorbance; Ultraviolet transmittance | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
In-house EA043/EA044 |
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| Leachates | 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 |
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| 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)) |
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| Sample preparation - Non-volatile components; Sample preparation - Semi-volatile components | Leachate procedures |
in-house EN034 |
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| Sample preparation - Non-volatile components; Sample preparation - Semi-volatile components; Sample preparation - Volatile components | Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) |
USEPA1311, and in-house EN033 |
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| Sulfate - Calcium phosphate extractable | Leachate procedures | in-house ED040N | ||
| 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 |
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| Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes | Sulfate | Calculation; ICP-AES; ICP-MS |
in-house methods ED040; ED093; EG005; EG020 |
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| Sediments; Soils | Loss on ignition | Gravimetric |
in-house method EA101 |
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| pH | Direct reading instrument |
in-house method EA002 |
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| Conductivity | Electrometric |
in-house method EA010 |
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| Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | Titration |
in-house method EP026 |
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| Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EG048G |
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| Organic matter | Titration |
in-house method EP004 |
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| Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method EG048 |
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| Salt - Total soluble | Gravimetric |
in-house method EA014 |
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| Chloride | Titration |
in-house methods ED045 and ED045-P |
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| Fluoride | Electrometric; Ion selective electrode (ISE) |
in-house method EK040T; EK040T-P |
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| Chloride | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method ED045G |
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| Cyanate | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method EK020 |
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| pH - CaCl2 extract | Direct reading instrument |
in-house method EA001 |
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| Moisture | Gravimetric |
in-house method EA055 |
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| Analysis for polyhalogenated biphenyls | 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
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| 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 and in-house method QWI-EN/EA200 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Food and Beverage
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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| Analysis for elements | Waters for potable and domestic purposes | 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 |
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| Calcium; Magnesium; Phosphorus; Potassium; Silicon; Sodium | ICP-MS |
in-house methods EG020; ED040; ED093 |
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| 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 |
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| Analysis for herbicides | Potable waters | Diallate | GC-MS |
in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 |
| 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 |
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| Atrazine; Simazine | GC-MS |
in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP068; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 |
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| Waters for potable and domestic purposes | 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) | LC-MS-MS |
in-house method EP236 |
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| Analysis for phenols | Waters for potable and domestic purposes | 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 polyhalogenated biphenyls | Waters for potable and domestic purposes | 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 | Bifenthrin | GC-MS |
in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP068; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 |
| Cypermethrin | GC-MS |
in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP068; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 |
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| Analysis for residues and contaminants - Hydrocarbons, phthalates, industrial chemicals | Waters for potable and domestic purposes | 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 |
| Formaldehyde (methanal) | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method EP010 |
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| 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 |
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| 3-Chlorotrinitrobenzene | GC-MS |
in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 |
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| Aliphatic hydrocarbons - Variable fractions: C5-C10; Aromatic hydrocarbons - Variable fractions: C5-C10 | Calculation |
in-house method QWI-ORG/EP079 |
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| 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; EN/02; ORG070 |
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| Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) | GC-MS | in-house method EP095 | ||
| 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; Diethyl ether; Ethylbenzene; Isopropylbenzene (cumene); 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 |
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| Dibenzofuran | GC-MS |
in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Cyanide - Weak acid dissociable (WAD) | Segmented flow analyser (SFA) |
in-house method QWI-EN/EK028SF |
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| Tributyltin (TBT) | LC-MS-MS |
in-house method EP236 |
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| Cyanide - Total | Segmented flow analyser (SFA) |
in-house method QWI-EN/EK026SF |
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| 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 |
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| Cyanide - Free | Segmented flow analyser (SFA) |
in-house method QWI-EN/EK025SF |
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| Benzo(a)pyrene; Total carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) | Calculation |
NEPM schedule B1 |
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| Cyanide - Amenable to chlorination | Segmented flow analyser (SFA) |
in-house method EK030SF |
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| 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 |
QWI-ORG/EP067 in-house methods QWI-ORG/EP067 and QWI-EN/02 |
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| 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 |
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| Naphthalene | GC-MS - Headspace |
in-house method EP125 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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; 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 |
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| Bromodichloromethane (dichlorobromomethane); Bromoform (tribromomethane); Dibromochloromethane (chlorodibromomethane); Trichloromethane (chloroform) | GC-MS - Headspace |
in-house method QWI-ORG/EP074 |
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| Ethylmethanesulfonate; Methyl methane sulfonate | GC-MS |
in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP075; QWI-EN/02 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (1,1,1-TCA, methyl chloroform, chlorothene); 1,1-Dichloroethylene; 1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene; 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-Dibromomethane; 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); 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); 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 QWI-ORG/EP125 |
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| Analysis of pesticide residues and contaminants | Potable waters | 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 |
| 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 |
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| Analysis of physical and nutritional characteristics | Waters for potable and domestic purposes | Conductivity | Electrometric |
in-house methods EA010 and EA010-P |
| Nitrogen - Nitrite | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EK057G |
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| Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | Titration |
in-house method EP026 |
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| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) | Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) |
in-house method EP002 |
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| Carbonate | Calculation |
in-house methods ED037 and ED037-P |
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| Sulfide | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method EK085 |
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| Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method QWI-EN/EP026SP |
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| Hardness - Carbonate | Calculation |
in-house method EA067 |
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| Nitrogen - Ammonia | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EK055 |
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| Alkalinity | Titration |
in-house methods ED037 and ED037-P |
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| Sulfate | Calculation; ICP-AES; ICP-MS |
in-house methods ED040; ED093; EG005; EG020 |
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| Colour - True | Visual comparison |
in-house method EA041 |
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| Chromium - Trivalent; Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | ICP-AES; ICP-MS |
in-house methods ED040; ED093; EG005; EG020 |
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| Sulfur - Total oxidised | ICP-AES |
in-house method ED043 |
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| pH - Saturation value | Direct reading instrument |
in-house method EA070 |
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| Iron - Ferrous | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EG051G |
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| Acids - Volatile | Titration |
in-house method EP045 |
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| Hydroxide | Titration |
in-house methods ED037 and ED037-P |
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| pH | Electrometric |
in-house method EA015A |
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| Resistivity | Calculation |
in-house method EA080 |
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| Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR, sodium absorption ratio) | ICP-AES |
in-house method EA006 |
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| Cyanate | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method EK020 |
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| Turbidity | Turbidometry |
in-house method EA045 |
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| Nitrogen - Total | Calculation |
in-house method EK062G |
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| Chlorine - Free; Chlorine - Residual; Chlorine - Total; Dichloramine; Monochloramine | Colourimetry |
in-house method EK010-1 |
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| Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EG050G |
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| Nitrogen - Ammonia | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EK055G |
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| Carbon dioxide - Aggressive | Calculation |
in-house method EA163 |
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| Nitrogen - Total oxidised | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EK059G |
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| Chloride | Titration |
in-house methods ED045 |
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| Hardness - Magnesium | Calculation |
in-house method EA069 |
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| Iron - Ferric | Calculation |
in-house methods EG053; EG053G |
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| Acidity as calcium carbonate | Autotitration; Titration |
in-house methods ED038 and ED038-P |
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| Redox potential (EH) | Electrometric |
in-house method EA075 |
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| Carbon - Total inorganic (TIC) | Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) |
in-house method EP006 |
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| Sulfite | Titration |
in-house method EK086 |
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| Chloride | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method ED045G |
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| Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EK061G |
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| Organic carbon - Dissolved non-purgeable | Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) | in-house method EP002 | ||
| Solids - Fixed; Solids - Suspended | Gravimetric |
in-house EA036 |
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| Hardness - Calcium | Calculation |
in-house method ED066 |
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| Ultraviolet absorbance; Ultraviolet transmittance | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
In-house EA043/EA044 |
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| Solids - Fixed; Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Gravimetric |
in-house method EA015A |
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| Phosphorus - Reactive | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EK071G |
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| Solids - Settleable | Gravimetric |
in-house method EA034 |
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| Hardness - Total | Calculation |
in-house method EA065 |
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| Nitrogen - Organic | Calculation |
in-house method EK060G |
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| Hardness - Non-carbonate | Calculation |
in-house method EA068 |
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| Silica reactive | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EG052G |
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| Solids - Fixed; Solids - Volatile | Gravimetric |
in-house method EA035 |
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| Solids - Suspended | Gravimetric |
in-house method EA025 |
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| Langelier saturation index | Autotitration |
in-house method EA071 |
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| Colour - ADMI | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method EA042 |
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| Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Gravimetric |
in-house method EA016 |
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| Phosphorus - Organic | Calculation |
in-house method EK066G |
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| Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Electrometric |
in-house method EP025 |
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| Fluoride | Ion selective electrode (ISE) |
in-house method EK040P |
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| Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EK061B |
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| Carbon dioxide - pH saturation | Calculation |
in-house methods EA162 |
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| Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method EG050 |
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| Chromium - Trivalent | Calculation |
in-house method EG049 |
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| Nitrogen - Nitrate | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EK058G |
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| Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Gravimetric |
in-house method EA015 |
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| Phosphorus - Acid hydrolysable | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EK069G |
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| Iron - Ferric | Calculation |
in-house method EG053 |
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| Phosphorus - Total | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EK067G |
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| Thiosulfate | Titration |
in-house method EK087 |
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| Solids - Dissolved volatile | Gravimetric |
in-house method EA015B |
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| Sulfate | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method ED041G |
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| Carbon - Total organic (TOC) | Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) |
in-house method EP005 |
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| Salinity | Calculation |
in-house method EA020 |
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| Carbon - Total | Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) |
in-house method EP007 |
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| Nitrogen - Nitrate | Calculation |
in-house method EK058G |
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| Colour - Adams-Nickerson | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method EA039 |
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| Nitrogen - Total oxidised | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EK059G |
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| Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method EG050 |
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| Solids - Total | Gravimetric |
in-house EA036 |
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| Solids - Suspended volatile | Gravimetric |
in-house EA036 |
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| Thiocyanate | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method EK027 |
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| Nitrogen - Inorganic | Calculation |
in-house method EK063G |
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| Bicarbonate | Titration |
in-house methods ED037 and ED037-P |
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| Colour - Apparent | Visual comparison |
in-house method EA040 |
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| Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EG050G |
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| Carbon dioxide (CO2) | Calculation |
in-house methods EA165 |
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| Iron - Ferrous | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EG051G |
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| Organic carbon - Non-purgeable | Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) | in-house method EP005 | ||
| Chromium - Trivalent | Calculation |
in-house methods EG049; EG049G |
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Accreditation No.
825
Site No.
13778
Print date
06 Dec 2023
