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Melbourne Chemistry Laboratory – ALS Environmental

Accreditation No.

825

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13778

Date of Accreditation

09 Jul 1998

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2-4 Westall Road
Springvale, VIC 3171
Australia

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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 - Weak acid dissociable (WAD) Segmented flow analyser (SFA)

in-house method QWI-EN/EK028SF
Cyanide - Total Segmented flow analyser (SFA)

in-house method QWI-EN/EK026SF
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 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
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-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
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
Dibenzofuran 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
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
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; Leachates; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Surface waters 10:2 Fluorotelomer carboxylic acid (10:2 FTCA , FDEA); 10:2 Fluorotelomer unsaturated carboxylic acid (10:2 FTUCA, FDUEA); 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11-ClPF-3OUdS); 2,3,3,3-Tetrafluoro-2-1(1,1,2,2,3,3,3,-heptafluoropropoxy)-propanoic acid (HFPO-DA, GenX); 3:3 Fluorotelomer carboxyic acid (3:3 FTCA, 4,4,5,5,6,6,6-Heptafluorohexanoic acid); 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA); 5:3 Fluorotelomer carboxylic acid (5:3 FTCA, 4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-Undecafluorooctanic acid); 6:2 Fluorotelomer carboxylic acid (6:2 FTCA, FHEA); 6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonamide alkylbetaine (6:2 FTAB); 6:2 Fluorotelomer unsaturated carboxylic acid (6:2 FTUCA, FHUEA); 6:2 Polyfluoroalkyl phosphoric acid diester (6:2 diPAP); 6:2/8:2 Polyfluoroalkyl phosphoric acid diester (6:2/8:2 diPAP); 7:3 Fluorotelomer carboxylic acid (7:3 FTCA); 8:2 Fluorotelomer carboxylic acid (8:2 FTCA, FOEA); 8:2 Fluorotelomer unsaturated carboxylic acid (8:2 FTUCA , FOUEA); 8:2 Polyfluoroalkyl phosphoric acid diester (8:2 diPAP); 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanonane-1-sulfonic acid (9-ClPF-3ONS); Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA); Perfluoro(2-ethoxyethane)sulfonic acid (PFEESA); Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA); Perfluoro-4-ethylcyclohexane sulfonate potassium (PFECHS); Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA); Perfluorododecane sulfonic acid (PFDoDS); Perfluorononane sulfonic acid (PFNS); Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) - Branched and Linear; Perfluoropropane sulfonic acid (PFPrS) LC-MS-MS in-house methods; EP231, EP231 foam and ORG070
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 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
Ethylmethanesulfonate; Methyl methane sulfonate GC-MS

in-house methods QWI-ORG/14; QWI-ORG/17; QWI-ORG/EP075; 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
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
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
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 - Total oxidised Discrete analyser (DA)

in-house method EK059G
Nitrogen - Inorganic Calculation

in-house method EK063G
Phosphorus - Organic Calculation

in-house method EK066G
Phosphorus - Reactive Discrete analyser (DA)

in-house method EK071G
Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) Discrete analyser (DA)

in-house method EK061B
Nitrogen - Organic Calculation

in-house method EK060G
Phosphorus - Acid hydrolysable Discrete analyser (DA)

in-house method EK069G
Nitrogen - Ammonia Discrete analyser (DA)

in-house method EK055G
Nitrogen - Total Calculation

in-house method EK062G
Nitrogen - Nitrate Calculation

in-house method EK058G
Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) Discrete analyser (DA)

in-house method EK061G
Nitrogen - Nitrite Discrete analyser (DA)

in-house method EK057G
Nitrogen - Ammonia Discrete analyser (DA)

in-house method EK055
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 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
Aliphatic hydrocarbons - Variable fractions: C5-C10; Aromatic hydrocarbons - Variable fractions: C5-C10 Calculation

in-house method QWI-ORG/EP079
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
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
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 Iron - Ferric Calculation

in-house methods EG053; EG053G
Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) UV-vis spectrophotometry

in-house method EG050
Iron - Ferrous Discrete analyser (DA)

in-house method EG051G
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 Thiocyanate UV-vis spectrophotometry

in-house method EK027
Chloride Titration

in-house methods ED045
pH - Saturation value Direct reading instrument

in-house method EA070
Solids - Fixed; Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) Gravimetric

in-house method EA015A
Cyanate UV-vis spectrophotometry

in-house method EK020
Colour - Apparent Visual comparison

in-house method EA040
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
Chlorine - Free; Chlorine - Residual; Chlorine - Total; Dichloramine; Monochloramine Colourimetry

in-house method EK010-1
Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR, sodium absorption ratio) ICP-AES

in-house method EA006
Turbidity Turbidometry

in-house method EA045
Hardness - Magnesium Calculation

in-house method EA069
Solids - Suspended Gravimetric

in-house method EA025
Hardness - Carbonate Calculation

in-house method EA067
Carbon - Total Nondispersive infrared (NDIR)

in-house method EP007
Salinity Calculation

in-house method EA020
Chemical oxygen demand (COD) UV-vis spectrophotometry

in-house method QWI-EN/EP026SP
Redox potential (EH) Electrometric

in-house method EA075
Solids - Suspended volatile Gravimetric

in-house EA036
Resistivity Calculation

in-house method EA080
Carbon dioxide - Aggressive Calculation

in-house method EA163
Hardness - Total Calculation

in-house method EA065
Dissolved oxygen (DO) Electrometric

in-house method EP025
Iron - Ferric Calculation

in-house method EG053
Chloride Discrete analyser (DA)

in-house method ED045G
Solids - Total Gravimetric

in-house EA036
Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) UV-vis spectrophotometry

in-house method EG050
Carbon - Total organic (TOC) Nondispersive infrared (NDIR)

in-house method EP005
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) Nondispersive infrared (NDIR)

in-house method EP002
Carbonate Calculation

in-house methods ED037 and ED037P
Colour - Adams-Nickerson UV-vis spectrophotometry

in-house method EA039
Sulfide UV-vis spectrophotometry

in-house method EK085
Colour - ADMI UV-vis spectrophotometry

in-house method EA042
Acidity as calcium carbonate Autotitration; Titration

in-house methods ED038 and ED038-P
Hardness - Non-carbonate Calculation

in-house method EA068
Carbon dioxide (CO2) Calculation

in-house methods EA165
Thiosulfate Titration

in-house method EK087
Sulfate Discrete analyser (DA)

in-house method ED041G
Conductivity Electrometric

in-house methods EA010 and EA010-P
Sulfur - Total oxidised ICP-AES

in-house method ED043
Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) Gravimetric

in-house method EA016
Hydroxide Titration

in-house methods ED037 and ED037-P
Colour - True Visual comparison

in-house method EA041
Acids - Volatile Autotitration

in-house EP045
Bicarbonate Titration

in-house methods ED037 and ED037-P
Solids - Fixed; Solids - Suspended Gravimetric

in-house A036
Organic carbon - Dissolved non-purgeable Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) in-house method EP002
Langelier saturation index Autotitration

in-house method EA071
Solids - Fixed; Solids - Volatile Gravimetric

in-house method EA035
Sulfite Titration

in-house method EK086
Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) Gravimetric

in-house method EA015
Fluoride Ion selective electrode (ISE)

in-house method EK040P
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD); Carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (CBOD) Direct reading instrument; Electrometric

in-house method EP030
Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) Discrete analyser (DA)

in-house method EG050G
Alkalinity Titration

in-house methods ED037 and ED037-P
Organic carbon - Non-purgeable Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) in-house method EP005
Carbon - Total inorganic (TIC) Nondispersive infrared (NDIR)

in-house method EP006
pH Electrometric

in-house method EA005 
Solids - Dissolved volatile Gravimetric

in-house method EA015B
Chromium - Trivalent Calculation

in-house method EG049
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 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))
Sample preparation - Non-volatile components; Sample preparation - Semi-volatile components; Sample preparation - Volatile components Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) USEPA1311, and in-house EN033
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
Sample preparation - Non-volatile components; Sample preparation - Semi-volatile components Leachate procedures

in-house EN034
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 Conductivity Electrometric

in-house method EA010
Organic matter Titration

in-house method EP004
Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) Discrete analyser (DA)

in-house method EG048G
pH - CaCl2 extract Direct reading instrument

in-house method EA001
Cyanate UV-vis spectrophotometry

in-house method EK020
Fluoride Electrometric; Ion selective electrode (ISE)

in-house method EK040T; EK040T-P
Chloride Discrete analyser (DA)

in-house method ED045G
Moisture Gravimetric

in-house method EA055
pH Direct reading instrument

in-house method EA002
Loss on ignition Gravimetric

in-house method EA101
Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) UV-vis spectrophotometry

in-house method EG048
Chloride Titration

in-house methods ED045 and ED045-P
Chemical oxygen demand (COD) Titration

in-house method EP026
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 Polarised light microscopy (including dispersion staining) AS 5370 and in-house method EA199
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

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

In-house Calibration

  • The uncertainty of measurement is reported as an expanded uncertainty having a level of confidence of 95% unless stated otherwise
Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Volume and density - Laboratory volumetric glassware and measures Volumetric glassware and measures Volume Gravimetric ISO 4787 and in-house method CAL/04

Capability

1 mL to 2L
Volume and density - Laboratory volumetric glassware and measures Volumetric syringes Volume Gravimetric ISO 8655-9 and in-house method CAL/03

Capability

10 μL to 10 mL

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