Sydney Laboratory Services

Site

Melbourne Laboratory

Accreditation No.

14664

Site No.

24940

Date of Accreditation

13 May 2024

Address

Unit 3, 55 Chelmsford Street
Williamstown North, VIC 3016
Australia

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Contact

Mr Bassem Malas P: +61 0452189094

Availability

Services available to external clients

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Melbourne Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Environment

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Analysis for elements Ground waters; Leachates; Sediments; Soils Aluminium; Arsenic; Beryllium; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Potassium; Selenium; Silver; Sodium; Tin; Zinc ICP-AES in-house method ESA-ICP-01
Ground waters; Leachates; Sediments; Soils; Surface waters Mercury Microwave plasma - Atomic emission spectroscopy (MP-AES) in-house method ESA-MP-01 and ESA-MP-03
Analysis for hydrocarbons Fresh waters; Ground waters; Sediments; Soils; Surface waters Naphthalene; Styrene (ethenyl benzene) GC-MS - Purge and trap in-house method ESA-P-ORG08
Ground waters; Leachates; Sediments; Soils Acenaphthene; Acenaphthylene (acenaphthalene); Anthracene; Benz(a)anthracene; Benzo(a)pyrene; Dibenz(a,h)anthracene; Fluoranthene (benzo[j,k]fluorene); Fluorene; Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene; Naphthalene; Phenanthrene; Pyrene GC-MS in-house method ESA-P-ORG13, ESA-ORG-14, and ESA-ORG-15
Ground waters; Potable waters; Sediments; Soils Benzene; Ethylbenzene; Toluene; Xylene GC-MS - Purge and trap in-house method ESA-P-ORG08
Analysis for industrial chemicals Fresh waters; Ground waters; Leachates; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sand; Soils Perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS); Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA); Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA); Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoDA); Perfluoroheptane sulfonic acid (PFHpS); Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA); Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS); Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA); Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA); 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 method ESA-ORG-16
Analysis for organochlorine pesticides Soils Aldrin; Chlordane; Dieldrin; Endosulfan I (α-endosulfan); Endosulfan II (β-endosulfan); Endosulfan sulfate; Endrin; Endrin aldehyde; Endrin ketone; Heptachlor; Heptachlor epoxide; Hexachlorobenzene (HCB); Methoxychlor; o,p'-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (o,p'-DDD); p,p’-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (p,p’-DDD); p,p’-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p,p’-DDE); α-Hexachlorocyclohexane (α-HCH); β-Hexachlorocyclohexane (β-HCH); γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH); δ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (δ-HCH) GC-MS in-house method ESA-P-ORG13, ESA-ORG-14, and ESA-ORG-15
Analysis for organophosphate pesticides Soils Chlorpyrifos ethyl (chlorpyrifos); Chlorpyrifos methyl; Diazinon; Fenchlorphos (ronnel); Merphos (tributyl phosphorotrithioite); Methylparathion (parathionmethyl); Prophos GC-MS in-house method ESA-P-ORG13, ESA-ORG-14, and ESA-ORG-15
Analysis for petroleum hydrocarbons Ground waters; Potable waters; Sediments; Soils Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): >C10-C16; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): >C16-C34; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): >C34-C40 GC-FID in-house method ESA-ORG-15
Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): C6-C10 GC-MS - Purge and trap in-house method ESA-P-ORG08
Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics Fresh waters; Ground waters; Leachates; Potable waters; Sand; Soils Conductivity Electrometric in-house method ESA-P-16
Chloride - Water soluble Ion selective electrode (ISE) in-house method ESA-P-37
Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) UV-vis spectrophotometry in-house method ESA-P-32
Ground waters; Sediments; Sludges; Soils; Surface waters pH Electrometric  in-house method ESA-P-21
Analysis for polyhalogenated biphenyls Soils Aroclor 1016; Aroclor 1221; Aroclor 1232; Aroclor 1242; Aroclor 1248; Aroclor 1254; Aroclor 1260 GC-MS in-house method ESA-ORG-14 and ESA-ORG-15
Counting of asbestos, mineral fibres (including synthetic) and organic fibres Air Volume measurement Sampling flow rate and duration measurement National Occupational Health and Safety Commission Guidance Note on the Membrane Filter Method for Estimating Airborne Asbestos Fibres  NOHSC:3003 and in-house method AAM-P-01
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 AAM-P-01
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 ABI-P-01

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Materials

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Chemical analysis of polymers and related materials Paints and related coating materials Lead Microwave plasma - Atomic emission spectroscopy (MP-AES) in-house method ESA-MP-01 and in-house method ESA-MP-05

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