Golder Associates Pty Ltd

Site

Melbourne Laboratory

Accreditation No.

1910

Site No.

1903

Date of Accreditation

27 Feb 1985

Address

Building 7, Botanicca Corporate Park, 570-588 Swan Street
Richmond, VIC 3121
Australia

golder.com

Contact

Mr Mark Tulau P: +61 (03) 88623655

Availability

Services available to external clients

Golder Associates Pty Ltd address map

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Melbourne Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Environment

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Analysis for elements Emissions - Industrial Fluorine Ion selective electrode (ISE)

NSW EPA TM-9, SA EPA 03.03 

Analysis for industrial chemicals Air - Ambient Fluoride; Fluoride - Gaseous Continuous monitoring analyser

AS/NZS 3580.10.1 

Analysis for organic vapours Air - Indoor; Sorbent tubes; Vapours Volume measurement Absorption tube

in-house method OH/A11 

Vapours Volume measurement Absorption tube

AS 2986.1; AS2986.2 

(sampling only)

Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics Air - Ambient Particulate matter Directional dust gauge AS/NZS 3580.10.2
Particulate matter - PM10 Gravimetric

in-house method P8

Particulate matter - PM10; Particulate matter - PM2.5; Suspended particulate matter - Total High volume gravimetric

in-house method H3

Suspended particulate matter - Total High volume gravimetric

AS/NZS 3580.9.3

Particulate matter - PM10 Tapered element oscillating microbalance (TEOM)

AS 3580.9.8 

Particulate matter - PM2.5 Tapered element oscillating microbalance (TEOM) AS/NZS 3580.9.13 
Carbon dioxide (CO2); Carbon monoxide; Nitrogen - Oxidised; Oxygen; Sulfur dioxide Continuous monitoring analyser

In-house method C6

Carbon monoxide Direct reading instrument

AS 3580.7.1, AS2365.2 

Nitrogen - Oxidised Chemiluminescence

AS3580.5.1, AS2365.1.1, AS2365.1.2

Humidity; Temperature Hygrometer

in-house method M9

Particulate matter - PM2.5 Gravimetric

in-house method P10

Suspended particulate matter - PM10 Beta attenuation monitors

AS/NZS 3580.9.11

Particulate matter - PM2.5 Gravimetric AS/NZS 3580.9.14
Particulate matter - PM10; Particulate matter - PM2.5; Suspended particulate matter - Total Low volume gravimetric

in-house method L2

Particulate matter - PM10 Tapered element oscillating microbalance (TEOM) AS/NZS 3580.9.16 
Suspended particulate matter - PM10 Low volume gravimetric

AS 3580.9.9

Suspended particulate matter - PM10 High volume gravimetric

AS/NZS 3580.9.6 

Sulfur dioxide Direct reading instrument

AS 3580.4.1

Suspended particulate matter - PM2.5 Beta attenuation monitors

AS 3580.9.10, L2

Ash; Combustible matter; Solids - Insoluble; Solids - Total; Suspended particulate matter - PM2.5 Gravimetric

AS/NZS 3580.10.1

in-house method D3

Carbon dioxide (CO2); Oxygen Gas analyser

in-house method C6, O1

Particulate matter - PM10; Particulate matter - PM2.5 Gravimetric

in-house method P12 

Suspended particulate matter - PM2.5 Low volume gravimetric

AS 3580.9.10, L2

Emissions - Industrial Ozone Autoanalyser (AA)

In-house method O5

Particulate matter - PM10; Particulate matter - PM2.5 Tapered element oscillating microbalance (TEOM)

in-house method P14

Particulate matter - Total Gravimetric

SA EPA 03.01 and in-house method P1

Solids - Total Gravimetric

NSW EPA TM-15

Coarse particulates: PM2.5 - PM10 Gravimetric

NSW EPA OM-9

Stack gas concentration Gas analyser

SA EPA 03.14

Particulate matter Gravimetric

ISO 9096, USEPA Method 5, 17 and in-house method P1, L2

Particulate matter - PM10; Particulate matter - PM2.5 Gravimetric

USEPA 201A 

Emissions - Industrial; Emissions - Stack Moisture Gravimetric

NSW EPA TM-22, SA EPA 03.13, USEPA Method 4 and in-house method M5

Flow rate; Pressure; Velocity Pitot NSW EPA TM-2
Odour Dynamic olfactometry

AS/NZS 4323.3, NSW EPA OM-7,  SA EPA 03.15, SA EPA 03.16 and in-house method O4

Temperature Thermocouple

in-house method T6

Emissions - Stack Carbon dioxide (CO2); Carbon monoxide; Nitrogen - Oxidised; Oxygen; Sulfur dioxide Gas analyser

In-house method C6, USEPA Method 10

Sulfur - Total reduced Gas analyser USEPA  Method 16A and in-house method T5
Sulfuric acid as SO3; Sulfuric acid mist Gravimetric

in-house method S1

Carbon monoxide Gas analyser

NSW EPA TM-32, USEPA Method 10 and SA EPA 03.12, 03.14

Oxygen Gas analyser

NSW EPA TM-25

Carbon dioxide (CO2) Gas analyser

NSW EPA TM-24

Fluoride Ion selective electrode (ISE)

in-house method F1

Dry gas density; Molecular weight Gas analyser

NSW EPA TM-23, in-house method M8

Carbon dioxide (CO2); Oxygen Gas analyser

USEPA Method 3, USEPA Method 3A, in-house method C6, O1

Fluoride - Total Ion selective electrode (ISE)

USEPA Method 13B

Sulfur dioxide Gas analyser; Gravimetric

NSW EPA TM-4, USEPA Methods 6, 8 and in-house method S1, S2

Analysis for respirable crystalline silica (RCS) Air - Indoor Volume measurement; α-Quartz Gravimetric in-house method OH/A8 and National Occupational Health and Safety Commission Guidance Note on the Membrane Filter Method for Estimating Airborne Asbestos Fibres NOHSC:3003 (Sampling only)
Analysis of dust Dust Dust - Inhalable Gravimetric

AS 3640 

Dust - Respirable Gravimetric

AS 2985 

Analysis of the workplace environment and hazards for inorganic gases Air - Indoor Ammonia; Chlorine Classical

OH/A6, OH/C7, OH/C2

Counting of asbestos, mineral fibres (including synthetic) and organic fibres Air - Indoor 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 OH/A8
Meteorological monitoring Atmosphere Pressure; Radiation - Global; Rainfall; Rainfall - Calculated; Relative humidity (RH); Solar radiation; Temperature; Wind direction; Wind speed - Horizontal Barometer; Hygrometer; Pyranometer; Rainfall gauge; Temperature probe; Ultrasonic wind sensor

In-house method M9

Pressure; Radiation - Global; Rainfall; Rainfall - Calculated; Relative humidity (RH); Solar radiation; Temperature; Wind direction; Wind speed - Horizontal Barometer; Hygrometer; Pyranometer; Rainfall gauge; Temperature probe; Ultrasonic wind sensor

AS/NZS 3580.14 

Sample collection Air - Ambient Not applicable Adsorption tube in-house method A13
Not applicable High volume air sampler (HVAS)

in-house method S5 - Dioxins; furans;pesticides; polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) (as listed in the method) 

Not applicable Canisters

USEPA TO-14 - Volatile organic compounds 

USEPA TO-15 - Volatile organic compounds 

in-house method C9 - volatile organic compounds and reduced sulphur compounds

Not applicable Siting of air monitoring equipment

AS/NZS 3580.1.1

Not applicable Active sampling onto sorption tubes

USEPA TO-17 - Volatile organic compounds

in-house method A15-Aldehydes andketones 

in-house method V9 - VOCs 

Not applicable Passive diffusive

in-house method P13- for aldehydes; ammonia;BTEX; hydrochloric acid; hydrogen fluoride; hydrogen sulfide; nitrate; ozone;phenols; sulfur dioxide; volatile organic compounds

Not applicable Automated

USEPA TO-4A - pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls

USEPA TO-9A - Polychlorinated, polybrominated, brominated/chlorinateddibenzo-p-dioxins, bibenzofurans

USEPATO-13A - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Not applicable Gas analyser

USEPA TO-10A - Semi-volatile compounds

Air - Indoor Not applicable Filters; Sorbent tube

in-house method OH/A2 - Sampling for hydrogen fluoride,hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, sulfuricacid

in-house method OH/E1 for metals

in-house method OH/I3 - Isocyantes (MDI, HDI, TDI)

in-house method OH/P3 - Plasticisers 

Not applicable Impinger AS2365.6 and in-house method P13
Emissions - Industrial Not applicable Filters; Impinger; Sorbent tube

CARB 429 - Determination of polycyclic aromatichydrocarbon (PAH) emissions from stationary sourcesNIOSH 2002 - Amines, aromatic
NIOSH 2010 - Aliphatic, amines
SA EPA 03.04 Chlorine
SA EPA 03.07 Metals
USEPA Method 23 - Dioxins and Furans
USEPA 26 Halides; halogens; hydrogen chloride
USEPA 26A Hydrogen halide; halogens by isokinetic
USEPA Method 29 - Metals

in-house methods
A2 - Ammonia
A14 - Atmospheric contaminants; odour (isolation flux chamber)
C1 - Chloride
C2 - Chlorine
C4 - Cyanides
C9 - Evacuated canisters for VOC and reduced sulfur compounds
G4 - Ammonia, chloride, chlorine, cyanide, fluoride, formaldehyde, hydrogensulphide, MDI, nitrogen oxides, TDI
H1 - Hydrogen sulphide
I1 - Isocyanates
I2 - Inorganic acids
M1 - MDI
M2 - Metals (acid extractable)
M4 - Mercaptans
N1 - Nitrogen oxides
P6 - Polychlorobenzenes (to be A13)
P7 - Phosphine
S4 - Semi-volatile organics
T1 - TDI (toluene diisocyanate)
TP 13 - Soil gas bore sampling for organic gases
V5 - Volatile principal organic hazardous constituents (POHCs) 

Sample collection - Stack and emissions sampling Emissions Oil mist Dilution/filter/condensation/adsorption - Isokinetic

in-house method O2, OH/O2

Emissions - Industrial Sampling points - Selection Isokinetic

SA EPA 03.09, USEPA Method 1 AS 4323.1, NSW EPA TM-1

Sampling - Area sources Flux chamber

AS/NZS 4323.4

Fluoride - Total Filters; Impinger USEPA Method 13B
Dry gas density; Molecular weight - Dry Continuous monitoring NSW EPA TM-23, in-house method M8
Sulfuric acid mist Impinger NSW EPA TM-3, SA EPA 03.02, USEPA Method 8, in-house method S1 and S2
Acidity Impinger SA EPA 03.11
Halogenated hydrocarbons Sorbent tube NIOSH 1003
Formaldehyde (methanal) Sorbent tube In-house method F5
Sampling position - Selection Impinger AS 4323.1, NSW EPA TM-1
Particulate matter - PM10; Particulate matter - PM2.5 Filter/impinger; Isokinetic USEPA 201A
2-Butoxyethanol; 2-Ethoxyethyl acetate (ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate, cellosolve acetate, EGMEA); 2-Methoxyethanol; 2-Methylpropan-2-ol (tert-butanol, tert-butyl alcohol); 4-Methyl-2-pentanone (methyl isobutyl ketone, MIBK); Acetone; Acrylonitrile; Aldehydes; Alkenes hydrocarbons; Allyl alcohol; Benzene; Butanone (methyl ethyl ketone, MEK, 2-butanone); Chlorinated hydrocarbons; Cyclohexanol; Cyclohexanone; Diacetone alcohol (2-pentanone, 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone); Dichloromethane (DCM, methylene chloride); Esters: C1-C10; Ethanol; Ethylbenzene; Hexane (n-hexane); Hydrocarbons: C1-C10; Isoamyl alcohol; Isobutyl alcohol (isobutanol, 2-methylpropan-1-ol); Isooctane; Isophorone (isoforone, isoacetophorone); Methanol; Methyl isobutyl carbinol (4-methylpentan-2-ol, MIBC); N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP); Nonane (n-nonane); Pentane (n-pentane); Styrene (ethenyl benzene); Toluene; Vinyl chloride; Xylene; n-Butanol; sec-Butanol (sec-butylalcohol, 2-butanol) Impinger/sorbent tube

in-house method A13

Nitrogen oxide Impinger NSW EPA TM 11, USEPA Method 7C, 7E and SA EPA 03.06
Hydrogen sulfide Impinger NSW EPA TM-5 and SA EPA 03.05
Sulfur - Total reduced Impinger USEPA Method 16A and in-house method T5
Acid gases Dilution/filter/condensation/adsorption - Isokinetic

in-house method A11

Sulfur dioxide; Sulfur trioxide (sulfuric anhydride); Sulfuric acid mist Impinger NSW EPA TM-4, USEPA Methods 6, 8 and in-house method S1, S2
Fluorine Impinger NSW EPA TM-9, SA EPA 03.03
Sodium hydroxide Filters in-house method S3
Cresol; Phenols Impinger/sorbent tube

NIOSH 2546 

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