National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Mackay Regional Council
Site
MRC Laboratory
Accreditation No.
17048
Site No.
18626
Date of Accreditation
23 Feb 2011
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for elements | Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Leachates; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Trade wastes | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Potassium; Selenium; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Thallium; Tin; Titanium; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-MS |
in-house SAS 0200-240 |
| Analysis for hydrocarbons | Bore waters; Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters | Semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) | GC-MS |
EPA 525.3 (In-house SAS-SVOC001) |
| Industrial waters - Treated; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Total hydrocarbons | Infrared (IR) |
APHA 5520 F |
|
| Potable waters | Trihalomethanes | Gas chromatography (GC) - Purge and trap |
EPA 524.2 (in-house method SAS C0301-305) |
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| Analysis for nutrients | Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage | Nitrogen - Ammonia | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house MWSA_C0084, MWSA_C0085 |
| Nitrogen - Total | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house MWSA_C0081 |
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| Nitrate; Nitrogen - Nitrite; Phosphate | Ion chromatography (IC) |
APHA 4110 B |
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| Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Trade wastes | Phosphorus - Ortho | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house MWSA_C0088; in-house MWSA_C0089 |
|
| Phosphorus - Total | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house MWSA_C0090 |
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| Nitrogen - Nitrate; Nitrogen - Oxidised | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house MWSA_C0082; in-house MWSA_C0083 |
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| Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house MWSA_C0086 |
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| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Leachates; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | pH | Electrometric |
APHA 4500-H+ B |
| Conductivity | Electrometric |
APHA 2510 B |
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| Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Leachates; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Alkalinity | Titration |
APHA 2320 B |
|
| Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Leachates; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters | Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser |
APHA 5210 B |
|
| Solids - Total | Gravimetric |
APHA 2540 B |
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| Solids - Dissolved | Gravimetric |
APHA 2540 C |
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| Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Leachates; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Solids - Suspended | Gravimetric |
APHA 2540 D |
|
| Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Leachates; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | Colourimetry |
APHA 5220 D |
|
| Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Chlorine - Free; Chlorine - Total | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
APHA 4500-Cl G |
|
| Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser |
APHA 4500-O G |
|
| Bromide; Chloride; Fluoride; Sulfate | Ion chromatography (IC) |
APHA 4110 B |
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| Organic carbon - Dissolved non-purgeable | Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) |
APHA 5310 B |
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| Colour | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
APHA 2120 C |
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| Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Oil and grease | Infrared (IR) |
APHA 5520 C |
|
| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristicsField analysis | Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Leachates; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Conductivity | Electrometric |
APHA 2510 B |
| pH | Electrometric |
APHA 4500-H+ B |
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| Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Leachates; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Turbidity | Nephelometry |
APHA 2130 B, ISO 7027 |
|
| Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Chlorine - Free; Chlorine - Total | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
APHA 4500-Cl G |
|
| Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser |
APHA 4500-O G |
|
| Potable waters | Bromate; Chlorate; Chlorite | Ion chromatography (IC) |
APHA 4110 (in-house method SAS C0045-47) |
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| Sample collection | Bore waters; Potable waters; Surface waters; Waste waters | Not applicable | Automated; Grab; Pump |
in-house SAS-SOP 079, SAS-SOP 0101, SAS-SOP 0103, SAS-SOP 0123 |
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Accreditation No.
17048
Site No.
18626
Print date
03 Dec 2023
