NRE (Tasmania) - Analytical Services Tasmania

Site

New Town Laboratory

Accreditation No.

5589

Site No.

3102

Date of Accreditation

20 Mar 1991

Address

18 St Johns Avenue
New Town, TAS 7008
Australia

analyticalservices.tas.gov.au

Contact

Mr Damien Norman P: +61 (03) 61653300

Availability

Services available to external clients

NRE (Tasmania) - Analytical Services Tasmania address map

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
New Town Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Environment

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Analysis for carbamate pesticides Ground waters; Potable waters; Surface waters Carbaryl GC-MS-MS in-house method 1529-water
Potable waters (2-Dimethylamino-5,6-dimethylpyrimidin-4-yl) N,N-dimethylcarbamate (pirimicarb) GC-MS-MS in-house method 1529-water
Analysis for cyanide Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes Cyanide - Free; Cyanide - Total; Cyanide - Weak acid dissociable (WAD) Discrete analyser (DA)

in-house method 1125-water

Analysis for elements Animal tissue; Fish; Poppy seed (Papaver somniferum); Seeds; Vegetation Aluminium; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Boron; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Phosphorus; Selenium; Sulfur; Vanadium; Zinc ICP-AES

in-house method 3301-biota

Animal tissue; Fish; Poppy seed (Papaver somniferum); Shellfish; Vegetation Trace elements ICP-AES
in-house method 3301-biota in accordance to in-house AS 14
Animal tissue; Fish; Seeds; Shellfish; Vegetation Mercury Atomic fluorescence spectroscopy (AFS) - Cold vapour

in-house method 3303-biota

Biosolids; Sediments; Soils; Solid wastes Trace elements ICP-AES
in-house method 2301-soil in accordance to in-house AS 14
Mercury Atomic fluorescence spectroscopy (AFS) - Cold vapour

 in-house method 2304-soil

Aluminium; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Potassium; Selenium; Sodium; Vanadium; Zinc ICP-AES

in-house method 2301-soil

Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Leachates; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Trace elements ICP-AES; ICP-MS
in-house methods 1301-leachate and 1311-water  with accordance to AS 14
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Leachates; Potable waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Aluminium; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Potassium; Selenium; Sodium; Vanadium; Zinc ICP-AES

in-house method 1301-leachate

Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes Mercury Atomic fluorescence spectroscopy (AFS) - Cold vapour

in-house method 1305-water

Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Potassium; Selenium; Silver; Sodium; Thallium; Thorium; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc ICP-MS

in-house method 1311-water

Saline waters Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Silver; Thallium; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc ICP-MS in-house method 1325
Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Beryllium; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Phosphorus; Selenium; Sulfur; Vanadium; Zinc ICP-AES in-house method 1315-water
Analysis for fungicides Ground waters; Potable waters; Surface waters 2-Chloro-N-([2-4-chlorophenyl]phenyl)pyridine-3-carboxamide (boscalid); Metalaxyl GC-MS-MS

in-house method 1529-water

Metalaxyl LC-MS-MS in-house method 1515-water
Analysis for herbicides Ground waters; Potable waters; Surface waters Atrazine GC-MS in-house method 1501-water
Cyanazine; Fluazifop (fluazifop-p-butyl); Haloxyfop methyl; Hexazinone; Metribuzin; Oxyfluorfen; Pendimethalin; Propachlor; Propazine; Simazine; Terbacil (terbacyl, 3-tert-butyl-5-chloro-6-methyluracil, terbacil monolithium salt); Trifluralin GC-MS-MS in-house method  1529-water
Glufosinate; Glyphosate (n-[phosphonomethyl]glycine) LC-MS-MS

in-house method 1520-water

2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D); 2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (MCPA); Atrazine; Desethylatrazine; Desisopropyl atrazine; Hexazinone; Metsulfuron methyl; Pendimethalin; Simazine; Sulfometuron methyl; Terbacil (terbacyl, 3-tert-butyl-5-chloro-6-methyluracil, terbacil monolithium salt) LC-MS-MS

in-house method 1515-water

Herbicides LC-MS-MS
in-house method 1515-water in accordance to  AS 14
Sediments; Soils Atrazine GC-MS; GC-MS-MS

in-house method 2501-soil and 2513-soil

Analysis for hydrocarbons Air - Ambient Acenaphthene; Acenaphthylene (acenaphthalene); Anthracene; Benz(a)anthracene; Benzo(a)pyrene; 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 GC-MS-MS

in-house method 4402-filter

Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes Acenaphthene; Acenaphthylene (acenaphthalene); Anthracene; Benz(a)anthracene; Benzo(a)pyrene; Benzo(b)fluoranthene; Benzo(g,h,i)perylene; Benzo(k)fluoranthene; Chrysene; Dibenz(a,h)anthracene; Fluoranthene (benzo[j,k]fluorene); Fluorene; Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene; Naphthalene; Phenanthrene; Pyrene GC-MS; GC-MS-MS

in-house method 1408-water

Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes 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-Trichlorobenzene; 1,2,3-Trichloropropane (allyl trichloride); 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-Dibromoethene; 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); 1,3-Dichloropropane; 1,4-Dichlorobenzene (p-dichlorobenzene); 1-Methyl-4-isopropylbenzene (4-isopropyltoluene, p-isopropyltoluene); 2,2-Dichloropropane; 2-Chlorotoluene (o-chlorotoluene); 4-Chlorotoluene (p-chlorotoluene); Benzene; Bromobenzene (phenylbromide); Bromochloromethane (chlorobromomethane); Bromodichloromethane (dichlorobromomethane); Bromoform (tribromomethane); Bromomethane (methylbromide); Carbon tetrachloride (tetrachloromethane); Chlorobenzene (benzene chloride, monochlorobenzene); Chloroethane; Chloromethane; Dibromochloromethane (chlorodibromomethane); Dibromomethane; Dichlorodifluoromethane (freon-12); Ethylbenzene; Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene (hexachlorobutadiene, HCBD); Isopropylbenzene (cumene); Naphthalene; Styrene (ethenyl benzene); Tetrachloroethene (perchloroethylene, perchloroethene, tetrachloroethylene); Toluene; Trichloroethene (trichloroethylene, TCE); Trichlorofluoromethane (freon-11, trichloromonofluoromethane); Trichloromethane (chloroform); Vinyl chloride; cis-1,2-Dichloroethene; cis-1,3-Dichloropropene (cis-1,3-dichloropropylene); m-Xylene; n-Butylbenzene; n-Propylbenzene; o-Xylene; p-Xylene; sec-Butylbenzene; tert-Butylbenzene; trans-1,2-Dichloroethene (trans-1,2-DCE, trans-1,2-dichloroethylene); trans-1,3-Dichloropropene (trans-1,3-dichloropropylene) GC-MS - Static headspace

in-house method  1526-water

Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Trade wastes BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene); Naphthalene; m-Xylene; o-Xylene; p-Xylene GC-FID; GC-MS - Headspace

in-house methods 1406-water and 1527-water

Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters Haloacetic acids (HAA) LC-MS-MS

in-house method 1525-water

Sediments Tributyltin (TBT) LC-MS-MS in-house method  2411-soil
Sediments; Soils Acenaphthene; Acenaphthylene (acenaphthalene); Anthracene; Benz(a)anthracene; Benzo(a)pyrene; Benzo(b)fluoranthene; Benzo(g,h,i)perylene; Benzo(k)fluoranthene; Chrysene; Dibenz(a,h)anthracene; Fluoranthene (benzo[j,k]fluorene); Fluorene; Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene; Naphthalene; Phenanthrene; Pyrene GC-MS; GC-MS-MS

in-house method 2404-soil and 2432-soil

BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene); Naphthalene; m-Xylene; o-Xylene; p-Xylene GC-FID; GC-MS - Headspace

in-house method  2403-soil and 2430-soil

Analysis for industrial chemicals Bore waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes Acrylamide LC-MS-MS in-house method 1532-water
Bore waters; Potable waters; Surface waters 2-Methylisoborneol (MIB); Geosmin GC-MS in- house method 1531-water
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes Ethanol; Methanol; Propan-2-ol (isopropyl alcohol, isopropanol, 2-propanol); n-Butanol GC-FID

in-house method1435-water

Ground waters; Potable waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes 10:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (10:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorododecane sulfonic acid); 10:2 Saturated fluorotelomer acid 2-perfluorodecyl ethanoic acid (10:2 FTA); 4:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (4:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid); 6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTSA); 6:2 Saturated fluorotelomer acid 2-perfluorohexyl ethanoic acid (6:2 FTA); 8:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (8:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid); 8:2 Saturated fluorotelomer acid 2-perfluorooctyl ethanoic acid (8:2 FTA); 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); Perfluoro-1-octane sulfamidoacetic acid (FOSAA); Perfluoro-n-octadecanoic acid (PFODA); 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); 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 1524
Analysis for non-planktonic microalgae and cyanobacteria Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Marine waters; Potable waters Enumeration; Identification Microscopic examination

in-house method 1605, 1608, 1611, 1612, 1615

Analysis for nutrients Biosolids; Sediments; Soils Nitrogen - Total; Phosphorus - Total Discrete analyser (DA) in- house method 2219-soil
Bore waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes Chloride; Fluoride; Nitrate; Nitrite; Phosphate; Sulfate Ion chromatography (IC) APHA 4110 Method C and in-house method 1103-water
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes Ammonia; Nitrogen - Nitrate; Nitrogen - Nitrite; Phosphorus - Soluble reactive Flow injection analyser (FIA) in- house method 1205-water
Ammonia; Nitrogen - Nitrate; Nitrogen - Nitrite; Phosphorus - Soluble reactive Discrete analyser (DA) in- house method 1207-water
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Ammonia; Nitrogen - Nitrate; Nitrogen - Nitrite; Phosphorus - Soluble reactive Segmented flow analyser (SFA) in-house method 1225
Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes Nitrogen - Total; Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN); Phosphorus - Total Discrete analyser (DA)

in- house method 1208-water

Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Trade wastes Nitrogen - Total; Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN); Phosphorus - Total Segmented flow analyser (SFA)

in-house method 1226

Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Trade wastes Nitrogen - Total; Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN); Phosphorus - Total Flow injection analyser (FIA)

in- house methods 1206-water and 1211

Analysis for organochlorine pesticides Ground waters; Potable waters; Surface waters Organochlorine pesticides LC-MS-MS in- house methods 1515-water in accordance to  AS 14
Aldrin; Dieldrin; Endosulfan I (α-endosulfan); Endosulfan II (β-endosulfan); Endosulfan sulfate; Endrin; Endrin aldehyde; Heptachlor; Heptachlor epoxide; Hexachlorobenzene (HCB); cis-Chlordane (α-chlordane); m,p-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (m,p-DDD); p,p’-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p,p’-DDE); trans-Chlordane (γ-chlordane); α-Hexachlorocyclohexane (α-HCH); β-Hexachlorocyclohexane (β-HCH); γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH); δ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (δ-HCH) GC-MS; GC-MS-MS

in- house methods 1501-water and 1529-water

2,4,5,6-Tetrachlorobenzene-1,3-dicarbonitrile (chlorothalonil); Endrin ketone; Methoxychlor; p,p’-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (p,p’-DDD); p,p’-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p,p’-DDE); p,p’-Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (p,p’-DDT) GC-MS-MS in- house method 1529-water
Sediments; Soils Aldrin; Dieldrin; Endosulfan I (α-endosulfan); Endosulfan II (β-endosulfan); Endosulfan sulfate; Endrin; Endrin aldehyde; Heptachlor; Heptachlor epoxide; Hexachlorobenzene (HCB); cis-Chlordane (α-chlordane); m,p-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (m,p-DDD); p,p’-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (p,p’-DDD); p,p’-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p,p’-DDE); trans-Chlordane (γ-chlordane); α-Hexachlorocyclohexane (α-HCH); β-Hexachlorocyclohexane (β-HCH); γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH); δ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (δ-HCH) GC-MS; GC-MS-MS

in- house methods 2501-soil and 2513-soil

Analysis for organophosphate pesticides Ground waters; Potable waters; Surface waters Organophosphate pesticides LC-MS-MS in-house method 1515 in accordance with AS 14
Diazinon; Diethyl-2-([dimethoxyphosphorothioyl]sulfanyl)butanedioate (maldison, malathion, carbofos, mercaptothion); Dimethoate; Disulfoton; Famphur (famophos); Methylparathion (parathionmethyl); O,O-Diethyl O-(4-nitrophenyl) phosphorothioate (parathion, ethylparathion, diethylparathion, parathion-ethyl, folidol); O,O-Diethyl S-([ethylsulfanyl]methyl) phosphorodithioate (phorate, thimet); Sulfotep (tetraethyldithiopyrophosphate, TEDP); Thionazin GC-MS in- house method 1501-water
Azinphos-methyl (guthion); Bromophosethyl; Chlorpyrifos ethyl (chlorpyrifos); Coumaphos - Co-Ral; Ethion; Fenitrothion; Fenthion GC-MS-MS

in- house method 1529-water

Chlorpyrifos ethyl (chlorpyrifos) LC-MS-MS

in- house method 1515-water

Sediments; Soils Diazinon; Diethyl-2-([dimethoxyphosphorothioyl]sulfanyl)butanedioate (maldison, malathion, carbofos, mercaptothion); Dimethoate; Disulfoton; Famphur (famophos); Methylparathion (parathionmethyl); O,O-Diethyl O-(4-nitrophenyl) phosphorothioate (parathion, ethylparathion, diethylparathion, parathion-ethyl, folidol); O,O-Diethyl S-([ethylsulfanyl]methyl) phosphorodithioate (phorate, thimet); Sulfotep (tetraethyldithiopyrophosphate, TEDP); Thionazin GC-MS; GC-MS-MS

in- house methods 2501-soil and  2513-soil

Analysis for petroleum hydrocarbons Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Trade wastes Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH): C10-C14; Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH): C15-C28; Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH): C29-C36; Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH): C6-C9 GC-FID

in- house method 1406-water

Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): >C10-C16; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): >C16-C34; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): >C34-C40 GC-FID

in- house method 1528-water

Volatile total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): C6-C10 GC-MS - Headspace

in- house method 1527-water

Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Leachates; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes 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 Dibromoethane (ethylene dibromide, EDB); 1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene; 1,2,3-Trichloropropane (allyl trichloride); 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); 1,3-Dichloropropane; 1,4-Dichlorobenzene (p-dichlorobenzene); 1-Methyl-4-isopropylbenzene (4-isopropyltoluene, p-isopropyltoluene); 2,2-Dichloropropane; 2-Chlorotoluene (o-chlorotoluene); 4-Chlorotoluene (p-chlorotoluene); Benzene; Bromobenzene (phenylbromide); Bromochloromethane (chlorobromomethane); Bromodichloromethane (dichlorobromomethane); Bromoform (tribromomethane); Bromomethane (methylbromide); Carbon tetrachloride (tetrachloromethane); Chlorobenzene (benzene chloride, monochlorobenzene); Chloroethane; Chloromethane; Dibromochloromethane (chlorodibromomethane); Dibromomethane; Dichlorodifluoromethane (freon-12); Ethylbenzene; Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene (hexachlorobutadiene, HCBD); Isopropylbenzene (cumene); Naphthalene; Styrene (ethenyl benzene); Tetrachloroethene (perchloroethylene, perchloroethene, tetrachloroethylene); Toluene; Trichloroethene (trichloroethylene, TCE); Trichlorofluoromethane (freon-11, trichloromonofluoromethane); Trichloromethane (chloroform); Vinyl chloride; cis-1,2-Dichloroethene; cis-1,3-Dichloropropene (cis-1,3-dichloropropylene); m-Xylene; n-Butylbenzene; n-Propylbenzene; o-Xylene; p-Xylene; sec-Butylbenzene; tert-Butylbenzene; trans-1,2-Dichloroethene (trans-1,2-DCE, trans-1,2-dichloroethylene); trans-1,3-Dichloropropene (trans-1,3-dichloropropylene) GC-MS - Static headspace in- house method 1526-water
Sediments; Soils Volatile total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): C6-C10 GC-MS - Headspace

in- house method 2430-soil validated to NEPM B3 TRH

Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH): C10-C14; Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH): C15-C28; Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH): C29-C36; Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH): C6-C9 GC-FID

in- house method 2403-soil

Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): >C10-C16; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): >C16-C34; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): >C34-C40 GC-FID

in- house method 2431-soil (validated to NEPM B3 TRH)

Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics Air - Ambient Solids - Deposited Gravimetric in-house methods 4003-air and 4005-air
Biosolids; Sediments; Sludges; Soils; Solid wastes Sample preparation 1:5 Water leaching procedure

 AS 4439.3; In-house 2335-soil

Biosolids; Sediments; Soils Ammonia; Nitrogen - Nitrate; Nitrogen - Nitrite Discrete analyser (DA); Flow injection analyser (FIA)

in- house method 2218-soil

Biosolids; Sediments; Soils; Solid wastes Conductivity Electrometric

in- house method 2005-soil (1:5 Water extraction)

pH - 1:5 Water extract Electrometric in-house method 2003-soil
Carbon - Total organic (TOC) UV-vis spectrophotometry

in-house method 2110-soil

Moisture Gravimetric

in- house method 2001-soil

Loss on ignition Combustion

in- house method 2013-soil

Bore waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes Organic carbon - Dissolved non-purgeable; Organic carbon - Non-purgeable Nondispersive infrared (NDIR)

in- house method 1210-water


Chloride - Total as NaCl Calculation in- house method 1016-water
Solids - Total Gravimetric

in- house method 1003-water

Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) Calculation

in-house method 1014-water

Ion balance Calculation in- house method 1017-water
Solids - Dissolved non-volatile; Solids - Dissolved volatile; Solids - Non-volatile; Solids - Suspended non-volatile; Solids - Suspended volatile; Solids - Volatile Gravimetric

in- house method 1006-water

Alkalinity Titration

APHA 2320 Method B, APHA 4500-CO2 Method C and in-house method 1101-water


Sodium/total cation ratio Calculation in- house method 1018-water
Silica reactive Discrete analyser (DA)

in- house method 1209-water

Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) Gravimetric

in- house method 1004-water

Colour Visual comparison

APHA 2120 Method B and in-house method 1007-water


Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) Discrete analyser (DA)

in-house method1316-water

Turbidity Nephelometry

APHA 2130 Method B and in-house method 1009-water


pH Electrometric

APHA 4500 H + Method B and in-house method 1001-water



Sulfide Discrete analyser (DA)

in-house method 1126-water

Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR, sodium absorption ratio) Calculation

in-house method 1108-water

Bore waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Anions Ion chromatography (IC) APHA 400 Method C and in-house method 1103-water in accordance with AS14
Solids - Total suspended (0.45µm filtered) Gravimetric in- house method 1011-water
Chromium - Trivalent Calculation

in-house method 1317-water

Acidity Titration

APHA 2310 and in-house method 1102-water

Bromide; Chloride; Fluoride; Sulfate Ion chromatography (IC)

APHA 4110 Method C and in-house method 1103-water


Solids - Total suspended Gravimetric

in- house method 1005-water

Bore waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters Hardness Calculation

in-house method 1109-water


Langelier saturation index Calculation

in-house method 1114-water


Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Conductivity Electrometric

APHA 2510 and in-house method 1002-water



Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes Dissolved oxygen (DO) Membrane electrode

in- house method 1452-water


Chemical oxygen demand (COD) Colourimetry

in- house method 1451-water


Oil and grease Gravimetric

APHA 5520 Method B and in-house method 1401-water


Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) Electrochemical

in- house methods 1416-water and 1453-water


Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Trade wastes Chlorophyll a UV-vis spectrophotometry

in- house method 1602-water

Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes Formaldehyde (methanal) GC-MS

in- house method 1413-water


Analysis for physical and chemical characteristicsField analysis Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Trade wastes Conductivity; Dissolved oxygen (DO); Temperature; pH Direct reading instrument; Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser; Electrometric

 EPA Tasmania Sampling manual

Analysis for planktonic microalgae and cyanobacteria Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters; Marine waters; Potable waters; Sewage (including biosolids and sediments); Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes General biomass Microscopic examination

in-house method 1620

Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Marine waters; Potable waters; Swimming pool and spa waters Enumeration; Identification Microscopic examination

in-house method 1611, 1612, 1615

Marine waters Enumeration; Identification Microscopic examination

in-house method 1605, 1608, 1615

Analysis for polyhalogenated biphenyls Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Trade wastes Aroclor 1016; Aroclor 1221; Aroclor 1232; Aroclor 1242; Aroclor 1248; Aroclor 1254; Aroclor 1260 GC-ECD

in-house method 1405-water

Sediments; Soils Aroclor 1016; Aroclor 1221; Aroclor 1232; Aroclor 1242; Aroclor 1248; Aroclor 1254; Aroclor 1260 GC-ECD

in-house method 2402-soil

Analysis for pyrethroid and pyrethrum pesticides Ground waters; Potable waters; Surface waters Alphamethrin (α-cypermethrin); Permethrin GC-MS-MS

in-house method 1529-water

Analysis of biotoxin residues and contaminants Fresh waters; Industrial waters; Potable waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes Anatoxin-a; Cylindrospermopsin (CYN); Microcystin-LA; Microcystin-LF; Microcystin-LR; Microcystin-LW; Microcystin-LY; Microcystin-RR; Microcystin-YR; Microcystin-desmethyl-LR; Nodularin LC-MS-MS in-house method 1621-water
Potable waters Anatoxin-a; Microcystin-LA; Microcystin-LF; Microcystin-LR; Microcystin-LW; Microcystin-LY; Microcystin-RR; Microcystin-YR; Microcystin-desmethyl-LR; Nodularin LC-MS-MS in-house method 1561-water
Sample collection Estuarine waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Surface waters Not applicable Bailer; Grab

 EPA Tasmania Sampling manual

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Food and Beverage

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Analysis for elements Seafood and seafood products Aluminium; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Boron; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Phosphorus; Selenium; Sulfur; Vanadium; Zinc ICP-AES in-house method 3301-biota
Analysis for residues and contaminants - Hydrocarbons, phthalates, industrial chemicals Edible oils; Seaweed Bromoform (tribromomethane) GC-MS in-house method 3429
Analysis of biotoxin residues and contaminants Crustaceans; Molluscs (including shell); Shellfish Decarbamoylgonyautoxins 2 and 3 (dcGTX2,3); Decarbamoylneosaxitoxin (dcNEO); Decarbamoylsaxitoxin (dcSTX); Gonyautoxin 1 and 4 (GTX1,4); Gonyautoxin 2 and 3 (GTX2,3); Gonyautoxin 5 (GTX5, B-1); Gonyautoxin 6 (GTX6, B-2); N-Sulfocarbamoyl-gonyautoxin 1 and 2 (C1,2); N-Sulfocarbamoyl-gonyautoxin 3 and 4 (C3,4); Neosaxitoxin (NEO); Paralytic shellfish toxins (PSP); Saxitoxin (STX) HPLC - Fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLU, HPLC-FLD) in-house methods AOAC 2005.06 and 3412-biota
Decarbamoylgonyautoxins 2 and 3 (dcGTX2,3); Decarbamoylneosaxitoxin (dcNEO); Decarbamoylsaxitoxin (dcSTX); Gonyautoxin 1 and 4 (GTX1,4); Gonyautoxin 2 and 3 (GTX2,3); Gonyautoxin 5 (GTX5, B-1); Gonyautoxin 6 (GTX6, B-2); N-Sulfocarbamoyl-gonyautoxin 1 and 2 (C1,2); N-Sulfocarbamoyl-gonyautoxin 3 and 4 (C3,4); Paralytic shellfish toxins (PSP); Saxitoxin (STX) LC-MS-MS in-house method 3416
Shellfish 13-Desmethyl spirolide C (SPX1); Azaspiracid (AZA); Domoic acid (DA); Gymnodimine (GYM); Okadaic acid (OA); Pectenotoxin-2 (PTX2); Yessotoxin (YTX) LC-MS-MS

in-house method 3411-biota

Lipophillic toxins LC-MS-MS

in-house method 3411-biota in accordance to AS14

Analysis of cannabinoids Beverages; Hemp flour; Hemp plant material; Hemp protein; Hemp seed oil; Hemp seeds Cannabidiol (CBD); Cannabidiolic acid (CBDA); Cannabidivarin (CBDV); Cannabidivarinic acid (CBDVA); Cannabigerol (CBG); Cannabinol (CBN); Cannbichromene (CBC); Cannbigerolic acid (CBGA); Tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV); Δ-8-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC-D8); Δ-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC-Δ9); Δ-9-Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA-Δ9) LC-MS-MS in-house method  3514
Analysis of fungicide residues and contaminants Potable waters 2-Chloro-N-([2-4-chlorophenyl]phenyl)pyridine-3-carboxamide (boscalid); Metalaxyl GC-MS-MS

in-house method 1529-water

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Healthcare, Pharmaceutical and Media Products

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Biological analysis of medical devices Medical devices Bacterial endotoxin Limulus amoebocyte lysate (LAL)

in-house method 5710

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Materials

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Chemical analysis of polymers and related materials Paints and related coating materials Lead ICP-AES

in-house method 2301-soil

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