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

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

in-house method 3303-biota
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Trace elements ICP-AES; ICP-MS
in-house methods 1301-leachate and 1311-water  in accordance to AS 14
Mercury Atomic fluorescence spectroscopy (AFS) - Cold vapour

in-house method 1305-water
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; 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; Steam-raising 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; Beryllium; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Phosphorus; Selenium; Sulfur; Vanadium; Zinc ICP-AES in-house method 1315-water
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
Analysis for fungicides Ground waters; Potable waters; Surface waters Metalaxyl LC-MS-MS in-house method 1515-water
Ground waters; Potable waters; Surface watersGround waters 2-Chloro-N-([2-4-chlorophenyl]phenyl)pyridine-3-carboxamide (boscalid); Metalaxyl GC-MS-MS

in-house method 1529-water
Analysis for herbicides Ground waters; Potable waters; Surface waters 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
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
Glufosinate; Glyphosate (n-[phosphonomethyl]glycine) LC-MS-MS

in-house method 1520-water
Atrazine GC-MS in-house method 1501-water
Ground waters; Surface waters Herbicides LC-MS-MS
in-house method 515-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; 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
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; 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; 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; 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); Total oxidisable precursor assay (TOPA) LC-MS-MS in-house method 1524
Analysis for nutrients Biosolids; Sediments; Soils Nitrogen - Total; Phosphorus - Total Discrete analyser (DA) in- house method 2219-soil
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Nitrate; Nitrite; Phosphate Ion chromatography (IC) APHA 4110 Method C and in-house method 1103-water
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 Segmented flow analyser (SFA) in-house method 1225
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Ammonia; Nitrogen - Nitrate; Nitrogen - Nitrite; Phosphorus - Soluble reactive Discrete analyser (DA) in- house method 1207-water
Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Trade wastes Nitrogen - Total; Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN); Phosphorus - Total Discrete analyser (DA)

in- house method 1208-water
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; 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 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
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
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; Trade wastes 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
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
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; 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 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
Soils Volatile total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): C6-C10 GC-MS - Headspace

in- house method 2430-soil validated to NEPM B3 TRH
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 pH - 1:5 Water extract Electrometric in-house method 2003-soil
Carbon - Total organic (TOC) UV-vis spectrophotometry

in-house method 2110-soil
Loss on ignition Combustion

in- house method 2013-soil
Moisture Gravimetric

in- house method 2001-soil
Conductivity Electrometric

in- house method 2005-soil (1:5 Water extraction)
Bore waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Organic carbon - Dissolved non-purgeable; Organic carbon - Non-purgeable Nondispersive infrared (NDIR)

in- house method 1210-water
Chromium - Trivalent Calculation

in-house method 1317-water
Colour Visual comparison

APHA 2120 Method B and in-house method 1007-water
Solids - Total Gravimetric

in- house method 1003-water
Alkalinity Titration

APHA 2320 Method B, APHA 4500-CO2 Method C and in-house method 1101-water
Solids - Total suspended Gravimetric

in- house method 1005-water
Chloride - Total as NaCl Calculation in- house method 1016-water
Ion balance Calculation in- house method 1017-water
Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) Calculation

in-house method 1014-water
Solids - Total suspended (0.45µm filtered) Gravimetric in- house method 1011-water
Silica reactive Discrete analyser (DA)

in- house method 1209-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
Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) Discrete analyser (DA)

in-house method1316-water
Turbidity Direct reading instrument; Nephelometry

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

APHA 4500 H + Method B and in-house method 1001-water
Bromide; Chloride; Fluoride; Sulfate Ion chromatography (IC)

APHA 4110 Method C and in-house method 1103-water
Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) Gravimetric

in- house method 1004-water
Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR, sodium absorption ratio) Calculation

in-house method 1108-water
Sodium/total cation ratio Calculation in- house method 1018-water
Acidity Titration

APHA 2310 and in-house method 1102-water
Sulfide Discrete analyser (DA)

in-house method 1126-water
Anions Ion chromatography (IC) in-house method 1103-water in accordance to AS14
Bore waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising 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; Trade wastes Chemical oxygen demand (COD) Electrochemical

in- house method 1451-water
Oil and grease Soxhlet

APHA 5520 Method B and in-house method 1401-water
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) Electrochemical

in- house methods 1416-water and 1453-water
Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; 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; Trade wastes Formaldehyde (methanal) GC-MS

in- house method 1413-water
Dissolved oxygen (DO) Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser

in- house method 1452-water
Analysis for physical and chemical characteristicsField analysis; In-situ analysis Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Trade wastes Conductivity; Dissolved oxygen (DO); Temperature; pH Direct reading instrument; Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser; Electrometric

 EPA Tasmania Sampling manual
Analysis for polyhalogenated biphenyls Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; 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; Fresh waters; Marine waters Not applicable Automated; Bailer; Grab; Manual by hand in-house method Field Sampling Manual
Estuarine waters; Potable waters; Surface waters Not applicable 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
Crustaceans; Shellfish Paralytic shellfish toxins (PSP) 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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