National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
NRE (Tasmania) - Analytical Services Tasmania
Site
New Town Laboratory
Accreditation No.
5589
Site No.
3102
Date of Accreditation
20 Mar 1991
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Chemical analysis of polymers and related materials | Paints and related coating materials | Lead | ICP-AES | in-house method 2301-soil |
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14 Nov 2024