National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Australian Laboratory Services Pty Ltd
Site
Newcastle Biology Laboratory – ALS Environmental
Accreditation No.
825
Site No.
9847
Date of Accreditation
01 Jun 2017
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
Withdrawn 19 Jun 2024
Voluntary
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
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| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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| Analysis for enteric protozoa | Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Marine waters; Potable waters; Recycled waters; Sewage (including biosolids and sediments); Swimming pool and spa waters | Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts - Detection and enumeration | Centrifugation; Filtration; Immunomagnetic separation; Microscopic examination | in-house method MM546 |
| Analysis for microorganisms | Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Marine waters; Potable waters; Purified and processed waters; Recycled waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters | Enterococci | Membrane filter |
AS 4276.9 (in-house method MW023) |
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Membrane filter |
AS 4276.5 (in-house method MW007) |
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| Legionella pneumophila; Legionella spp. | Spread plate |
AS 3896 (in-house method MW021) |
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| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Membrane filter |
AS 4276.13 (in-house method MW010) |
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| Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Defined substrate technology |
AS 4276.21 (in-house method MW004) |
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| Plate count | Membrane filter |
APHA 9215 (in-house method MW040) |
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| Escherichia coli; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Membrane filter |
AS 4276.5 (in-house method MW006) |
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| Heterotrophic colony count | Pour plate |
AS 4276.3 (in-house method MW002) |
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| Fresh waters; Potable waters; Recycled waters; Sewage | Clostridium perfringens | Membrane filter | in-house method MM506 | |
| Analysis for planktonic microalgae and cyanobacteria | Fresh waters; Industrial waters; Swimming pool and spa waters | Cyanobacteria - Biovolume | Microscopic examination |
in-house method MW024-025 |
| Enumeration; Identification; Potentially toxic Cyanobacteria - Identification to genus level; Potentially toxic Cyanobacteria - Identification to species level | Microscopic examination |
in-house method MW024-025 |
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| Fresh waters; Potable waters | Cyanobacteria - Total - 16s rRNA gene; Cylindrospermopsin gene; Microcystin/Nodularin gene; Saxitoxin gene | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) | in-house method MM316 | |
| Sample collection | Estuarine waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Potable waters | Not applicable | Grab |
in-house method EN 67 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Food and Beverage
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| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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| Analysis for enteric protozoa | Potable waters | Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts - Detection and enumeration | Centrifugation; Filtration; Immunomagnetic separation; Microscopic examination | in-house method MM546 |
| Analysis for microorganisms | Potable waters | Clostridium perfringens | Membrane filter | In-house method QWI-MIC/MM506 |
| Enterococci | Membrane filter |
In-house method HWC019/MW023 (AS/NZS 4276.9) |
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| Escherichia coli; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Membrane filter |
In-house method HWC002/MW006 (AS/NZS 4276.7) |
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| Plate count | Membrane filter |
In-house method HWC027/MW040 (APHA 9215) |
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| Legionella pneumophila; Legionella spp. | Spread plate - Aerobic and anaerobic |
In-house method HWC021/MW021 (AS 3896) |
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| Coliforms | Membrane filter |
In-house method HWC001/MW007 (AS/NZS 4276.5) |
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| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Membrane filter |
In-house method HWC024/MW010 (AS 4276.13) |
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| Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Defined substrate technology |
In-house method HWC030/MW004 (AS 4276.21) |
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| Plate count | Pour plate |
In-house method HWC003/MW002 (AS 4276.3) |
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| Analysis for planktonic microalgae and cyanobacteria | Potable waters | Toxic Cyanobacteria | PCR - Quantitative (qPCR) | in-house method QWI-MIC316 |
| Sample collection | Potable waters | Not applicable | Grab |
In-house method EN 67 |
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Accreditation No.
825
Site No.
9847
Print date
26 Jul 2024
