National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Australian Laboratory Services Pty Ltd
Site
Perth Chemistry / Biology Laboratory – ALS Environmental
Accreditation No.
825
Site No.
15847
Date of Accreditation
07 Apr 2005
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 bacteriophage | Bore waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Purified and processed waters | Somatic coliphages | Single agar layer | in-house method MM535 |
| Analysis for free-living protozoa | Swimming pool and spa waters | Detection and identification of Acanthamoeba spp.; Detection and identification of Naegleria spp. | Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Visual examination |
in-house method MM684, in-house method MM699 |
| Detection and identification of Acanthamoeba spp.; Detection and identification of Naegleria spp.; Enumeration | Microscopic examination |
in-house method MM684 |
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| Analysis for microorganisms | Biosolids; Soils | Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Defined substrate technology | in-house method MM802 |
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Defined substrate technology | in-house method MM869 | ||
| Bore waters; Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Marine waters; Potable waters; Recycled waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Legionella pneumophila; Legionella spp. | Spread plate |
AS 3896 (in-house method MW021) |
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| Escherichia coli | Defined substrate technology |
AS 4276.21 (in-house method MW004) |
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| Heterotrophic colony count | Pour plate |
AS 4276.3 (in-house method MW002) |
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| Pseudomonads | Membrane filter | in-house method MW011 | ||
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Membrane filter |
AS 4276.5 (in-house method MW0006, in-house method MW007) |
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| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Membrane filter | AS 4276.13 (in-house method MW010) | ||
| Enterococci | Defined substrate technology | ASTM D6503-99 (in-house method MW015) | ||
| Enterococci | Membrane filter | AS 4276.9 (in-house method MW023) | ||
| Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Marine waters; Potable waters; Recycled waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Salmonella spp. | Membrane filter; Qualitative selective enrichment | AS 4276.14 (in-house method MM532) | |
| Vibrio cholerae; Vibrio spp. | Membrane filter; Qualitative selective enrichment | AS 4276.15 (n-house method MM562) | ||
| Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Marine waters; Recycled waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Clostridium perfringens | Membrane filter | in-house method MM506 | |
| Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Potable waters | Yeasts and moulds | Membrane filter | in-house method MM560 | |
| Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Potable waters; Purified and processed waters; Recycled waters; Trade wastes | Heterotrophic colony count | Membrane filter | AS 5369 (in-house method MW039) | |
| Potable waters; Purified and processed waters; Swimming pool and spa waters | Heterotrophic colony count | Membrane filter | AS 4276.3 (in-house method MW039) | |
| Waters containing biocides | Heterotrophic colony count | Pour plate | AS 4276.3 (in-house method MW003) |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for cyanide | Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Leachates; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Solid wastes; Trade wastes | Cyanide - Amenable to chlorination | Discrete analyser (DA); Flow injection analyser (FIA); UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method EK030 |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes | Cyanide - Total | Discrete analyser (DA); UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method EK026 |
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| Cyanide - Amenable to chlorination | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EK030SF |
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| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Soils; Trade wastes | Cyanide - Free | Segmented flow analyser (SFA) |
in-house method EN/EK025SF |
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| Cyanide - Total | Segmented flow analyser (SFA) |
in-house method EN/EK026SF |
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| Cyanide - Weak acid dissociable (WAD) | Segmented flow analyser (SFA) |
in-house method EN/EK028SF |
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| Analysis for elements | Fresh waters; Potable waters; Saline waters | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Lithium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Silver; Strontium; Tellurium; Thallium; Thorium; Tin; Titanium; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-MS | in-house methods EG093 and 094 |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Mercury | Flow injection mercury system (FIMS) |
in-house method EG035 |
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| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Caesium; Calcium; Cerium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Dysprosium; Erbium; Europium; Gadolinium; Gallium; Germanium; Gold; Hafnium; Holmium; Indium; Iron; Lanthanum; Lead; Lithium; Lutetium; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Neodymium; Nickel; Phosphorus; Potassium; Praseodymium; Rubidium; Samarium; Selenium; Silica; Silicon; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Tellurium; Thallium; Thorium; Tin; Titanium; Tungsten; Uranium; Vanadium; Ytterbium; Yttrium; Zinc; Zirconium | ICP-AES; ICP-MS |
USEPA 3005 (in-house methods EG005; EG020; ED040; ED093; EN025) |
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| Sediments; Soils | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Caesium; Calcium; Cerium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Dysprosium; Erbium; Europium; Gallium; Hafnium; Holmium; Indium; Iron; Lanthanum; Lead; Lithium; Lutetium; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Neodymium; Nickel; Potassium; Praseodymium; Samarium; Selenium; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Tellurium; Terbium; Thallium; Thorium; Thulium; Tin; Uranium; Vanadium; Ytterbium; Yttrium; Zinc; Zirconium | ICP-AES; ICP-MS |
USEPA 200.2 (in-house methods EG005; EG020; ED040; ED093; EN069) |
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| Sediments; Soils; Solid wastes | Selenium | ICP-MS |
in-house methods EN071; EG005 |
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| Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Manganese; Nickel; Silver; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES |
in-house methods EN071; EG020 |
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| Mercury | Flow injection mercury system (FIMS) |
in-house methods EN071, EG035 |
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| Analysis for explosives | Soils | 1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene | GC-MS |
in-house methods ORG14; ORG16; ORG17; EP074; EP075 |
| Analysis for herbicides | Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils | Diallate | GC-MS |
in-house methods ORG14; ORG17; ORG38; EP075; EN02 |
| Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Solid wastes; Trade wastes | Atrazine; Simazine | GC-MS |
in-house methods ORG14; ORG17; EP068; EP075; EN02 |
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| Analysis for hydrocarbons | Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters | 2-Methylnaphthalene; 3-Methylcholanthrene; 7,12-Dimethylbenz(a)anthracene; Acenaphthene; Acenaphthylene (acenaphthalene); Anthracene; Benz(a)anthracene; Benzo(a)pyrene; Benzo(b+j)fluoranthene; Benzo(e)pyrene; Benzo(g,h,i)perylene; Benzo(k)fluoranthene; Chrysene; Coronene; Dibenz(a,h)anthracene; Fluoranthene (benzo[j,k]fluorene); Fluorene; Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene; Naphthalene; Perylene; Phenanthrene; Pyrene | GC-MS |
in-house method ORG/EP132-LL |
| Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes | Benzo(a)pyrene; Total carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) | Calculation |
NEPM schedule B1 |
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| 1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene; 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene (1,2,4-TCB); 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene (1,2,4-TMB, pseudo-cumene); 1,2-Dichlorobenzene (o-dichlorobenzene); 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene (1,3,5-TMB, mesitylene); 1,3-Dichlorobenzene (m-dichlorobenzene); 1,4-Dichlorobenzene (p-dichlorobenzene); 1-Methyl-4-isopropylbenzene (4-isopropyltoluene, p-isopropyltoluene); 2-Chlorotoluene (o-chlorotoluene); 4-Chlorotoluene (p-chlorotoluene); Benzene; Bromobenzene (phenylbromide); Chlorobenzene (benzene chloride, monochlorobenzene); Ethylbenzene; Isopropylbenzene (cumene); Styrene (ethenyl benzene); Toluene; m-Xylene; n-Butylbenzene; n-Propylbenzene; o-Xylene; p-Xylene; sec-Butylbenzene; tert-Butylbenzene | GC-MS; GC-MS - Purge and trap |
in-house methods ORG16; EP074; EP080; QWI-EN02 |
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| 1,2,3,5-Tetrachlorobenzene; Hexachlorobenzene (HCB); Pentachlorobenzene | GC-MS |
in-house methods ORG14; ORG17; ORG38; EP075; EN02 |
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| 1-Naphthylamine; 2,4-Dinitrotoluene (2,4-DNT); 2,6-Dinitrotoluene (2,6-DNT); 2-Picoline (2-methylpyridine); 4-Aminobiphenyl; 5-Nitro-o-toluidine; Nitrobenzene (mononitrotoluene, MNT, methylnitrobenzene); Pentachloronitrobenzene (quintozene); Phenacetin | GC-MS |
in-house methods ORG14; ORG16; ORG17; EP074; EP075 |
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| 2-Hexanone (MBK); 4-Methyl-2-pentanone (methyl isobutyl ketone, MIBK); Acetone; Butanone (methyl ethyl ketone, MEK, 2-butanone); Dibenzofuran; Isosafrole; Safrole; Vinyl acetate | GC-MS |
in-house methods ORG14; ORG16; ORG17; ORG38; EP074; EP075; EN02 |
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| 2-Methylcholanthrene; 2-Methylnaphthalene; 7,12-Dimethylbenz(a)anthracene; Acenaphthene; Acenaphthylene (acenaphthalene); Anthracene; Benz(a)anthracene; Benzo(a)pyrene; Benzo(b+j)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; n-2-Fluorenylacetamide | GC-MS |
in-house methods ORG14; ORG17; EP075; EN02 |
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| 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane; 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (1,1,1-TCA, methyl chloroform, chlorothene); 1,1,2,2-Tetrabromoethane (acetylene tetrabromide); 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-Trichloropropane (allyl trichloride); 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP); 1,2-Dibromoethene; 1,2-Dichloroethane (1,2-DCA, ethylene dichloride); 1,2-Dichloropropane (propylene dichloride); 1,3-Dichloropropane; 2,2-Dichloropropane; 4-Bromophenylphenyl ether; 4-Chlorophenylphenyl ether (p-chlorodiphenyl ether); Bromodichloromethane (dichlorobromomethane); Bromoform (tribromomethane); Bromomethane (methylbromide); Carbon tetrachloride (tetrachloromethane); Chloroethane; Chloromethane; Dibromochloromethane (chlorodibromomethane); Dibromomethane; Dichlorodifluoromethane (freon-12); Dichloromethane (DCM, methylene chloride); Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene (hexachlorobutadiene, HCBD); Hexachlorocyclopentadiene (HCCPD); Hexachloroethane; Hexachloropropene; Iodomethane (methyl iodine); Pentachloroethane (ethanepentachloride); Tetrachloroethane; Tetrachloroethene (perchloroethylene, perchloroethene, tetrachloroethylene); Tribromoethene; Trichloroethene (trichloroethylene, TCE); Trichlorofluoromethane (freon-11, trichloromonofluoromethane); Trichloromethane (chloroform); Vinyl bromide (bromoethene); Vinyl chloride; bis-(2-Chloroethoxy) methane; bis-(2-Chloroethyl) ether; cis-1,2-Dibromoethene; cis-1,2-Dichloroethene; cis-1,3-Dichloropropene (cis-1,3-dichloropropylene); cis-1,4-Dichloro-2-butene; trans-1,2-Dichloroethene (trans-1,2-DCE, trans-1,2-dichloroethylene); trans-1,3-Dichloropropene (trans-1,3-dichloropropylene); trans-1,4-Dichloro-2-butene | GC-MS; GC-MS - Purge and trap |
in-house methods ORG16; EP074; EP093; EN02 |
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| Sediments | 2-Methylnaphthalene; 3-Methylcholanthrene; 7,12-Dimethylbenz(a)anthracene; Acenaphthene; Acenaphthylene (acenaphthalene); Anthracene; Benz(a)anthracene; Benzo(a)pyrene; Benzo(b+j)fluoranthene; Benzo(e)pyrene; Benzo(g,h,i)perylene; Benzo(k)fluoranthene; Chrysene; Coronene; Dibenz(a,h)anthracene; Fluoranthene (benzo[j,k]fluorene); Fluorene; Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene; Naphthalene; Perylene; Phenanthrene; Pyrene | GC-MS |
in-house method ORG/EP132-SD |
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| Analysis for industrial chemicals | Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Surface waters | 10:2 Fluorotelomer carboxylic acid (10:2 FTCA , FDEA); 10:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (10:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorododecane sulfonic acid); 10:2 Fluorotelomer unsaturated carboxylic acid (10:2 FTUCA, FDUEA); 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11-ClPF-3OUdS); 2,3,3,3-Tetrafluoro-2-1(1,1,2,2,3,3,3,-heptafluoropropoxy)-propanoic acid (HFPO-DA, GenX); 3:3 Fluorotelomer carboxyic acid (3:3 FTCA, 4,4,5,5,6,6,6-Heptafluorohexanoic acid); 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA); 4:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (4:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid); 5:3 Fluorotelomer carboxylic acid (5:3 FTCA, 4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-Undecafluorooctanic acid); 6:2 Fluorotelomer carboxylic acid (6:2 FTCA, FHEA); 6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonamide alkylbetaine (6:2 FTAB); 6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTSA); 6:2 Fluorotelomer unsaturated carboxylic acid (6:2 FTUCA, FHUEA); 6:2 Polyfluoroalkyl phosphoric acid diester (6:2 diPAP); 6:2/8:2 Polyfluoroalkyl phosphoric acid diester (6:2/8:2 diPAP); 7:3 Fluorotelomer carboxylic acid (7:3 FTCA); 8:2 Fluorotelomer carboxylic acid (8:2 FTCA, FOEA); 8:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (8:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid); 8:2 Fluorotelomer unsaturated carboxylic acid (8:2 FTUCA , FOUEA); 8:2 Polyfluoroalkyl phosphoric acid diester (8:2 diPAP); 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS, F53B minor); 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); Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA); Perfluoro(2-ethoxyethane)sulfonic acid (PFEESA); Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA); Perfluoro-4-ethylcyclohexane sulfonate potassium (PFECHS); Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA); Perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS); Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA); Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (PFDS); Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA); Perfluorododecane sulfonic acid (PFDoDS); Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoDA); Perfluoroheptane sulfonic acid (PFHpS); Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA); Perfluorohexadecanoic acid (PFHxDA); Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS); Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA); Perfluorononane sulfonic acid (PFNS); Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA); Perfluorooctane sulfonamide (FOSA); Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS); Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) - Branched and Linear; Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA); Perfluoropentane sulfonic acid (PFPeS); Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) ; Perfluoropropane sulfonic acid (PFPrS); Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA); Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA); Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnDA) | LC-MS-MS |
in-house method EP231 |
| Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes | Methapyrilene; N-Nitroso-n-butylamine; N-Nitrosodi-n-propylamine; N-Nitrosodiethylamine (N-ethyl-N-nitroso-ethanamine); N-Nitrosodimethylamine; N-Nitrosodiphenylamine (NDPhenylA); N-Nitrosomethylethylamine; N-Nitrosomorpholine; N-Nitrosopiperidine; N-Nitrosopyrrolidine; n-Phenylaniline (diphenylamine) | GC-MS |
in-house methods ORG14; ORG17; ORG38; EP075 |
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| Ethylmethanesulfonate; Methyl methane sulfonate | GC-MS |
in-house methods ORG14; ORG17; ORG38; EP075; QWI-EN02 |
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| 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine; 3-Nitroaniline; 4-Chloroaniline; 4-Nitroaniline; 4-Nitroquinoline-1-oxide (4-nitroquinoline-n-oxide); Acetophenone; Aniline; Carbazole; Chlorobenzilate; Isophorone (isoforone, isoacetophorone); Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE); p-Dimethylaminoazobenzene (4-dimethylaminoazobenzene, DAB, dimethylaminoazobenzene) | GC-MS |
in-house methods ORG14; ORG16; ORG17; EP074; EP075 |
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| Carbon disulfide | GC-MS |
in-house methods ORG14; ORG16; ORG17; EP074; EP075 |
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| Analysis for nutrients | Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Phosphorus - Organic | Calculation |
in-house methods EK066; EK066G |
| Nitrogen - Total | Calculation |
in-house methods EK062; EK062G |
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| Nitrogen - Nitrate | Calculation |
in-house methods EK058; EK058G |
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| Nitrogen - Total | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house methods EK062P; EK062PG |
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| Nitrogen - Ammonia | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house methods EK055(B); EK055G |
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| Nitrogen - Inorganic | Calculation |
in-house methods EK063; EK063G |
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| Nitrogen - Organic | Calculation |
in-house methods EK060; EK060G |
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| Nitrogen - Total oxidised | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EK059G |
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| Nitrogen - Nitrite | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EK057G |
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| Phosphorus - Reactive | Discrete analyser (DA); UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house methods EK071; EK071G |
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| Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house methods EK061; EK061B; EK061G |
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| Phosphorus - Total | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EK067G |
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| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Nitrogen - Nitrate | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EK058G |
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| Nitrogen - Total oxidised | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EK059G |
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| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Nitrogen - Persulfate; Phosphorus - Total | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
in-house methods EK062; EK067PG |
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| Potable waters | Nitrogen - Persulfate; Phosphorus - Total | Discrete analyser (DA) | n-house methods EK062; EK067PG | |
| Potable waters; Saline waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Nitrogen - Total | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method EK262A | |
| Nitrogen - Organic | Calculation | in-house methodEK260A | ||
| Nitrogen - Nitrite | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method EK257A | ||
| Nitrogen - Oxidised | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method EK259A | ||
| Phosphorus - Ortho | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method EK271A | ||
| Nitrogen - Nitrate | Calculation | in-house method EK258A | ||
| Phosphorus - Total | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method EK267A | ||
| Nitrogen - Inorganic | Calculation | in-house method EK263A | ||
| Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) | Calculation | in-house method EK261A | ||
| Nitrogen - Ammonia | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method EK255A | ||
| Sediments; Sewage; Soils | Nitrogen - Ammonia | Autotitration | in-house method EK055-P | |
| Analysis for organochlorine pesticides | Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Solid wastes; Trade wastes | Aldrin; Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDD); Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE); Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT); Dieldrin; Endosulfan I (α-endosulfan); Endosulfan II (β-endosulfan); Endosulfan sulfate; Endrin; Endrin aldehyde; Endrin ketone; Heptachlor; Heptachlor epoxide; Hexachlorobenzene (HCB); Methoxychlor; cis-Chlordane (α-chlordane); trans-Chlordane (γ-chlordane); α-Hexachlorocyclohexane (α-HCH); β-Hexachlorocyclohexane (β-HCH); γ-Hexachlorobenzene (γ-benzene hexachloride, γ-BHC, γ-HCB, lindane); γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH); δ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (δ-HCH) | GC-MS |
in-house methods ORG14; ORG17; EP068; EP075; QWI-EN02 |
| Analysis for organophosphate pesticides | Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Solid wastes; Trade wastes | Azinphos-methyl (guthion); Bromophosethyl; Carbophenothion (trithion); Chlorpyrifos ethyl (chlorpyrifos); Chlorpyrifos methyl; Demeton-S-methyl; Diazinon; Dichlorvos; Diethyl-2-([dimethoxyphosphorothioyl]sulfanyl)butanedioate (maldison, malathion, carbofos, mercaptothion); Dimethoate; Ethion; Fenamiphos; Fenthion; Methylparathion (parathionmethyl); Monocrotophos; O,O-Diethyl O-(4-nitrophenyl) phosphorothioate (parathion, ethylparathion, diethylparathion, parathion-ethyl, folidol); Pirimiphos ethyl; Prothiofos; cis-Chlorfenvinphos (chlorfenvinphos Z); trans-Chlorfenvinphos (chlorfenvinphos E) | GC-MS |
in-house methods ORG14; ORG17; EP068; EP075; QWI-EN02 |
| Analysis for petroleum hydrocarbons | Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes | Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH) - Variable fractions: C6-C40 | GC-FID - Purge and trap; GC-MS - Purge and trap |
in-house methods ORG14; ORG16; ORG17; EP071; EP080 |
| Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH): C6-C40 | GC-FID; GC-FID - Purge and trap; GC-MS; GC-MS - Purge and trap |
in-house methods ORG14; ORG16; ORG17; ORG21; EP071; EP080 |
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| Aliphatic hydrocarbons - Variable fractions: C6-C44; Aromatic hydrocarbons - Variable fractions: C6-C44 | GC-FID - Purge and trap; GC-MS - Purge and trap |
in-house methods ORG14; ORG16; ORG17; ORG21; EP070; EP071; EP080 |
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| Aliphatic hydrocarbons - Variable fractions: C5-C10; Aromatic hydrocarbons - Variable fractions: C5-C10 | GC-MS |
in-house method ORG/EP079 |
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| Analysis for phenols | Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes | 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol; 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol; 2,4-Dichlorophenol; 2,4-Dimethylphenol; 2,6-Dichlorophenol; 2-Chlorophenol (o-chlorophenol); 2-Methylphenol (2-cresol, o-cresol); 2-Nitrophenol; 3-Methylphenol (3-cresol, m-cresol); 4-Chloro-3-methylphenol; 4-Methylphenol (4-cresol, p-cresol); Pentachlorophenol; Phenol | GC-MS |
in-house methods ORG14; ORG17; EP075; EN02 |
| Analysis for phthalates | Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes | Butylbenzylphthalate; Dibutylphthalate (di-n-butyl phthalate, DBP); Diethylphthalate; bis-(2-Ethylhexyl) adipate; bis-(2-Ethylhexyl) phthalate (diisooctyl phthalate, dioctyl phthalate, di-n-octyl phthalate) | GC-MS |
in-house methods ORG14; ORG17; ORG38; EP075; QWI-EN02 |
| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Mine dam water; Mine tailings; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Methyl blue active substances (MBAS); Surfactants - Anionic | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method EP050 |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Mine dam water; Mine tailings; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Oil and grease | Gravimetric | APHA 5520 B and in-house method EP020 | |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Chromium - Trivalent | Calculation |
in-house methods EG049; EG049G |
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| Hydroxide | Titration |
in-house method ED038 |
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| Carbon dioxide (CO2) | Calculation |
in-house methods EA162; EA165 |
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| Carbon - Total organic (TOC); Organic carbon - Non-purgeable | Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) |
in-house method EP005 |
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| Solids - Total | Gravimetric |
in-house method EA030 |
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| Turbidity | Turbidometry |
in-house method EA045 |
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| Colour - True | Direct reading instrument; Visual comparison |
in-house method EA041 |
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| Solids - Fixed; Solids - Suspended | Gravimetric |
in-house method EA036 |
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| Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EG050G |
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| Solids - Total; Solids - Volatile | Gravimetric |
in-house method EA035 |
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| Solids - Suspended volatile | Gravimetric |
in-house method EA036 |
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| Silica reactive | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EG052G |
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| Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method EG050 |
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| Sulfate - Dissolved; Sulfate - Total | Calculation; ICP-AES |
in-house method ED040 |
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| Carbon - Total | Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) |
in-house method EP007 |
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| Hardness - Calcium | Calculation |
in-house method EA066 |
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| Iron - Ferrous | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EG051G |
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| Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Calculation |
in-house method EA016 |
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| Solids - Non-settleable; Solids - Settleable | Calculation |
in-house method EA034 |
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| Colour - Apparent | Visual comparison |
in-house method EA040 |
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| Chlorine - Free | Colourimetry |
in-house method EK010-1 |
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| Sulfide | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method EK085 |
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| Acidity | Autotitration |
in-house method ED038 |
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| Iron - Ferric | Calculation |
in-house methods EG053; EG053G |
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| pH - Saturation value | Calculation; Classical |
in-house methods EA005; EA070 |
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| Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD); Carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (CBOD) | Electrometric |
APHA 5210 B (in-house method EP030) |
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| Hardness - Total | Calculation |
in-house method EA065 |
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| Carbonate | Autotitration; Direct reading instrument |
in-house methods ED030; ED037 |
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| Alkalinity - Residual | Calculation |
in-house method EA161 |
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| Chlorine - Residual; Chlorine - Total | Colourimetry | in-house method EK010-1 | ||
| Organic carbon - Dissolved non-purgeable | Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) |
in-house method EP002 |
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| Bicarbonate | Autotitration |
in-house methods ED035; ED037 |
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| Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser |
in-house method EP025 |
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| Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Gravimetric |
in-house method EA015 |
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| Langelier saturation index | Autotitration; Direct reading instrument |
in-house method EA071 |
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| Conductivity | Direct reading instrument |
in-house method EA010 |
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| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) | Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) |
in-house method EP002 |
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| Hardness - Non-carbonate | Calculation |
in-house method EA068 |
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| Solids - Fixed; Solids - Total | Gravimetric |
in-house method EA035 |
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| Carbon - Total inorganic (TIC) | Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) |
in-house method EP006 |
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| Solids - Suspended; Solids - Total | Gravimetric |
in-house method EA025 |
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| Sulfate | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house methods ED041; ED041G |
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| Alkalinity | Titration |
in-house methods ED025; ED030; ED035; ED037 |
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| Salinity | Autotitration |
in-house method EA020 |
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| Resistivity | Calculation |
in-house methods EA080; EA084 |
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| Chloride | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house methods ED045; ED045G |
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| Hardness - Carbonate | Calculation |
in-house method EA067 |
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| Cyanate | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house methods EK020; EK020G |
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| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Trade wastes | Ultraviolet absorbance; Ultraviolet transmittance | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method EA043/EA044 |
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| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Hardness - Magnesium | Calculation |
in-house method EA069 |
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| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Solid wastes | Fluoride | Autotitration |
in-house method EK040 |
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| Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Surface waters | Chlorophyll a; Chlorophyll b; Chlorophyll c; Phaeophytin | Calculation; UV-vis spectrophotometry |
APHA 10200 H (in-house method EP008) |
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| Leachates | Sulfate - Calcium phosphate extractable | Autotitration | in-house method ED040N | |
| Potable waters | Hardness - Magnesium | Calculation | in-house method EA067 | |
| Potable waters; Saline waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Silica | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | APHA 4500-SiO2 D (in-house method EG 252A) | |
| Sediments; Soils | Sample preparation | Leachate procedures | ASTM D3987 (in-house method EN036) | |
| Sample preparation - Non-volatile components; Sample preparation - Semi-volatile components | Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) | USEPA 1311 (in-house method EN033) | ||
| Sample preparation - Non-volatile components; Sample preparation - Semi-volatile components | Bottle leaching procedure |
AS 4439.3 (in-house method EN60) |
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| Sample preparation - Non-volatile components; Sample preparation - Semi-volatile components | Leachate procedures | in-house method EN034 | ||
| Sediments; Soils; Solid wastes | Acidity - Titratable actual (TAA) | Autotitration |
in-house method EA018 |
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| Organic matter | Autotitration |
in-house method EP004 |
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| Loss on ignition | Gravimetric |
in-house method EA101 |
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| Cyanate | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EK020G |
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| Moisture | Gravimetric |
in-house method EA055 |
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| Chromium - Trivalent | Calculation |
in-house methods EG049; EG049G |
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| Sulfur - Total oxidised | ICP-AES |
in-house method ED043 |
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| Iron - Ferrous | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EG051G |
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| Chloride | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house methods ED045; ED045G |
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| pH - Saturation value | Direct reading instrument |
in-house methods EA002 and EA070 |
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| Sulfur - Chromium reducible | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house method EA026 |
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| Acidity - Titratable peroxide (TPA) | Autotitration |
in-house method EA012 |
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| Acidity | Autotitration |
in-house methods EA009; EA011; EA019; EA021 |
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| Suspension peroxide oxidation combined acidity and sulfur (SPOCAS) |
in-house methods EA002 to EA004; EA009; EA011; EA013; EA021; EA023SHCL; EA023TOS-ASS; EA026; EA029; EA033; EA033A; EA037 |
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| Iron - Ferric | Calculation |
in-house methods EG053; EG053G |
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| Sulfate; Sulfate - Water soluble | Calculation; ICP-AES |
in-house method ED040 |
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| Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | Discrete analyser (DA) |
in-house methods EG048; EG048G |
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| Salt - Total soluble | Autotitration |
in-house method EA014 |
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| Exchangeable cations | ICP-AES |
in-house methods ED007; ED008 |
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| Acid neutralising capacity (ANC) | Autotitration |
in-house method EA013 |
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| Conductivity | Direct reading instrument |
in-house method EA010 |
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| Analysis for polyhalogenated biphenyls | Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Solid wastes; Trade wastes | Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) - Total | GC-MS |
in-house methods ORG14; ORG17; EP066 |
| Analysis for pyrethroid and pyrethrum pesticides | Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Solid wastes; Trade wastes | Cypermethrin | GC-MS |
in-house methods ORG14; ORG17; EP068; EP075; EN02 |
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Accreditation No.
825
Site No.
15847
Print date
20 Aug 2026