National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Port Macquarie Hastings Council
Site
Port Macquarie Hastings Environmental Laboratory
Accreditation No.
15581
Site No.
16585
Date of Accreditation
10 Sep 2007
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for microorganisms | Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Potable waters; Recycled waters; Sewage | Plate count | Defined substrate technology; Most probable number (MPN) | in-house method MET 050 |
| Enterococci | Membrane filter | in-house method MET 040 | ||
| Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Membrane filter | in-house method MET 033 | ||
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Defined substrate technology | in-house method MET 034 | ||
| Analysis for nutrients | Bore waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Potable waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes; Treated effluent | Phosphorus - Total | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | APHA 4500 P-J (in-house method MET035) |
| Nitrogen - Organic; Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) | Calculation | APHA 4500-Norg-B (in-house method MET035) | ||
| Phosphorus - Ortho; Phosphorus - Soluble reactive | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | APHA 4500 P-G (in-house method MET053) | ||
| Nitrogen - Ammonia | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | APHA 4500-NH3-H (in-house method MET053) | ||
| Nitrogen - Nitrate | Calculation | APHA 4500-NO3-I (in-house method MET053) | ||
| Nitrogen - Nitrite; Nitrogen - Oxidised | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | APHA 4500-NO3-I (in-house method MET053) | ||
| Nitrogen - Total | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | APHA 4500 N-C (in-house method MET035) | ||
| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes; Treated effluent | Solids - Suspended; Solids - Total | Gravimetric | APHA 2540-D (in-house method MET017) |
| Conductivity | Electrometric | APHA 2510 (in-house method MET009) | ||
| pH | Electrometric | APHA 4500-H+ (in-house method MET014) | ||
| Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser | APHA 5210B, 4500-O-G (in-house method MET005) | ||
| Chlorophyll a | UV-vis spectrophotometry | APHA 10200-H (in-house method MET008) | ||
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Potable waters; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes; Treated effluent | Fluoride | Ion selective electrode (ISE) | in-house method MET049 | |
| Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Trade wastes; Treated effluent | Turbidity | Nephelometry | APHA 2130 (in-house method MET018) | |
| Colour - Apparent; Colour - True | UV-vis spectrophotometry | APHA 2120-C (in-house method MET036) | ||
| Ground waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Trade wastes; Treated effluent | Alkalinity | Titration | APHA 2320 (in-house method MET042) | |
| Ground waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Trade wastes; Treated effluent | Colour - True | UV-vis spectrophotometry | APHA 2120-C (in-house method MET036) | |
| Analysis for planktonic microalgae and cyanobacteria | Fresh waters; Potable waters | Cyanobacteria - Biovolume; General biomass | Microscopic examination | in-house method MET 047 |
| Enumeration; Identification to genus level; Potentially toxic Cyanobacteria - Identification to species level | Microscopic examination | in-house method MET 032 |
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Accreditation No.
15581
Site No.
16585
Print date
18 Jul 2025