National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Queensland Urban Utilities - SAS Laboratory
Site
Scientific Analytical Services Laboratory
Accreditation No.
11085
Site No.
11078
Date of Accreditation
24 Apr 1996
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 | Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Potable waters; Recycled waters; Sewage | Somatic and male specific coliphages | Single agar layer | in-house method SAS-DOC-0003180 |
| Analysis for elements | Biosolids | Arsenic; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Lead; Nickel; Selenium; Zinc | ICP-AES |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003136 |
| Biosolids; Sediments; Sludges; Soils | Mercury | Mercury analyser |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003137 |
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| Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Sludges; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Antimony; Beryllium; Selenium; Silver; Thallium; Tin; Vanadium | ICP-AES |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003136 |
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| Aluminium; Arsenic; Barium; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Potassium; Silicon; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Zinc | ICP-AES |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003136 |
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| Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Potassium; Selenium; Silicon; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Tin; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-MS |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003138 |
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| Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Mercury | Mercury analyser |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003094 |
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| Sediments; Soils | Arsenic; Cadmium; Chromium; Copper; Lead; Nickel; Selenium; Zinc | ICP-AES |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003136 |
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| Analysis for hydrocarbons | Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters | Haloacetic acids (HAA) | Calculation; GC-ECD |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003164 |
| Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Bromodichloromethane (dichlorobromomethane); Bromoform (tribromomethane); Dibromochloromethane (chlorodibromomethane); Trichloromethane (chloroform) | GC-MS - Purge and trap |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003166 |
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| Analysis for industrial chemicals | Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters | 2-Methylisoborneol (MIB); Geosmin | GC-MS |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003111 |
| Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Sludges; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Fatty acids - Volatile | GC-FID |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003118 |
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| Analysis for microorganisms | Air - Indoor | Plate count; Yeasts and moulds | Pour plate; Spread plate |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003154 |
| Biosolids; Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Potable waters; Recycled waters; Sediments; Sewage; Sludges; Soils; Swimming pool and spa waters | Escherichia coli; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Most probable number (MPN) |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003151 |
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| Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Potable waters; Recycled waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters | Coliforms | Membrane filter |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003146 |
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| Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Membrane filter |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003148 |
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| Plate count | Pour plate |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003145 |
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| Legionella pneumophila; Legionella spp. | Spread plate |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003150 |
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| Escherichia coli | Membrane filter |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003153 |
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| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Membrane filter |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003149 |
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| Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Defined substrate technology |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003158 |
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| Enterococci | Membrane filter |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003152 |
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| Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Potable waters; Recycled waters; Sewage | Clostridium perfringens (including spores of sulfite reducing Clostridia) | Membrane filter | in house method SAS-DOC-0003179 | |
| Analysis for nutrients | Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Sludges; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Phosphorus - Total | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003114 |
| Phosphorus - Ortho | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003115 |
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| Nitrogen - Ammonia | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003115 |
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| Nitrogen - Oxidised | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003115 |
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| Nitrogen - Nitrite | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003134 |
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| Nitrogen - Nitrate | Calculation |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003097 |
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| Nitrogen - Organic; Nitrogen - Total; Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) | Calculation; Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003114 |
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| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Biosolids; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Sludges; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Solids - Suspended; Solids - Total | Gravimetric |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003120 |
| Conductivity | Electrometric |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003119 in-house method SAS-DOC-0003124in-house method SAS-DOC-0003117 |
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| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Mine dam water; Mine tailings; Saline waters; Sewage; Sludges; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Hardness - Calcium; Hardness - Magnesium; Hardness - Total; Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR, sodium absorption ratio) | Calculation |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003138 in-house method SAS-DOC-0003136 |
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| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Sludges; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Alkalinity; Alkalinity - Bicarbonate; Alkalinity - Carbonate; Alkalinity - Hydroxide | Calculation; Titration |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003124 |
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| Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Sludges; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Chloride | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003106 |
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| Carbon - Total organic (TOC) | Infrared (IR) |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003113 |
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| Turbidity | Nephelometry |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003122 |
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| Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Gravimetric |
in-house method SAS-0003125 |
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| Oil and grease | Gravimetric |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003129 |
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| Fluoride | Ion selective electrode (ISE) |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003127 |
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| Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003128 |
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| Colour - Apparent; Colour - True | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003126 |
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| Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003130 |
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| Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Swimming pool and spa waters | Chlorine | Colourimetry |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003105 |
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| Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Steam-raising waters | Fluoride | Ion chromatography (IC) |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003135 |
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| Bromate | Ion chromatography (IC) |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003135 |
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| Bromide | Ion chromatography (IC) |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003135 |
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| Chloride | Ion chromatography (IC) |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003135 |
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| Chlorate | Ion chromatography (IC) |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003135 |
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| Chlorite | Ion chromatography (IC) |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003135 |
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| Sulfate | Calculation; Ion chromatography (IC) |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003135 |
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| Industrial waters - Treated; Potable waters; Steam-raising waters | Iodide | Ion chromatography (IC) |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003135 |
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| Leachates | Sample preparation | Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003132 |
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| Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Sludges; Trade wastes | Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003165 |
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| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristicsField analysis | Biosolids; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Sludges; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | pH | Electrometric |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003107 In-house method SAS-DOC-0003124In-house method SAS-DOC-0003117 |
| Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Conductivity | Electrometric |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003117 |
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| Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003123 |
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| Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Swimming pool and spa waters | Chlorine | Colourimetry |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003105 |
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| Analysis for phytopigments | Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters; Potable waters; Swimming pool and spa waters | Chlorophyll a | Spectrophotometry |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003091 |
| Sample collection | Air - Indoor | Not applicable | Air sampler |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0005016 |
| Biosolids; Bore waters; Drain waters; Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial and steam-raising waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Irrigation and stock waters; Marine waters; Potable waters; Purified and processed waters; Recycled waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Sludges; Soils; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes; Waste waters | Not applicable | Automated; Bailer; Composite; Continuous flow analyser (CFA); Grab; Manual by hand; Profile - Depth; Pump; Van Dorn sampler |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003080, SAS-DOC-0004396, SAS-DOC-0004400, SAS-DOC-0004402, SAS-DOC-0004404, SAS-DOC-0004405, SAS-DOC-0004406 |
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| Drain waters; Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Irrigation and stock waters; Marine waters; Potable waters; Purified and processed waters; Recycled waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Not applicable | Bailer; Composite; Grab; Manual by hand; Profile - Depth |
in-house method SAS-DOC-0003080, SAS-DOC-0004396, SAS-DOC-0004400, SAS-DOC-0004402, SAS-DOC-0004404, SAS-DOC-0004405, SAS-DOC-0004406 |
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Accreditation No.
11085
Site No.
11078
Print date
24 Aug 2026