National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Queensland Urban Utilities - SAS Laboratory
Site
Scientific Analytical Services Laboratory
Accreditation No.
11085
Site No.
11743
Date of Accreditation
03 Jan 1997
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
Withdrawn 19 Jun 2024
Voluntary
ISO/IEC 17025 (2005)
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Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics |
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ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
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Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Analysis for elements | Biosolids | Arsenic; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Lead; Nickel; Selenium; Zinc | ICP-AES |
in-house method 5.304 |
Biosolids; Sediments; Sludges; Soils | Mercury | Mercury analyser |
in-house method 5.303B |
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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 5.304 |
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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 5.304 |
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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 5.308 |
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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 methods 5.303A |
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Sediments; Soils | Arsenic; Cadmium; Chromium; Copper; Lead; Nickel; Selenium; Zinc | ICP-AES |
in-house method 5.304 |
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Soils | Molybdenum | ICP-AES |
in-house method 5.304 |
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Analysis for hydrocarbons | Ground waters; Liquid wastes; Surface waters | Acenaphthene; Acenaphthylene (acenaphthalene); Anthracene; Benz(a)anthracene; Benzo(a)pyrene; Benzo(b)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 |
in-house method GC.002 |
Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters | Haloacetic acids (HAA) | Calculation; GC-ECD; GC-MS |
in-house method GC-001 |
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Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene (1,2,4-TMB, pseudo-cumene); 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene (1,3,5-TMB, mesitylene); Benzene; Chlorobenzene (benzene chloride, monochlorobenzene); Ethylbenzene; Toluene; m-Xylene; o-Xylene | GC-MS - Purge and trap |
in-house method 5.261 |
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Bromodichloromethane (dichlorobromomethane); Bromoform (tribromomethane); Dibromochloromethane (chlorodibromomethane); Trichloromethane (chloroform) | GC-MS - Purge and trap |
in-house method 5.261 |
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Analysis for industrial chemicals | Biosolids; Ground waters; Leachates; Potable waters; Sediments; Sewage; Sludges; Soils; Surface waters; Trade wastes | 10:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (10:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorododecane sulfonic acid); 4:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (4:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid); 6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTSA); 8:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (8:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid); 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); Perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS); Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA); Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (PFDS); Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA); Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoDA); Perfluoroheptane sulfonic acid (PFHpS); Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA); Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS); Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA); Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA); Perfluorooctane sulfonamide (FOSA); Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS); Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA); Perfluoropentane sulfonic acid (PFPeS); Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA); Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA); Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA); Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnDA); Sum of PFAS; Total oxidisable precursor assay (TOPA) | Calculation; LC-MS-MS | in-house method LC.001 |
Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters | 2-Methylisoborneol (MIB); Geosmin | GC-MS |
in-house method 5.231 |
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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 1.605 |
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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 FIA.011B |
Nitrogen - Ammonia | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
in-house method FIA.008 |
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Nitrogen - Nitrite | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
in-house method FIA.010A |
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Nitrogen - Nitrate | Calculation |
in-house method FIA.010C |
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Nitrogen - Oxidised | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
in-house method FIA.010B |
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Phosphorus - Ortho | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
in-house method FIA.011A |
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Nitrogen - Organic; Nitrogen - Total; Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) | Calculation; Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
in-house method FIA.013 |
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Analysis for organochlorine pesticides | Biosolids; Sediments; Soils | Aldrin; Chlordane; Dieldrin; Heptachlor; Heptachlor epoxide; Hexachlorobenzene (HCB); p,p’-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (p,p’-DDD); p,p’-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p,p’-DDE); p,p’-Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (p,p’-DDT); α-Hexachlorocyclohexane (α-HCH); β-Hexachlorocyclohexane (β-HCH); γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH); δ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (δ-HCH) | GC-MS-MS | in-house method SAS223 |
Ground waters; Liquid wastes; Surface waters | Aldrin; Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDD); Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE); Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT); Dieldrin; Endosulfan I (α-endosulfan); Endosulfan II (β-endosulfan); Endosulfan sulfate; Endrin; Endrin aldehyde; Heptachlor; Heptachlor epoxide; Methoxychlor; α-Hexachlorocyclohexane (α-HCH); β-Hexachlorocyclohexane (β-HCH); γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH); δ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (δ-HCH) | GC-MS |
in-house method GC.282 |
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Analysis for organophosphate pesticides | Ground waters; Liquid wastes; Surface waters | Dimethoate; Disulfoton; Famphur (famophos); Methylparathion (parathionmethyl); O,O,O-Triethylphosphorothioate; 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 | Gas chromatography (GC) |
in-house method GC.282 |
Analysis for petroleum hydrocarbons | Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Sludges; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH) - Variable fractions: C10-C40; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): C6-C10 | Calculation; GC-FID - Purge and trap; GC-MS - Purge and trap |
in-house method 5.270 |
Analysis for phenols | Ground waters; Liquid wastes; Surface waters | 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol; 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol; 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol; 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); 4-Nitrophenol; Pentachlorophenol; Phenol | GC-MS |
in-house method GC.002 |
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 methods 1.601; 1.602A; 1.602B |
Conductivity | Electrometric |
in-house method 1.007; F/1.007 |
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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 5.308 (ICP-MS) in-house method 5.304 (ICP-AES) |
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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 1.012 |
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Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Sludges; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Oil and grease | Gravimetric |
in-house method 1.607 |
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Carbon - Total organic (TOC) | Infrared (IR) |
in-house method 1.603 |
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Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method 1.610 |
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Fluoride | Ion selective electrode (ISE) |
in-house method 1.620 |
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Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Gravimetric |
in-house method 1.619 |
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Colour - Apparent; Colour - True | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method 5.102 |
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Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser |
in-house method 1.604C, F.004 |
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Turbidity | Nephelometry |
in-house method 5.101 |
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Chloride | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
in-house method FIA.109 |
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Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | pH | Electrometric |
in-house methods 1.002; 5.002; F/1.002 |
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Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser |
in-house method 1.604 |
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Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Steam-raising waters | Chlorate | Ion chromatography (IC) |
in-house method IC.001 |
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Sulfate | Calculation; Ion chromatography (IC) |
in-house method IC.001 in-house method 5.308 (ICP-MS);in-house method 5.304 (ICP-AES) |
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Fluoride | Ion chromatography (IC) |
in-house method IC.001 |
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Bromide | Ion chromatography (IC) |
in-house method IC.001 |
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Bromate | Ion chromatography (IC) |
in-house method IC.001 |
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Chloride | Ion chromatography (IC) |
in-house method IC.001 |
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Chlorite | Ion chromatography (IC) |
in-house method IC.001 |
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Industrial waters - Treated; Potable waters; Steam-raising waters | Iodide | Ion chromatography (IC) |
in-house method IC.001 |
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Leachates | Sample preparation | Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) |
USEPA 1311 |
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Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Sludges; Trade wastes | Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
in-house method FIA.014 |
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Potable waters; Sewage | Chlorine | Colourimetry |
in-house method 1.003A |
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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 methods 1.002; 5.002; F/1.002 |
Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser |
in-house method 1.604C, F.004 |
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Conductivity | Electrometric |
in-house method 1.007; F/1.007 |
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Potable waters; Sewage; Sludges | Chlorine | Colourimetry |
in-house method 1.003A |
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Analysis for polyhalogenated biphenyls | Biosolids; Sediments; Soils | Aroclor 1016; Aroclor 1221; Aroclor 1232; Aroclor 1242; Aroclor 1248; Aroclor 1254; Aroclor 1260 | GC-MS-MS | in-house method SAS223 |
Sample collection | 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; Micro purge; Profile - Depth; Pump; Van Dorn sampler |
in-house method F.001 |
Biosolids; Industrial and steam-raising waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Trade wastes | Not applicable | Grab |
APHA 9060; 9213B 2 (b) and in-house method F.001 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Food and Beverage
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Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Analysis for elements | Waters for potable and domestic purposes | Mercury | Mercury analyser |
in-house methods 5.303A and 5.303B |
Antimony; Beryllium; Lithium; Selenium; Silver; Thallium; Tin; Vanadium | ICP-AES |
in-house method 5.304 |
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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 5.308 |
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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 5.304 |
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Analysis for residues and contaminants - Hydrocarbons, phthalates, industrial chemicals | Potable waters | 10:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (10:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorododecane sulfonic acid); 4:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (4:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid); 6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTSA); 8:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (8:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid); 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); Perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS); Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA); Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (PFDS); Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA); Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoDA); Perfluoroheptane sulfonic acid (PFHpS); Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA); Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS); Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA); Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA); Perfluorooctane sulfonamide (FOSA); Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS); Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA); Perfluoropentane sulfonic acid (PFPeS); Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA); Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA); Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA); Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnDA); Total oxidisable precursor assay (TOPA) | LC-MS-MS | in house method LC.001 |
Waters for potable and domestic purposes | Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH) - Variable fractions: C10-C40; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): C6-C10 | GC-FID - Purge and trap; GC-MS - Purge and trap |
in-house method 5.270 |
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Haloacetic acids (HAA) | GC-ECD; GC-MS |
in-house method GC-001 |
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Fatty acids - Volatile | GC-FID |
in-house method 1.605 |
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2-Methylisoborneol (MIB); Geosmin | GC-MS |
in-house method 5.231 |
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1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene (1,2,4-TMB, pseudo-cumene); 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene (1,3,5-TMB, mesitylene); Benzene; Chlorobenzene (benzene chloride, monochlorobenzene); Ethylbenzene; Toluene; m-Xylene; o-Xylene | GC-MS - Purge and trap |
in-house method 5.261 |
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Bromodichloromethane (dichlorobromomethane); Bromoform (tribromomethane); Dibromochloromethane (chlorodibromomethane); Trichloromethane (chloroform) | GC-MS - Purge and trap |
in-house method 5.261 |
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Analysis of physical and nutritional characteristics | Waters for potable and domestic purposes | Chloride | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
in-house method FIA.109 |
Nitrogen - Nitrite | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
in-house method FIA.010A |
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Chlorate | Ion chromatography (IC) |
in-house method IC.001 |
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Fluoride | Ion selective electrode (ISE) |
in-house method 1.620 |
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Bromate | Ion chromatography (IC) |
in-house method IC.001 |
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Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser |
in-house method 1.604 |
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pH; pH - In-situ | Electrometric |
in-house methods 1.002; 5.002 |
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Solids - Suspended; Solids - Total | Gravimetric |
in-house methods 1.601; 1.602A; 1.602B |
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Phosphorus - Ortho | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
in-house method FIA.011A |
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Fluoride | Ion chromatography (IC) |
in-house method IC.001 |
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Phosphorus - Total | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
in-house method FIA.011B |
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Carbon - Total organic (TOC) | Infrared (IR) |
in-house method 1.603 |
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Conductivity; Conductivity - In-situ | Electrometric |
in-house method 1.007; F/1.007 |
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Sulfate | Ion chromatography (IC) |
in-house method IC.001 |
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Alkalinity | Titration |
in-house method 1.012 |
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Chloride | Ion chromatography (IC) |
in-house method IC.001 |
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Iodide | Ion chromatography (IC) |
in-house method IC.001 |
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Nitrogen - Nitrate | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
in-house method FIA.010C |
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Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Gravimetric |
in-house method 1.619 |
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Turbidity | Nephelometry |
in-house method 5.101 |
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Oil and grease | Gravimetric |
in-house method 1.607 |
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Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method 1.610 |
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Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
in-house method FIA.014 |
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Colour | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method 5.102 |
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Nitrogen - Total | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
in-house method FIA.013 |
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Bromide | Ion chromatography (IC) |
in-house method IC.001 |
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Nitrogen - Ammonia | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
in-house method FIA.008 |
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Nitrogen - Oxidised | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
in-house method FIA.010B |
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Chlorite | Ion chromatography (IC) |
in-house method IC.001 |
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Chlorine; Chlorine - In-situ | Colourimetry |
in-house method 1.003A |
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Dissolved oxygen (DO); Dissolved oxygen (DO) - In-situ | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser |
in-house method 1.604C, F.004 |
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Sample collection | Potable waters; Waters for potable and domestic purposes | Not applicable | Automated; Bailer; Composite; Continuous flow analyser (CFA); Grab; Manual by hand; Micro purge; Profile - Depth; Pump; Van Dorn sampler |
in-house method F.001 |
Waters for potable and domestic purposes | Not applicable | Grab |
APHA 9060; 9213B 2 (b) and in-house method F.001 |
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Accreditation No.
11085
Site No.
11743
Print date
26 Jul 2024