National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Sydney Analytical Laboratories
Site
Sydney Chemical Testing Laboratory – Watertest
Watertest
Accreditation No.
1884
Site No.
1877
Date of Accreditation
07 Nov 1984
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Agribusiness
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Analysis for residues and contaminants (including pesticide residues, excluding veterinary chemicals residues) | Seafood; Vegetation | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Lithium; Magnesium; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Potassium; Selenium; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Tin; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Cold vapour; Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Flame; Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Hydride generation |
in-house method A2/1, A2/2, A2/3 (Analysis after dry or wet ashing) |
Analysis of physical and nutritional characteristics | Soils | Silver thiourea exchangeable cations | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Flame | in-house method CEC-1 |
Water extractable anions | Flow injection analyser (FIA); Ion chromatography (IC); Ion selective electrode (ISE); Titration; UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method A8.40 | ||
Water extractable cations | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Flame; Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method A8.40 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Analysis for cyanide | Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Trade wastes | Cyanide - Total | Titration; UV-vis spectrophotometry |
APHA 4500CN- C, D, E |
Cyanide - Free | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
APHA 4500 CN- E |
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Sediments; Soils | Cyanide - Free | Titration; UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method WA14 |
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Cyanide - Total | Titration; UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method WA14 |
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Analysis for elements | Dust wipes; Monitoring filters | Lead | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) | in-house method A8 |
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Lithium; Magnesium; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Potassium; Selenium; Silicon; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Tin; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Flame; Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Hydride generation; Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Vapour generation; ICP-AES |
APHA 3111 B, C, D, 3112 B, 3114 B, 3500 Li, K, Na, Sr B, 3120 |
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Sediments; Soils | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Lithium; Magnesium; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Potassium; Selenium; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Tin; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Flame; Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Hydride generation; Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Vapour generation; ICP-AES |
in-house method 3050, 7061, 7741, 7471 |
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Analysis for nutrients | Estuarine waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Phosphorus - Ortho | Flow injection analyser (FIA); UV-vis spectrophotometry |
APHA 4500 P E, F |
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Phosphorus - Total | Flow injection analyser (FIA); UV-vis spectrophotometry |
APHA 4500 P B, E, F |
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Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) | Titration |
APHA 4500 Norg B |
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Ammonia | Flow injection analyser (FIA); UV-vis spectrophotometry |
APHA 4500 NH3 G |
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Nitrogen - Nitrite | Flow injection analyser (FIA); UV-vis spectrophotometry |
APHA 4500 NO2 B |
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Nitrogen - Nitrate | Flow injection analyser (FIA); UV-vis spectrophotometry |
APHA 4500 NO3 F |
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Analysis for phenols | Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Phenols | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
APHA 5530 B, D |
Sediments; Soils | Phenols | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
APHA 5530 B, D, in-house method WA14 |
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Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Air - Ambient | Deposited matter | Gravimetric |
AS 3580.10.1 |
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Hardness | Calculation |
APHA 2340 B |
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Oil and grease | Gravimetric |
APHA 5520 D |
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Solids - Suspended | Gravimetric |
APHA 2540 D |
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Iron - Ferrous | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
APHA 3500 FeB |
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Solids - Total | Gravimetric |
APHA 2540 B |
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Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | Titration; UV-vis spectrophotometry |
APHA 5220 B and D, in-house method A9.5 |
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Alkalinity - Bicarbonate; Alkalinity - Carbonate; Alkalinity - Total | Titration |
APHA 2320 B |
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Conductivity | Electrometric |
APHA 2510 B |
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pH | Electrometric |
APHA 4500 H+ B |
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Sulfate | Ion chromatography (IC) |
APHA 4110 B |
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Sulfide | Titration |
APHA 4500 S2 F |
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Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) | Electrometric |
APHA 5210 B |
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Sulfate | Gravimetric; UV-vis spectrophotometry |
APHA 4500 SO42 C, in-house method A9.25 |
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Chloride | Titration |
APHA 4500 Cl D |
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Turbidity | Turbidometry |
APHA 2130 B |
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Acidity | Titration |
APHA 2310 B |
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Carbon - Total organic (TOC); Organic carbon - Dissolved non-purgeable | Infrared (IR) | APHA 5310 C | ||
Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Gravimetric |
APHA 2540 C |
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Fluoride | Ion selective electrode (ISE) |
APHA 4500 F C |
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Solids - Volatile | Gravimetric |
APHA 2540 E |
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Methyl blue active substances (MBAS) | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
APHA 5540 C |
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Sulfite | Titration |
APHA 4500 SO32 B |
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Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
APHA 3500 Cr B |
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Colour | Visual comparison |
APHA 2120 B |
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Leachates | Sample preparation - Non-volatile components | Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) | in-house method WD3 | |
Sediments; Soils | Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
APHA 3500 Cr B, in-house method M6 |
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Conductivity | Electrometric |
APHA 2510 B, in-house method A8.25 |
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pH | Electrometric |
AS 1289.4.3.1 |
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Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Gravimetric |
APHA 2540 C, in-house method A8.40 |
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Soils | Conductivity | Electrometric |
in-house method A8.25 |
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Carbon - Organic; Carbon - Total | Infrared (IR) | in-house method A8.15 | ||
Organic matter | Titration |
AS 1289.4.1.1 |
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pH | Electrometric | RMS T123 | ||
Water extractable anions | Ion chromatography (IC) | in-house method A8.40 | ||
Acidity - Total potential | Titration | RMS1031 | ||
Acidity - Total actual | Titration | RMS1030 | ||
Chloride | Titration | RMS T1010 | ||
pH | Electrometric |
AS1289.4.3.1 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Analysis of cements and cementitious materials - Composition | Cement products | Sugar; Sulfate - Acid soluble; Sulfate - Water soluble; Sulfur - Total | Gravimetric |
AS 1141.35, AS 1141.36, AS1289.4.2.1 |
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Cement content | Titration | in-house method A10.11 | |||
Sulfate - Acid soluble | Gravimetric | RMS T219 | |||
Chloride; Sulfate - Total | Gravimetric; Titration |
AS 1012.20.1 |
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Chemical analysis of polymers and related materials | Paints and related coating materials | Lead | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) |
in-house method A8 |
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Accreditation No.
1884
Site No.
1877
Print date
26 Apr 2024