Sydney Analytical Laboratories

Site

Sydney Chemical Testing Laboratory – Watertest

Watertest

Accreditation No.

1884

Site No.

1877

Date of Accreditation

07 Nov 1984

Address

1/4 Abbott Road
Seven Hills, NSW 2147
Australia

sal.com.au

Contact

Mr Lance Smith P: +61 0414226546

Availability

Services available to external clients

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Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Sydney Chemical Testing Laboratory – Watertest

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Agribusiness

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
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
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
Sediments; Soils Cyanide - Free Titration; UV-vis spectrophotometry

in-house method WA14
Cyanide - Total Titration; UV-vis spectrophotometry

in-house method WA14
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
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
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
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
Ammonia Flow injection analyser (FIA); UV-vis spectrophotometry

APHA 4500 NH3 G
Nitrogen - Nitrite Flow injection analyser (FIA); UV-vis spectrophotometry

APHA 4500 NO2 B
Nitrogen - Nitrate Flow injection analyser (FIA); UV-vis spectrophotometry

APHA 4500 NO3 F
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
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 
Oil and grease Gravimetric

APHA 5520 D
Solids - Suspended Gravimetric

APHA 2540 D
Iron - Ferrous UV-vis spectrophotometry

APHA 3500 FeB
Solids - Total Gravimetric

APHA 2540 B
Chemical oxygen demand (COD) Titration; UV-vis spectrophotometry

APHA 5220 B and D, in-house method A9.5
Alkalinity - Bicarbonate; Alkalinity - Carbonate; Alkalinity - Total Titration

APHA 2320 B
Conductivity Electrometric

APHA 2510 B 
pH Electrometric

APHA 4500 H+ B
Sulfate Ion chromatography (IC)

APHA 4110 B
Sulfate Gravimetric; UV-vis spectrophotometry

APHA 4500 SO42 C, in-house method A9.25
Acidity Titration

APHA 2310 B
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) Electrometric

APHA 5210 B
Carbon - Total organic (TOC); Organic carbon - Dissolved non-purgeable Infrared (IR) APHA 5310 C
Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) Gravimetric

APHA 2540 C
Fluoride Ion selective electrode (ISE)

APHA 4500 F C 
Solids - Volatile Gravimetric

APHA 2540 E
Sulfite Titration

APHA 4500 SO32 B
Methyl blue active substances (MBAS) UV-vis spectrophotometry

APHA 5540 C
Chloride Titration

APHA 4500 Cl D
Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) UV-vis spectrophotometry

APHA 3500 Cr B
Turbidity Turbidometry

APHA 2130 B
Colour Visual comparison

APHA 2120 B 
Sulfide Titration

APHA 4500 S2 F
Leachates Sample preparation - Non-volatile components Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) in-house method WD3
Sediments; Soils Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) Gravimetric

APHA 2540 C, in-house method A8.40
Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) UV-vis spectrophotometry

APHA 3500 Cr B, in-house method M6
Conductivity Electrometric

APHA 2510 B, in-house method A8.25
pH Electrometric

AS 1289.4.3.1
Soils Chloride Titration RMS T1010
Acidity - Total potential Titration RMS1031
Conductivity Electrometric

in-house method A8.25
Carbon - Organic; Carbon - Total Infrared (IR) in-house method A8.15
Organic matter Titration

AS 1289.4.1.1
pH Electrometric RMS T123
Water extractable anions Ion chromatography (IC) in-house method A8.40
Acidity - Total actual Titration RMS1030

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Materials

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
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
Cement content Titration in-house method A10.11
Sulfate - Acid soluble Gravimetric RMS T219
Chloride; Sulfate - Acid soluble Gravimetric; Titration

AS 1012.20.1
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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