Symbio Laboratories Pty Ltd

Site

Sydney Chemistry laboratory

Accreditation No.

2455

Site No.

22547

Date of Accreditation

23 Mar 1982

Address

2 Sirius Road
Lane Cove West, NSW 2066
Australia

symbiolabs.com.au

Contact

Ms Ginna Camacho P: +61 1300703166

Availability

Services available to external clients

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Sydney Chemistry laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Agribusiness

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Analysis for residues and contaminants (including pesticide residues, excluding veterinary chemicals residues) Cereals; Dried berries; Fruits; Grains; Nuts Sulfuryl fluoride GC-MS-MS In-house method 04-069
Analysis for veterinary chemical residues Stockfeeds; Stockfeeds - Premixes; Stockfeeds - Raw material Pepsin HPLC

In-house LTM 011
Amprolium HPLC

In-house LTM 123
Lysine UV-vis spectrophotometry

In-house LTM 019
Analysis of physical and nutritional characteristics Cereals; Flours; Stockfeeds; Wheat Acid detergent fibre Gravimetric

In-house LTM 165
Ash; Fat; Fibre - Crude; Moisture; Starch content; Sugar Gravimetric

In-house LTM 166
Cereals; Grain by-products; Grains Moisture Infrared (IR)

In-house CF005.1, CF005.2 and LTM 270
Fat; Fat - Hydrolysis Soxhlet

In-house LTM 014 and LTM 015
Oilseed by-products Sugar profile HPLC

In-house LTM 151
Oilseed by-products; Oilseeds Peroxide value Classical

In-house LTM 023
Oilseed by-products; Oilseeds; Pet foods; Stockfeeds Arsenic; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Phosphorus; Potassium; Selenium; Sodium; Sulfur; Zinc ICP-AES

In-house LTM 188
Oilseed by-products; Oilseeds; Stockfeeds Erucic acid; Fatty acid profile Gas chromatography (GC)

In-house LTM 084
Ash Gravimetric

In-house CF007
Protein Combustion

In-house CF003.1
Fat; Fat - Hydrolysis Soxhlet

In-house LTM 014, LTM 015 and LTM 022
Free fatty acids Titration

In-house LTM 022
Stockfeeds Moisture Infrared (IR)

In-house CF005.1, CF005.2 and LTM 270
Salt; Salt - As chloride Titration

In-house LTM 012
Carbohydrate/energy value Calculation

In-house LTM 017
Fibre - Crude Gravimetric

In-house LTM 189

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Environment

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Analysis for carbamate pesticides Ground waters; Industrial waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters Carbamates LC-MS-MS In-house method 04-101
Analysis for elements Biosolids; Sediments; Soils Trace elements ICP-AES In-house method 04-001
Mercury Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Vapour generation In-house method 04-002
Crustaceans; Fish; Shellfish Trace elements ICP-MS In-house method 04-016
Fish Mercury Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Vapour generation In-house method 04-006
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters Mercury Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Vapour generation In-house method 04-009
Trace elements ICP-MS In-house method 04-015
Trace elements ICP-AES In-house method 04-003
Analysis for fungicides Ground waters; Industrial waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters Fungicides LC-MS-MS In-house method 04-101
Analysis for herbicides Ground waters; Industrial waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters Aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA); Glufosinate; Glyphosate (n-[phosphonomethyl]glycine) LC-MS-MS In-house method 04-084
Herbicides LC-MS-MS In-house method 04-101
Plant material; Soils Sulfonylurea herbicides LC-MS-MS In-house method 04-064
Analysis for hydrocarbons Biosolids; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters Acetone; Carbon disulfide; Chloroacetonitrile; Ethylmethacrylate; Halogenated hydrocarbons; Methylmethacrylate; Monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Naphthalene; Tetrahydrofuran (THF) GC-MS - Purge and trap In-house method 04-047
Biosolids; Sediments; Soils Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) GC-MS-MS In-house method 04-022
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) GC-MS-MS In-house method 04-031
Sediments Dibutyltin; Monobutyltin; Tributyltin (TBT) GC-MS In-house method 04-026
Analysis for industrial chemicals Crustaceans; Fish; Shellfish Organotins GC-MS-MS In-house method 04-074
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Steam-raising waters 6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTSA); Fluorotelomer acids (FTAs); N-Ethyl perfluorooctane sulfanamido ethanol (EtFOSE); Perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCA); Perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (PFSA); Perfluorooctane sulfonamide (FOSA); Perfluorooctane sulfonamido ethanol (FOSE); Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS); Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) UPLC-MS-MS In-house method 04-068
Saline waters Organotins GC-MS In-house method 04-061
Analysis for organochlorine pesticides Biosolids; Sediments; Soils Organochlorine pesticides GC-MS-MS In-house method 04-024
Crustaceans; Fish; Shellfish Organochlorine pesticides GC-MS-MS In-house method 04-077
Ground waters; Industrial waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters Organochlorine pesticides GC-MS In-house method 04-072
Analysis for organometals Sediments Tetrabutyltin GC-MS In-house method 04-026
Analysis for organophosphate pesticides Biosolids; Sediments; Soils Organophosphate pesticides GC-MS-MS In-house method 04-024
Ground waters; Industrial waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters Organophosphate pesticides LC-MS-MS In-house method 04-101
Organophosphate pesticides GC-MS In-house method 04-072
Analysis for petroleum hydrocarbons Biosolids; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Steam-raising waters Benzene; Ethylbenzene; Toluene; Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH): C6-C10; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): C6-C10; m-Xylene; o-Xylene; p-Xylene GC-MS - Purge and trap In-house method 04-021
Biosolids; Sediments; Soils Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) - Variable fractions: C6-C40; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH) - Variable fractions: C6-C40 GC-FID In-house method 04-020
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) - Variable fractions: C6-C40; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH) - Variable fractions: C6-C40 GC-FID In-house method 04-030
Analysis for phenols Biosolids; Sediments; Soils Phenols GC-MS-MS In-house method 04-022
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters Phenols GC-MS-MS In-house method  04-031
Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics Biosolids; Sediments; Soils Solids - Total Gravimetric In-house method 04-004
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters pH Direct reading instrument In-house method 04-012
Conductivity Direct reading instrument In-house method 04-013
Sediments; Soils; Solid wastes Sample preparation Leachate procedures In-house method 04-014
Analysis for polyhalogenated biphenyls Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Steam-raising waters Aroclor 1016; Aroclor 1221; Aroclor 1232; Aroclor 1242; Aroclor 1248; Aroclor 1254; Aroclor 1260; Aroclor 1262; Aroclor 1268 GC-MS-MS In-house method 04-070
Soils Polyhalogenated biphenyl congeners - 28, 52, 101, 118, 138, 153, 180 GC-MS-MS In-house method 04-029
Analysis for synthetic pesticides Ground waters; Industrial waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters Acaricides; Insecticides LC-MS-MS In-house method 04-101
Synthetic pyrethroids GC-MS In-house method 04-072

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Food and Beverage

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Analysis for antioxidants, colourants, preservatives, other additives Alcoholic beverages; Carbonated drinks and cordials; Cereal products; Juices Benzoic acid; Sorbic acid HPLC

In-house LTM 155
Analysis for elements Alcoholic beverages; Almond milk; Canned fruit; Canned soups; Cereal products; Cocoa and cocoa products; Coconut milk; Confectionery; Cordials; Crustaceans; Dairy products; Edible oils; Eggs and egg products; Fish; Frozen dinners; Fruit juice concentrates; Fruit juices; Fruit products; Grain products; Grains; Herbs; Honey; Jams; Liver; Margarine; Meat and meat products; Mixed foods; Molluscs (including shell); Nuts and nut products; Oilseeds; Potable waters; Preserved fruit; Seafood and seafood products; Soft drinks; Soy (soya) milk; Spices; Sugar and sugar products; Vegetables and vegetable products; Waters for domestic purposes; Waters for potable and domestic purposes Mercury Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Vapour generation In-house method 04-006
Cereal products; Meat and meat products Arsenic; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Phosphorus; Potassium; Selenium; Sodium; Sulfur; Zinc ICP-AES

In-house LTM 188
Waters for potable and domestic purposes Trace elements ICP-AES; ICP-MS In-house methods 04-003, 04-015
Mercury Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Vapour generation In-house method 04-009
Analysis for phenols Infant foods; Infant formulas Bisphenol A (BPA) UPLC-MS-MS In-house method 04-103
Waters for potable and domestic purposes Phenols GC-MS-MS In-house method 04-031
Analysis for polyhalogenated biphenyls Waters for potable and domestic purposes Aroclor 1016; Aroclor 1221; Aroclor 1232; Aroclor 1242; Aroclor 1248; Aroclor 1254; Aroclor 1260; Aroclor 1262; Aroclor 1268 GC-MS-MS In-house method 04-070
Analysis for residues and contaminants - Hydrocarbons, phthalates, industrial chemicals Edible oils Acrylamide LC-MS-MS In-house method 04-044
Waters for potable and domestic purposes Benzene; Ethylbenzene; Toluene; Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH): C6-C10; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): C6-C10; m-Xylene; o-Xylene; p-Xylene GC-MS - Purge and trap In-house method 04-021
6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTSA); N-Ethyl perfluorooctane sulfanamido ethanol (EtFOSE); Perfluorinated alkyl acids; Perfluorinated sulfonates; Perfluorooctane sulfonamide (FOSA); Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS); Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) UPLC-MS-MS In-house method 04-068
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) GC-MS-MS In-house method 04-031
Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) - Variable fractions: C6-C40; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH) - Variable fractions: C6-C40 GC-FID In-house method 04-030
Analysis for synthetic pesticides Waters for potable and domestic purposes Synthetic pyrethroids GC-MS In-house method 04-072
Analysis for vitamins Cereal products Folic acid HPLC; LC-MS-MS In-house method 04-033
Analysis of biotoxin residues and contaminants Seafood; Shellfish Paralytic shellfish toxins (PSP) HPLC

In-house 04--89
Domoic acid (DA); Lipophillic toxins LC-MS-MS

In-house 04-091
Analysis of pesticide residues and contaminants Waters for potable and domestic purposes Organochlorine pesticides; Organophosphate pesticides; Synthetic pyrethroids GC-MS In-house method 04-072
Acaricides; Carbamates; Fungicides; Herbicides; Insecticides; Organophosphate pesticides; Piperonyl butoxide LC-MS-MS In-house method 04-101
Analysis of physical and nutritional characteristics Cereal products; Coconut milk; Flours; Fruit and fruit products; Jams; Liquid milk; Meat and meat products; Milk concentrates; Milk powder; Raw sugar; Refined sugar; Sauces; Stock; Sugar products; Vegetable powders; Wheat Sugars - Total HPLC

In-house LTM 151 and LTM 099
Cereal products; Dry cat food; Dry dog food; Flours; Meat and meat products; Pet mince; Raw sugar; Refined sugar; Tinned cat food; Tinned dog food; Wheat Protein Combustion

In-house CF003.1
Cereal products; Flours; Liquid milk; Meat and meat products; Milk concentrates; Milk powder; Raw sugar; Refined sugar; Wheat Fat - Hydrolysis Thermogravimetric analyser

In-house LTM 015 and LTM 016
Cereal products; Flours; Meat and meat products; Raw sugar; Refined sugar; Wheat Ash Gravimetric

In-house CF007
Carbohydrate/energy value Calculation

In-house LTM 158
Erucic acid; Fatty acid profile Gas chromatography (GC)

In-house LTM 084
Moisture Classical; Thermogravimetric analyser

In-house CF005.1, CF005.2 and LTM 270
Cereal products; Flours; Raw sugar; Refined sugar; Wheat Water activity Gravimetric

In-house CF032
Energy Calculation

In-house LTM 211
Fibre - Crude Soxhlet

In-house LTM 189
Dietary fibre - Insoluble; Dietary fibre - Soluble; Dietary fibre - Total Classical

In-house LTM 108 and LTM 266
Free fatty acids Classical

In-house LTM 022
Oils Free fatty acids Gas chromatography (GC)

In-house LTM137 
Waters for potable and domestic purposes Conductivity Direct reading instrument In-house method 04-013
pH Direct reading instrument In-house method 04-012

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Manufactured Goods

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Evaluation of industrial surfactants, foams and related products Fire prevention foams Fluorotelomer acids (FTAs); Fluorotelomer sulfonates (FTSs); Perfluorinated compounds (PFC); Perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCA); Perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (PFSA); Perfluorooctane sulfonamide (FOSA); Perfluorooctane sulfonamido ethanol (FOSE); Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS); Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) UPLC-MS-MS in-house method 04-068
Safety evaluation of products designed for contact with food Food packaging Bisphenol A (BPA) UPLC-MS-MS In-house method 04-103

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