Tamworth Regional Council

Site

Tamworth Environmental Laboratory

Accreditation No.

3111

Site No.

3104

Date of Accreditation

20 Mar 1991

Address

41 Avro Street
Tamworth, NSW 2340
Australia

tamworthenvirolab.com.au

Contact

Mr Paul Jones P: +61 (02) 67675124

Availability

Services available to external clients

Tamworth Regional Council address map

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Tamworth Environmental Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Environment

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Analysis for elements Bore waters; Fresh waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Trade wastes Calcium; Magnesium; Potassium; Sodium Ion chromatography (IC) ASTM D6919
Fresh waters; Ground waters; Potable waters; Trade wastes; Waste waters Aluminium; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Potassium; Selenium; Sodium; Strontium; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc ICP-OES in-house method 90
Analysis for microorganisms Bore waters; Fresh waters; Potable waters; Recycled waters; Swimming pool and spa waters Escherichia coli​​​​; Coliforms Membrane filter in-house method14087
Bore waters; Potable waters; Swimming pool and spa waters Plate count Pour plate APHA 9215B
Fresh waters; Sewage Coliforms - Thermotolerant Membrane filter APHA 9222D
Potable waters Escherichia coli​​​​; Coliforms Defined substrate technology AOAC 010801
Analysis for nutrients Bore waters; Fresh waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Trade wastes Chloride; Fluoride; Nitrate; Nitrite; Sulfate Ion chromatography (IC) ASTM D4327
Ammonium cation Ion chromatography (IC) ASTM D6919
Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Trade wastes Phosphate - Soluble reactive Flow injection analyser (FIA) in-house method 70
Nitrogen - Oxidised Flow injection analyser (FIA)

in-house method 71
Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) Calculation

 in-house method 73
Phosphorus - Total Flow injection analyser (FIA)

 in-house method 69
Nitrogen - Total Flow injection analyser (FIA)

 in-house method 73
Nitrogen - Ammonia Flow injection analyser (FIA)

in-house method 72
Nitrogen - Nitrate; Nitrogen - Nitrite Flow injection analyser (FIA)

in-house method 74
Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics Bore waters; Fresh waters; Potable waters; Surface waters Carbon - Total organic (TOC); Dissolved organic carbon (DOC); Organic carbon - Non-purgeable High temperature combustion IR APHA 5310B
Fresh waters Organic carbon - Non-purgeable High temperature combustion IR APHA 5310B
Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Trade wastes Colour - True UV-vis spectrophotometry APHA 2120 C

Fresh waters; Ground waters; Potable waters; Recycled waters Carbon dioxide - Free; Carbon dioxide - Total Calculation APHA 4500-CO2 D
Fresh waters; Ground waters; Potable waters; Trade wastes; Waste waters Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR, sodium absorption ratio) Calculation in-house method 90
Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters Hardness - Calcium; Hardness - Total Calculation

APHA 2340 B
Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage Alkalinity Titration

APHA 2320 B 
Chloride Potentiometric titration

APHA 4500 CI- D
Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Trade wastes Turbidity Nephelometry

APHA 2130 B
Chlorophyll a UV-vis spectrophotometry

in-house method 46 
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser

APHA 5210 B and in-house method BOD (LDO)
Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) Gravimetric

APHA 2540 C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser

APHA 4500 O method G and in-house method LDO
Conductivity Direct reading instrument

APHA 2510 B
Chemical oxygen demand (COD) Colourimetry

APHA 5220 D
pH Electrometric

APHA 4500-H+ B 
Solids - Total suspended Gravimetric

APHA 2540 D
Ground waters; Potable waters Fluoride Ion selective electrode (ISE)

APHA 4500 F method C
Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters Chlorine - Residual; Chlorine - Total Colourimetry

APHA 4500 CI G
Potable waters Bromate; Bromide; Chlorate; Chlorite Ion chromatography (IC) ASTM D6581
Sewage; Trade wastes Oil and grease Gravimetric APHA 5520 G
Analysis for physical and chemical characteristicsField analysis Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters Chlorine - Total Colourimetry

APHA 4500 CI G
Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Trade wastes Dissolved oxygen (DO) Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser

in-house method LDO
Temperature Manual

APHA 2550 B
pH Electrometric

APHA 4500-H+ B 
Analysis for planktonic microalgae and cyanobacteria Fresh waters; Potable waters; Sewage Enumeration; Identification to genus level; Potentially toxic Cyanobacteria - Identification to species level Microscopic examination APHA 10200F
Biovolume Microscopic examination APHA 10200I
Sample collection Fresh waters; Potable waters; Sewage Not applicable Grab APHA 10200B (phycology)
Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Trade wastes Not applicable Grab

APHA 1060 method B 
Potable waters Not applicable Grab APHA 9060

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