National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Tamworth Regional Council
Site
Tamworth Environmental Laboratory
Accreditation No.
3111
Site No.
3104
Date of Accreditation
20 Mar 1991
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
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 |
| Analysis for microorganisms | Fresh waters; Sewage | Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Membrane filter | APHA 9222D |
| Potable waters | Plate count | Pour plate | APHA 9215B | |
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Defined substrate technology | AAOAC 010801 | ||
| Analysis for nutrients | Bore waters; Fresh waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Ammonium cation | Ion chromatography (IC) | ASTM D6919 |
| Chloride; Fluoride; Nitrate; Nitrite; Sulfate | Ion chromatography (IC) | ASTM D4327 | ||
| 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 - Nitrate; Nitrogen - Nitrite | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method 74 | ||
| Nitrogen - Ammonia | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method 72 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | Chloride | Potentiometric titration | APHA 4500 CI- D | |
| Alkalinity | Titration | APHA 2320 B | ||
| Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Trade wastes | Conductivity | Direct reading instrument | APHA 2510 B | |
| Turbidity | Nephelometry | APHA 2130 B | ||
| Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Gravimetric | APHA 2540 C | ||
| Solids - Total suspended | Gravimetric | APHA 2540 D | ||
| Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser | APHA 4500 O method G and in-house method LDO | ||
| Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser | APHA 5210 B and in-house method BOD (LDO) | ||
| Chlorophyll a | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method 46 | ||
| Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | Colourimetry | APHA 5220 D | ||
| pH | Electrometric | APHA 4500-H+ B | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| pH | Electrometric | APHA 4500-H+ B | ||
| Temperature | Manual | APHA 2550 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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Accreditation No.
3111
Site No.
3104
Print date
21 Nov 2024