Australian Laboratory Services Pty Ltd

Site

Townsville Chemistry / Biology Laboratory – ALS Environmental

Accreditation No.

825

Site No.

23313

Date of Accreditation

07 Oct 2016

Address

13 Carlton Street
Kirwan, QLD 4817
Australia

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Contact

Mrs Narelle Drummond P: +61 (07) 47730000

Availability

Services available to external clients

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Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Townsville Biology Laboratory ALS Environmental

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Environment

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Analysis for free-living protozoa Ground waters; Potable waters; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters Amoeba - Thermophilic Microscopic examination in-house method MM684
Analysis for microorganisms Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Potable waters; Swimming pool and spa waters Heterotrophic colony count Pour plate

AS 4276.3 (in-house method MW002, in-house method MW003)
Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Potable waters Escherichia coli​​​​; Coliforms Most probable number (MPN)

AS 4276.21
Coliforms Membrane filter

AS 4276.5 (in-house method MW007)
Enterococci Membrane filter

AS 4276.9 (in-house method MW023)
Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Potable waters; Swimming pool and spa waters Escherichia coli​​​​; Coliforms - Thermotolerant Membrane filter

AS 4276.5 (in-house method MW006)
Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Potable waters Legionella pneumophila; Legionella spp. Spread plate - Aerobic and anaerobic

AS 3896
Potable waters; Swimming pool and spa waters Pseudomonas aeruginosa Membrane filter AS 4273.13 (in-house method MW010)
Purified and processed waters Plate count Membrane filter

BP Appendix XVIB Method 5.2.2.1
Sample collection Potable waters Not applicable Grab in-house method EN 67B
Townsville Chemistry Laboratory ALS Environmental

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Environment

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure
Analysis for nutrients Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Trade wastes Nitrogen - Organic Calculation in-house method EK060G
Nitrogen - Inorganic Calculation in-house method EK063G
Phosphorus - Organic Calculation in-house method EK066G
Phosphorus - Total Discrete analyser (DA) in-house method EK067G
Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) Discrete analyser (DA) in-house method EK061G
Nitrogen - Total Calculation in-house method EK062G
Potable waters; Saline waters; Soils; Surface waters; Trade wastes Nitrogen - Oxidised Discrete analyser (DA)

in-house method EK059G
Nitrogen - Nitrate Calculation

in-house method EK058G
Nitrogen - Nitrite Discrete analyser (DA)

in-house method EK057G
Phosphorus - Ortho Discrete analyser (DA)

in-house method EK071G
Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics Bore waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes Acidity Titration In-house method ED038
Fresh waters; Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD); Carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (CBOD) Electrometric APHA 5210 B,
In-house method EP030
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes Alkalinity Autotitration; Titration

APHA 2320 B and in-house method ED037
Turbidity Nephelometry

APHA 2130 B and in-house method EA045
Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes Chlorine - Free; Chlorine - Total Colourimetry

in-house method EK010-1
Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) Gravimetric

APHA 2540 C and in-house method EA015
Conductivity Autotitration; Electrometric

APHA 2510 B and in-house method EA010
Silica Discrete analyser (DA)

in-house method EG052G
Salinity Calculation

in-house method EA020-EC
Dissolved oxygen (DO) Electrometric

in-house method EP025
Chloride Discrete analyser (DA)

in-house method ED045G
Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) Calculation

in-house method EA016
Solids - Total Gravimetric

APHA 2540 B and in-house method EA030
pH Ion selective electrode (ISE)

APHA 4500 H+ B and in-house method EA005
Fluoride Ion selective electrode (ISE)

in-house method EK040
Sulfate Discrete analyser (DA)

in-house method ED041G
Solids - Suspended Gravimetric

APHA 2540 D and in-house method EA025
Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Trade wastes Chlorophyll a; Chlorophyll a - Lorenzen; Chlorophyll b; Chlorophyll c; Phaeophytin-a; Pheopigments - Lorenzen UV-vis spectrophotometry in-house method EP008
Chemical oxygen demand (COD) UV-vis spectrophotometry in-house method EP026SP
Acidity Autotitration in-house method ED038P
Fluoride Autotitration in-house method EK040P
Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Surface waters Ammonia Discrete analyser (DA) In-house method EK055G
Conductivity Autotitration

in-house method EA010P
Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters Alkalinity Autotitration

in-house method ED037P
pH Autotitration

in-house method EA005P
Swimming pool and spa waters Chlorine - Residual Colourimetry

in-house method EK010-1
Analysis for physical and chemical characteristicsField analysis Potable waters; Surface waters Chlorine; pH Ion selective electrode (ISE); UV-vis spectrophotometry In-house method EN67B
Sample collection Potable waters Not applicable Grab; Manual by hand In-house method EN67B

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