National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Townsville City Council
Site
Townsville Laboratory Services
Accreditation No.
14698
Site No.
14780
Date of Accreditation
30 Sep 2002
Address
Angus Smith Drive
Douglas, QLD 4354
Australia
Contact
Mr Edgar Salvador P: +61 (07) 47278665
Availability
Services conditionally available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
Townsville Laboratory Services
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for elements | Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Solid wastes; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Lithium; Magnesium; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Potassium; Rubidium; Selenium; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Thallium; Tin; Titanium; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-MS | APHA 3125 and in-house method TM-ICPMS |
| Analysis for hydrocarbons | Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Solid wastes; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene); Naphthalene | GC-MS - Headspace | in-house method TM-VOC APHA 6200B |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Steam-raising waters | Trihalomethane formation potential; Trihalomethanes | GC-ECD; Gas chromatography (GC) - Purge and trap | APHA 6200C and APHA 5710A | |
| Potable waters | Bromodichloromethane (dichlorobromomethane); Bromoform (tribromomethane); Dibromochloromethane (chlorodibromomethane); Trichloromethane (chloroform) | GC-MS - Headspace | In house method TM-THM | |
| Analysis for industrial chemicals | Bore waters; Ground waters; Potable waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes; Waste waters | 10:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (10:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorododecane sulfonic acid); 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11-ClPF-3OUdS); 4:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (4:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid); 6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTSA); 8:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (8:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid); 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS, F53B minor); Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA, GenX); N-Ethyl perfluorooctane sulfanamido ethanol (EtFOSE); N-Ethyl perfluorooctane sulfonamide (EtFOSA); N-Ethyl perfluorooctane sulfonamido acetic acid (EtFOSAA); N-Methyl perfluorooctane sulfanamido ethanol (MeFOSE); N-Methyl perfluorooctane sulfonamide (MeFOSA); N-Methyl perfluorooctane sulfonamido acetic acid (MeFOSAA); Perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS); Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA); Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (PFDS); Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA); Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoDA); Perfluoroheptane sulfonic acid (PFHpS); Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA); Perfluorohexadecanoic acid (PFHxDA); Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS); Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA); Perfluorononane sulfonic acid (PFNS); Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA); Perfluorooctane sulfonamide (FOSA); Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS); Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA); Perfluoropentane sulfonic acid (PFPeS); Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) ; Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA); Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA); Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnDA); Sodium dodecafluoro-3H-4, 8-dioxanonanoate (NaDONA) | LC-MS-MS | in-house method TM-PFAS |
| Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | 2-Methylisoborneol (MIB); Geosmin | GC-MS - Headspace; GC-MS-MS | in-house method TM-MIBGEO, in-house method GCMCMS-SPME | |
| Analysis for microorganisms | Biosolids; Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Potable waters; Purified and processed waters; Sediments; Sewage; Sludges; Soils; Solid wastes; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Clostridium spp. - Sulfite reducing | Membrane filter | Standing Committee Analysts, The Microbiology of Drinking Water Part 6, in-house method TM-MI23 |
| Biosolids; Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Potable waters; Purified and processed waters; Sediments; Sewage; Sludges; Soils; Surfaces; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Yeasts and moulds | Membrane filter | in-house method TM-MI08 | |
| Biosolids; Sediments; Sewage; Sludges; Soils; Solid wastes; Trade wastes | Enterococci | Membrane filter | in-house method TM-MI01 | |
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Defined substrate technology | in-house method TM-MI10 | ||
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Membrane filter | in-house method TM-MI16 | ||
| Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Marine waters; Potable waters; Recycled waters | Legionella pneumophila; Legionella spp. | Spread plate | AS 3896 (in-house method TM-MI24) | |
| Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Potable waters; Purified and processed waters; Sewage; Surfaces; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Escherichia coli; Coliforms; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Membrane filter | AS 4276.5 | |
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Defined substrate technology | AS/NZS 4276.21 | ||
| Plate count | Membrane filter | APHA 9215 D | ||
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Membrane filter | AS 4276.13:2021 | ||
| Plate count | Pour plate | AS/NZS 4276.3 | ||
| Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Potable waters; Purified and processed waters; Sewage; Surfaces; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Enterococci | Membrane filter | AS 4276.9 | |
| Potable waters; Purified and processed waters | Legionella pneumophila; Legionella spp. | Membrane filter | ISO 11731 (in-house method TM-MI24) | |
| Surfaces | Heterotrophic colony count | Membrane filter | In-house method TM-SWHPC | |
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Membrane filter | In-house method TM-SWCOL | ||
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms - Total and faecal | Defined substrate technology | In-house method TM-SWDST | ||
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Membrane filter | In house method TM-SWPA | ||
| Yeasts and moulds | Membrane filter | In-house method TM-SWYM | ||
| Enterococci | Membrane filter | In-house method TM-SWENT | ||
| Analysis for nutrients | Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Solid wastes; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) | Discrete analyser (DA) | APHA 4500N,ORG,D in-house method TM-TKNDISC |
| Nitrogen - Nitrate | Segmented flow analyser (SFA) | APHA 4500NO3-I in-house method TM-NOxSFA in-house method TM-NOxCFA | ||
| Phosphorus - Ortho | Discrete analyser (DA); Segmented flow analyser (SFA) | USEPA103, 104, 129 APHA4500, P,B,G in-house method TM-PO4DIS In-house method TM-PO4 CFAIn-house method TM-PO4 SFA | ||
| Nitrogen - Nitrite | Segmented flow analyser (SFA) | APHA 4500 NO2 B In-house method TM-NOxSFA in-house method TM-NOxCFA | ||
| Nitrogen - Total | Segmented flow analyser (SFA) | APHA 4500 N C In-house method TM-NOxSFA in-house method TM-NOxCFA | ||
| Nitrogen - Ammonia | Discrete analyser (DA); Segmented flow analyser (SFA); Titration | USEPA103, 104, 129, APHA 4500NH3-H in-house method TM-AMDIS in-house method TM-AMSFA in-house method TM-AMMCFA | ||
| Phosphate - Total | Segmented flow analyser (SFA) | APHA 4500 P, B, G , in-house method TM-PO4 CFA | ||
| Phosphorus - Total | Discrete analyser (DA) | APHA4500P,B,G in-house method TM-TPDISC | ||
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Solid wastes; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Nitrogen - Organic | Calculation | APHA 4500N,ORG,D | |
| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Biosolids; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | Colourimetry | APHA 5220 B |
| Chloride | Ion chromatography (IC) | APHA 4110 B | ||
| Alkalinity | Calculation | APHA 2320B | ||
| Estuarine waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Marine waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sludges; Surface waters; Trade wastes; Waste waters | Solids - Suspended; Solids - Suspended volatile; Solids - Total; Solids - Total dissolved (TDS); Solids - Total volatile | Gravimetric | APHA 2540 B, C, D, E and in-house method TM-TSVS, TM-TDS and TM-SS1 | |
| Fresh waters; Ground waters; Leachates; Sewage; Sludges; Trade wastes | Sulfide | Colourimetry | in-house method TM_SULFIDE | |
| Sulfite | Titration | in-house method TM_SULFITE | ||
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Solid wastes; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Fluoride | Ion chromatography (IC) | APHA 4110B | |
| Organic carbon - Dissolved non-purgeable; Organic carbon - Non-purgeable | Infrared (IR) | APHA 5310B | ||
| Silica | Discrete analyser (DA); UV-vis spectrophotometry | APHA 4500SiO2C, USEPA121-A and in-house method TM-Sildis | ||
| Bromate; Bromide; Chlorate; Chlorite; Iodide | Ion chromatography (IC) | In-house method TM-OXY and TM-OXY-Br-I | ||
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser | APHA 5210 B | |
| Oil and grease | Infrared (IR) | ASTMD7066 | ||
| Sulfate | Ion chromatography (IC) | APHA 4110B | ||
| Chlorophyll a | UV-vis spectrophotometry | APHA 1020OH | ||
| Colour - Apparent; Colour - True | Colourimetry | APHA 2120 C | ||
| Industrial waters - Treated; Potable waters; Saline waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | Discrete analyser (DA) | APHA 3500 Cr B and In-house method TM-CR6DIS | |
| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristicsIncluding field analysis | Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Solid wastes; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | pH | Electrometric | APHA4500HB |
| Electrical conductivity | Electrometric | APHA 2510C | ||
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Temperature | Direct reading instrument | APHA 2550B | |
| Turbidity | Turbidometry | APHA 2130B | ||
| Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser | APHA 4500OG | ||
| Chlorine - Free; Chlorine - Total | UV-vis spectrophotometry | APHA 4500ClG | ||
| Analysis of biotoxin residues and contaminants | Fresh waters | Anatoxin-a; Cylindrospermopsin (CYN) | LC-MS-MS | in-house method TM-ALTOX |
| Sample collection | Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Potable waters; Purified and processed waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Not applicable | Grab | in-house method SM-001 |
| Ground waters; Industrial and steam-raising waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Marine waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Not applicable | Composite; Grab | AS 5667 Parts 1-12 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Healthcare, Pharmaceutical and Media Products
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biological analysis of other healthcare or pharmaceutical products and accessories | Dialysis waters; Pharmaceutical waters; Processed water | Bacterial endotoxin | Limulus amoebocyte lysate (LAL) | in-house method TM-MI25 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical analysis of reagents, salts and related compounds | Sodium hypochlorite | Chlorine - Available | Titration | ASTM D2022 |
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Accreditation No.
14698
Site No.
14780
Print date
02 Feb 2026
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