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 |
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| Analysis for elements | Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock 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; Steam-raising waters | Trihalomethane formation potential; Trihalomethanes | GC-ECD; Gas chromatography (GC) - Purge and trap |
APHA 6200C and APHA 5710A |
| Analysis for industrial chemicals | Bore waters; Ground 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 (11Cl-PF3OUdS, F53B major); 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; 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 |
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| Analysis for nutrients | Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Solid wastes; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Phosphorus - Total | Discrete analyser (DA); Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
APHA4500P,B,G and in-house method TM-TPDISC |
| Nitrogen - Ammonia | Discrete analyser (DA); Flow injection analyser (FIA); Segmented flow analyser (SFA); Titration |
USEPA103, 104, 129, APHA 4500NH3-H in-house method TM-AMDIS and TM-AMSFA |
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| Nitrogen - Nitrate | Flow injection analyser (FIA); Segmented flow analyser (SFA) |
APHA 4500NO3-I and in-house method TM-NOxSFA |
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| Nitrogen - Nitrite | Flow injection analyser (FIA); Segmented flow analyser (SFA) |
APHA 4500 NO2 B and In-house method TM-NOxSFA |
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| Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) | Discrete analyser (DA); Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
APHA 4500N,ORG,D and in-house method TM-TKNDISC |
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| Phosphorus - Ortho | Discrete analyser (DA); Flow injection analyser (FIA); Segmented flow analyser (SFA) |
USEPA103, 104, 129, APHA4500, P,B,G and in-house method TM-PO4DIS |
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| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Solid wastes; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Nitrogen - Organic | Calculation |
APHA 4500N,ORG,D |
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| Nitrogen - Total | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
APHA 4500N,C |
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| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Biosolids; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Chloride | Ion chromatography (IC) |
APHA 4110 B |
| Alkalinity | Calculation |
APHA 2320B |
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| Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | Colourimetry |
APHA 5220 B |
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| Estuarine waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Marine 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 |
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| Fresh waters; Ground waters; Leachates; Sewage; Sludges; Trade wastes | Sulfide | Colourimetry |
in-house method TM_SULFIDE |
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| Sulfite | Titration | in-house method TM_SULFITE | ||
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Solid wastes; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Bromate; Bromide; Chlorate; Chlorite; Iodide | Ion chromatography (IC) |
In-house method TM-OXY and TM-OXY-Br-I |
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| Fluoride | Ion chromatography (IC) |
APHA 4110B |
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| Organic carbon - Dissolved non-purgeable; Organic carbon - Non-purgeable | Infrared (IR) |
APHA 5310B |
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| Silica | Discrete analyser (DA); UV-vis spectrophotometry |
APHA 4500SiO2C, USEPA121-A and in-house method TM-Sildis |
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| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Sulfate | Ion chromatography (IC) |
APHA 4110B |
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| Oil and grease | Infrared (IR) |
ASTMD7066 |
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| Chlorophyll a | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
APHA 1020OH |
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| Colour - Apparent; Colour - True | Colourimetry |
APHA 2120 C |
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| Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser |
APHA 5210 B |
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| Industrial waters - Treated; 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; Saline waters; Sewage; Solid wastes; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | pH | Electrometric |
APHA4500HB |
| Electrical conductivity | Electrometric |
APHA 2510C |
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| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Chlorine - Free; Chlorine - Total | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
APHA 4500ClG |
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| Turbidity | Turbidometry |
APHA 2130B |
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| Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser |
APHA 4500OG |
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| Temperature | Direct reading instrument |
APHA 2550B |
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| Analysis of biotoxin residues and contaminants | Fresh waters | Anatoxin-a; Cylindrospermopsin (CYN) | LC-MS-MS | in-house method TM-ALTOX |
| Sample collection | Ground waters; Industrial and steam-raising waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Marine waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Not applicable | Composite; Grab | AS 5667 Parts 1-12 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Food and Beverage
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for elements | Waters for potable and domestic purposes | 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 residues and contaminants - Hydrocarbons, phthalates, industrial chemicals | Waters for potable and domestic purposes | 10:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (10:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorododecane sulfonic acid); 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS, F53B major); 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 |
| 2-Methylisoborneol (MIB); Geosmin | GC-MS - Headspace; GC-MS-MS |
In-house method TM-MIBGEO and In-house method GCMSMS-SPME |
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| Bromodichloromethane (dichlorobromomethane); Bromoform (tribromomethane); Dibromochloromethane (chlorodibromomethane); Trichloromethane (chloroform) | GC-MS - Headspace |
In house method TM-THM |
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| Trihalomethane formation potential; Trihalomethanes | GC-ECD; Gas chromatography (GC) - Purge and trap |
APHA 6200C and APHA 5710A |
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| Analysis of physical and nutritional characteristics | Waters for potable and domestic purposes | Chlorophyll a | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
APHA 1020OH |
| Chlorine - Free; Chlorine - Total | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
APHA 4500ClG |
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| Fluoride | Ion chromatography (IC) |
APHA 4110B |
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| Alkalinity | Calculation |
APHA 2320B |
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| Solids - Dissolved; Solids - Suspended; Solids - Suspended volatile; Solids - Total; Solids - Total volatile | Gravimetric |
APHA 2540 B, C, D, E, in-house method TM-TSVS, TM-TDS and TM-SS1 |
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| Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser |
APHA 4500OG |
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| Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) | Discrete analyser (DA); Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
APHA 4500N,ORG,D and in-house method TM-TKNDISC |
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| Nitrogen - Total | Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
APHA 4500N,C |
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| pH | Electrometric |
APHA4500HB |
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| Chloride | Ion chromatography (IC) |
APHA 4110 B |
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| Electrical conductivity | Electrometric |
APHA 2510C |
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| Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | Discrete analyser (DA) | APHA 3500 Cr B and In-house method TM-CR6DIS | ||
| Colour - Apparent; Colour - True | Colourimetry |
APHA 2120 C |
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| Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser |
APHA 5210 B |
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| Temperature | Direct reading instrument |
APHA 2550B |
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| Turbidity | Turbidometry |
APHA 2130B |
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| Nitrogen - Ammonia | Discrete analyser (DA); Flow injection analyser (FIA); Segmented flow analyser (SFA); Titration |
USEPA103, 104, 129, APHA 4500NH3-H, in-house method TM-AMDIS and TM-AMSFA |
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| Orthophosphate | Discrete analyser (DA); Flow injection analyser (FIA); Segmented flow analyser (SFA) |
USEPA103, 104, 129, APHA4500, P,B,G and in-house method TM-PO4DIS |
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| Nitrogen - Nitrite | Flow injection analyser (FIA); Segmented flow analyser (SFA) |
APHA 4500 NO2 B and in-house method TM-NOxSFA |
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| Phosphorus - Total | Discrete analyser (DA); Flow injection analyser (FIA) |
APHA4500P,B,G and in-house method TM-TPDISC |
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| Nitrogen - Organic | Calculation |
APHA 4500N,ORG,D |
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| Sulfate | Ion chromatography (IC) |
APHA 4110B |
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| Organic carbon - Dissolved non-purgeable; Organic carbon - Non-purgeable | Infrared (IR) |
APHA 5310B |
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| Silica | Discrete analyser (DA); UV-vis spectrophotometry |
APHA 4500SiO2C, USEPA121-A and in-house method TM-Sildis |
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| Nitrogen - Nitrate | Flow injection analyser (FIA); Segmented flow analyser (SFA) |
APHA 4500NO3-I and in-house method TM-NOxSFA |
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| Oil and grease | Infrared (IR) |
ASTMD7066 |
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| Bromate; Bromide; Chlorate; Chlorite; Iodide | Ion chromatography (IC) |
In-house method TM-OXY and TM-OXY-Br-I |
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| Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | Colourimetry |
APHA 5220 B |
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| Sample collection | Waters for potable and domestic purposes | Not applicable | Composite; Grab |
AS5667 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical analysis of reagents, salts and related compounds | Sodium hypochlorite | Chlorine - Available | Gravimetric | ASTM D2022 |
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Accreditation No.
14698
Site No.
14780
Print date
06 Dec 2023
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