National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
ALS Water and Hydrographics P/L
Site
Traralgon Chemistry & Biology Laboratory
Accreditation No.
992
Site No.
18701
Date of Accreditation
18 Jun 2010
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for microorganisms | Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Marine waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Escherichia coli; Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Membrane filter | in-house method MM696 |
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Membrane filter | in-house method MM698 | ||
| Heterotrophic colony count | Spread plate - Petrifilm | in-house method MM693 | ||
| Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Potable waters; Purified and processed waters; Recycled waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Coliforms | Most probable number (MPN) |
AS 4276.21 (MM514) |
|
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Membrane filter |
AS 4276.13 (MM528) |
||
| Enterococci | Most probable number (MPN) |
in-house method MM517 |
||
| Plate count | Pour plate | AS 4276.3.2 (MM526) | ||
| Escherichia coli | Most probable number (MPN) |
AS 4276.21 (MM514) |
||
| Legionella pneumophila; Legionella spp. | Spread plate |
AS 3896 (MM527) |
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| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Colour - Apparent | Digital comparator | in-house method WA040C |
| Colour - True | Digital comparator | in-house method WA041C | ||
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes; Waste waters | Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Calculation | in-house method WA016 | |
| Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser |
in-house method EP025 |
|
| pH | Direct reading instrument |
in-house method WA005 |
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| Turbidity | Turbidometry |
in-house method WA045 |
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| Ultraviolet absorbing organic constituents; Ultraviolet transmittance | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method EA043 and EA044 |
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| Conductivity | Electrometric |
in-house method WA010 |
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| Chloramines; Chlorine - Free; Chlorine - Total | Direct reading instrument |
in-house method EN67.2 in-house method WK010B |
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| Fluoride | Ion selective electrode (ISE) |
in-house method EK040LL |
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| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristicsField analysis | Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Chloramines; Chlorine; Conductivity; Dissolved oxygen (DO); Temperature; pH | Direct reading instrument |
in-house method EN67.2 |
| Sample collection | Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Potable waters; Purified and processed waters; Recycled waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Not applicable | Grab |
in-house method EN67.01 (FWI-EN005), EN67.03, EN67.04, EN67.05, EN67.06, EN67.10, EN67.11 |
| Industrial and steam-raising waters | Not applicable | Grab |
in-house method EN67.7 |
|
| Irrigation and stock waters | Not applicable | Grab |
in-house method EN67.6 |
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Accreditation No.
992
Site No.
18701
Print date
24 Aug 2026