National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Tweed Shire Council
Site
Tweed Laboratory Centre
Accreditation No.
12754
Site No.
12747
Date of Accreditation
12 Dec 1997
Contact
Mr Darryl Capner P: +61 (07) 55693104
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
Chemistry Laboratory
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Agribusiness
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis of physical and nutritional characteristics | Soils | pH - 1:5 Water extract | Electrometric | in-house method M13 |
| Conductivity | Direct reading instrument | in-house method M15 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for elements | Biosolids; Soils | Aluminium; Arsenic; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Manganese; Nickel; Zinc | ICP-AES | in-house method M8 |
| Aluminium; Arsenic; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Manganese; Mercury; Nickel; Zinc | ICP-MS | in-house method M17 | ||
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Potassium; Selenium; Silicon; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Thallium; Tin; Titanium; Tungsten; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES | in-house method M8 | |
| Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Potassium; Selenium; Silicon; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Thallium; Tin; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-MS | in-house method M16 | |
| Soils | Aluminium; Arsenic; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Manganese; Mercury; Nickel; Zinc | ICP-MS | in-house method M17 | |
| Analysis for hydrocarbons | Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Soils; Steam-raising waters | Benzene; Ethylbenzene; Toluene; m-Xylene; o-Xylene; p-Xylene | GC-MS; GC-MS - Purge and trap | in-house method ORG 13 |
| Acenaphthene; Acenaphthylene (acenaphthalene); Anthracene; Benz(a)anthracene; Benzo(a)pyrene; Benzo(b)fluoranthene; Benzo(g,h,i)perylene; Benzo(k)fluoranthene; Chrysene; Dibenz(a,h)anthracene; Fluoranthene (benzo[j,k]fluorene); Fluorene; Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene; Naphthalene; Phenanthrene; Pyrene | GC-MS | in-house methods ORG 1 and ORG 2 | ||
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters | Bromodichloromethane (dichlorobromomethane); Bromoform (tribromomethane); Dibromochloromethane (chlorodibromomethane); Trichloromethane (chloroform) | GC-MS - Purge and trap | in-house methods ORG 12 and ORG 6 | |
| Analysis for industrial chemicals | Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | 2-Methylisoborneol (MIB); Geosmin | GC-MS | in-house method ORG 11 |
| Analysis for nutrients | Biosolids; Compost; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Phosphorus - Total | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method C17 |
| Biosolids; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) | Calculation | in-house methods C4 and C55 | |
| Nitrogen - Nitrite | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method C4 | ||
| Nitrogen - Total | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method C55 | ||
| Nitrogen - Ammonia | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method C3 | ||
| Nitrogen - Nitrate | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method C4 | ||
| Phosphorus - Ortho | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in-house method C16 | ||
| Analysis for organochlorine pesticides | Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Soils | Aldrin; Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDD); Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE); Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT); Dieldrin; Endosulfan I (α-endosulfan); Endosulfan II (β-endosulfan); Endosulfan sulfate; Endrin; Endrin aldehyde; Endrin ketone; Heptachlor; Heptachlor epoxide; Hexachlorobenzene (HCB); Methoxychlor; trans-Chlordane (γ-chlordane); α-Hexachlorocyclohexane (α-HCH); β-Hexachlorocyclohexane (β-HCH); γ-Hexachlorobenzene (γ-benzene hexachloride, γ-BHC, γ-HCB, lindane); δ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (δ-HCH) | GC-MS | in-house methods ORG 1 and ORG 2 |
| Analysis for organophosphate pesticides | Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Soils | 2-Methoxycarbonyl-1-methylvinyl dimethyl phosphate (mevinphos); Chlorpyrifos ethyl (chlorpyrifos); Chlorpyrifos methyl; Diazinon; Dichlorvos; Diethyl-2-([dimethoxyphosphorothioyl]sulfanyl)butanedioate (maldison, malathion, carbofos, mercaptothion); Ethion; Fenchlorphos (ronnel); Fenitrothion; Fenthion; Methylparathion (parathionmethyl); O,O-Diethyl O-(4-nitrophenyl) phosphorothioate (parathion, ethylparathion, diethylparathion, parathion-ethyl, folidol) | GC-MS | in-house methods ORG 1 and ORG 2 |
| Analysis for petroleum hydrocarbons | Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Soils; Surface waters | BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene); Volatile total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): C6-C10 | GC-MS - Headspace | In-house method Org13 |
| Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH) - Variable fractions: C10-C40 | GC-FID | In-house method Org14 | ||
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Soils; Steam-raising waters | Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH): C6-C9 | GC-MS; GC-MS - Purge and trap | in-house method ORG 13 | |
| Analysis for phenols | Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Soils; Steam-raising waters | 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol; 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol; 2,4-Dichlorophenol; 2,4-Dimethylphenol; 2-Chlorophenol (o-chlorophenol); 2-Methylphenol (2-cresol, o-cresol); 2-Nitrophenol; 4-Chloro-3-methylphenol; 4-Methylphenol (4-cresol, p-cresol); Pentachlorophenol; Phenol | GC-MS | in-house methods ORG 1 and ORG 2 |
| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Estuarine waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Solids - Total suspended | Gravimetric | in-house method P4 |
| Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Membrane electrode | in-house method P12 | ||
| Turbidity | Nephelometry | in-house method P8 | ||
| Fluoride | Ion selective electrode (ISE) | in-house method C36 | ||
| Ultraviolet transmittance | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method P11 | ||
| Conductivity | Direct reading instrument | in-house method P2 | ||
| Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser | in-house method C1 | ||
| Colour - Apparent; Colour - True | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method P10 | ||
| pH | Ion selective electrode (ISE) | in-house method P1 | ||
| Hardness - Calcium; Hardness - Carbonate; Hardness - Magnesium; Hardness - Non-carbonate; Hardness - Total | Calculation | in-house method M8A | ||
| Chlorine - Residual; Chlorine - Total | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method C12 | ||
| Chlorophyll a | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method C9 | ||
| Oil and grease | Gravimetric | in-house method C8 | ||
| Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Gravimetric | in-house method P6 | ||
| Estuarine waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters | Chloride | Titration | in-house method C20 | |
| Estuarine waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Calculation | in-house method P17 | |
| Estuarine waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters | Solids - Volatile | Gravimetric | in-house method P7 | |
| Estuarine waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Alkalinity - Bicarbonate; Alkalinity - Carbonate; Alkalinity - Hydroxide | Calculation | in-house method C10 | |
| Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method C18 | ||
| Alkalinity | Titration | in-house method C10 | ||
| Estuarine waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Steam-raising waters | Carbon - Total organic (TOC) | Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) | in-house method ORG 10 | |
| Saline waters; Sewage; Trade wastes | Non-filterable residue (NFR) | Calculation | As required by the NSW EPA Pollution Control Act 1970 Licence and in-house P15 | |
| Soils | Acidity - Titratable actual (TAA) | Titration | in-house method ASS 2 | |
| Acid neutralising capacity - Back titration (ANCBT) | Titration | in-house method ASS 13 | ||
| Sulfur - Chromium reducible | Titration | in-house method ASS 7 | ||
| Sulfur potassium chloride extractable (SKCl) | ICP-MS | in-house method ASS 4 | ||
| Net acid soluble sulfur (SNAS, SNAS) | ICP-MS | in-house method ASS 11 | ||
| pH - Potassium chloride (pHKCl) | Electrometric | in-house method ASS 2 | ||
| Hydrochloric acid extractable sulfur (SHCl, SHCl) | ICP-MS | in-house method ASS 8 | ||
| Moisture | Gravimetric | in-house method ORG 3 | ||
| Sample collection | Ground waters; Industrial and steam-raising waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Trade wastes | Not applicable | Composite; Grab | in-house method PR03 |
Microbiology Laboratory
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for microorganisms | Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Potable waters; Sewage | Enterococci | Membrane filter | in-house methods B2 and B11 |
| Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters | Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Membrane filter | in-house method B1 | |
| Coliforms | Most probable number (MPN) | in-house method B12 | ||
| Escherichia coli | Membrane filter | in-house methods B6 and B19 | ||
| Escherichia coli | Most probable number (MPN) | in-house method B12 | ||
| Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Potable waters; Swimming pool and spa waters | Coliforms | Membrane filter | in-house method B19 | |
| Potable waters; Swimming pool and spa waters | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Most probable number (MPN) | in - house method B22 | |
| Plate count | Pour plate; Spread plate | in-house method B23 | ||
| Analysis for planktonic microalgae and cyanobacteria | Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters | Biovolume; General biomass | Microscopic examination | in-house method B20 |
| Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Industrial waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Enumeration; Identification to genus level; Potentially toxic Cyanobacteria - Identification to species level | Microscopic examination | in-house method B9 | |
| Sample collection | Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters | Not applicable | Grab | AS 5667.5, AS 5667.6 and in-house method SP1 |
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Accreditation No.
12754
Site No.
12747
Print date
23 Dec 2024
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