National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade
Site
Water Chemistry Laboratory
Accreditation No.
15104
Site No.
15577
Date of Accreditation
06 Aug 2012
Address
Berrimah Farm, Makagon Road
Berrimah, NT 828
Australia
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for elements | Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters | Calcium; Iron; Magnesium; Manganese; Potassium; Silica; Sodium; Sulfur | ICP-AES |
APHA 3120 Method B |
| Sewage; Trade wastes | Calcium; Magnesium | ICP-AES |
APHA 3120 Method B |
|
| Analysis for nutrients | Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Trade wastes | Nitrogen - Nitrate | Continuous flow analyser (CFA) |
in-house method WCL17 |
| Sewage; Trade wastes | Nitrogen - Ammonia; Nitrogen - Organic; Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) | Continuous flow analyser (CFA) |
in-house method WCL11 |
|
| Phosphorus - Total | Continuous flow analyser (CFA) |
in-house method WCL10 |
||
| Phosphorus - Reactive | Continuous flow analyser (CFA) |
APHA 4500 P Method F |
||
| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters | Silica; Sulfate | Calculation | APHA 3120 Method B and in-house method WCL01 |
| Chloride - Total as NaCl | Calculation | in house method WCL02 | ||
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Ultraviolet absorbance | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
APHA 5910 Method B |
|
| pH | Ion selective electrode (ISE) |
APHA 4500 H+ Method B |
||
| Alkalinity; Alkalinity - Bicarbonate; Alkalinity - Carbonate; Alkalinity - Hydroxide | Titration |
APHA 2320 Method B |
||
| Hardness | Calculation |
APHA 3120 Method B and APHA 2340 Method B |
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| Colour - Apparent | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method M21 |
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| Colour - True | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
APHA 2120 Method C |
||
| Conductivity | Electrometric |
APHA 2510 Method B |
||
| Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method WCL13 |
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| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Steam-raising waters | Chloride | Ion selective electrode (ISE) |
APHA 4500 CI- Method D |
|
| Fluoride | Ion selective electrode (ISE) |
in-house method WCL03 |
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| Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Gravimetric |
in-house method WCL05 |
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| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Turbidity | Nephelometry |
in-house method WCL22 |
|
| Sewage; Trade wastes | Solids - Suspended | Gravimetric |
APHA 2540 Methods D and E |
|
| Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Calculation |
in-house method WCL08 |
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| Solids - Suspended volatile | Gravimetric |
APHA 2540 Methods D and E |
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| Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser |
APHA 5210 Method B |
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Accreditation No.
15104
Site No.
15577
Print date
24 Apr 2024
