| SERVICE | PRODUCT | DETERMINANT | TECHNIQUE | PROCEDURE | LIMITATION / RANGE |
Analysis for elements
| Biosolids;
| Arsenic; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Lead; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Zinc;
| ICP-AES; | in-house method 5.304
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| Biosolids; Soils;
| Mercury;
| Mercury analyser; | in-house method 5.303B
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| Biosolids; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; 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; Tin; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc;
| ICP-MS; | in-house method 5.308
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| Antimony; Beryllium; Lithium; Selenium; Silver; Thallium; Tin; Uranium; Vanadium;
| ICP-AES; | in-house method 5.304
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| Mercury;
| Mercury analyser; | in-house methods 5.303A and 5.303B
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| Aluminium; Arsenic; Barium; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Potassium; Silicon; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Zinc;
| ICP-AES; | in-house method 5.304
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| Soils;
| Molybdenum;
| ICP-AES; | in-house method 5.304
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| Sediments; Soils;
| Arsenic; Cadmium; Chromium; Copper; Lead; Nickel; Selenium; Zinc;
| ICP-AES; | in-house method 5.304
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Analysis for hydrocarbons
| Ground waters; Liquid wastes; Surface waters;
| Acenaphthene; Acenaphthylene (acenaphthalene); Anthracene; Benzo(a)anthracene; Benzo(a)pyrene; Benzo(b)fluoranthene; Benzo(g,h,i)perylene; Chrysene; Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene; Fluoranthene (benzo[j,k]fluorene); Fluorene; Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene; Naphthalene; Phenanthrene; Pyrene;
| GC-MS; | in-house method GC.002
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| Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters;
| Haloacetic acids (HAA);
| GC-ECD; GC-MS; | in-house method GC-001
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| Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes;
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene (pseudo-cumene, 1,2,4-TMB); 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene (mesitylene, 1,3,5-TMB); Benzene; Chlorobenzene (benzene chloride, monochlorobenzene); Ethylbenzene; m-Xylene; o-Xylene; Toluene;
| GC-MS - Purge and trap; | in-house method 5.261
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| Bromodichloromethane (dichlorobromomethane); Bromoform (tribromomethane); Dibromochloromethane (chlorodibromomethane); Trichloromethane (chloroform);
| GC-MS - Purge and trap; | in-house method 5.261
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Analysis for industrial chemicals
| Biosolids; Ground waters; Leachates; Sewage; Surface waters; Trade wastes;
| 2-(N-Ethyl perfluorooctane sulfanamido)ethanol (N-EtFOSE); 2-(N-Methyl perfluorooctane sulfanamido)ethanol (N-MeFOSE); 4:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (4:2-FTS) (1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid); 6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FS) (1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid); 8:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid); 10:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (10:2 FTS, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorododecane sulfonic acid); N-Ethyl perfluorooctane sulfonamide (N-EtFOSA); N-Ethyl perfluorooctane sulfonamidoacetic acid (N-EtFOSAA); N-Methyl perfluorooctane sulfonamide (N-MeFOSA); N-Methyl perfluorooctane sulfonamidoacetic acid (N-MeFOSAA); Perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS); Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA); Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (PFDS); Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA); Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA); Perfluoroheptane sulfonic acid (PFHpS); Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA); Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS); Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA); Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA); Perfluorooctane sulfonamide (PFOSA); Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS); Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA); Perfluoropentane sulfonic acid (PFPeS); Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA); Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA); Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA); Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUDA); Total oxidisable precursor assay (TOPA);
| LC-MS-MS; | In-house LC.001 | |
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| Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters;
| Geosmin;
| GC-MS; | in-house method 5.231
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| Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes;
| Fatty acids - Volatile;
| GC-FID; | in-house method 1.605
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Analysis for nutrients
| Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes;
| Nitrogen - Ammonia;
| Flow injection analyser (FIA); | in-house method FIA.008
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| Phosphorus - Total;
| Flow injection analyser (FIA); | in-house method FIA.011B
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| Nitrogen - Nitrite;
| Flow injection analyser (FIA); | in-house method FIA.010A
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| Nitrogen - Nitrate;
| Flow injection analyser (FIA); | in-house method FIA.010C
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| Nitrogen - Oxidised (NOx);
| Flow injection analyser (FIA); | in-house method FIA.010B
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| Phosphorus - Ortho;
| Flow injection analyser (FIA); | in-house method FIA.011A
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| Nitrogen - Total;
| Flow injection analyser (FIA); | in-house method FIA.013
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Analysis for organochlorine pesticides
| Ground waters; Liquid wastes; Surface waters;
| α-Hexachlorocyclohexane (α-HCH); β-Hexachlorocyclohexane (β-HCH); δ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (δ-HCH); γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH); Aldrin; Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDD); Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE); Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT); Dieldrin; Endosulfan 1 (α-endosulfan); Endosulfan II (β-endosulfan); Endosulfan sulfate; Endrin; Endrin aldehyde; Heptachlor; Heptachlor epoxide; Methoxychlor;
| GC-MS; | in-house method GC.282
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Analysis for organophosphate pesticides
| Ground waters; Liquid wastes; Surface waters;
| Dimethoate; Disulfoton; Famphur (famophos); O,O,O-Triethylphosphorothioate; O,O-Diethyl O-(4-nitrophenyl) phosphorothioate (parathion, diethyl parathion, parathion-ethyl, folidol); O,O-Diethyl S-([ethylsulfanyl]methyl) phosphorodithioate (phorate, thimet); Parathionmethyl; Sulfotep (tetraethyldithiopyrphosphate, TEDP); Thionazin;
| Gas chromatography (GC); | in-house method GC.282
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Analysis for petroleum hydrocarbons
| Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes;
| Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH) - variable fractions: C10-C40; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): C6-C10;
| GC-FID - Purge and trap; GC-MS - Purge and trap; | in-house method 5.270
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Analysis for phenols
| Ground waters; Liquid wastes; Surface waters;
| 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol; 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol; 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol; 2,4-Dimethylphenol; 2,6-Dichlorophenol; 2-Chlorophenol (o-chlorophenol); 2-Methylphenol (2-cresol, o-cresol); 2-Nitrophenol; 3-Methylphenol (3-cresol, m-cresol); 4-Chloro-3-methylphenol; 4-Methylphenol (4-cresol, p-cresol); 4-Nitrophenol; Pentachlorophenol; Phenol;
| GC-MS; | in-house method GC.002
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Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics
| Saline waters; Sewage; Trade wastes;
| Chromium - Hexavalent;
| Flow injection analyser (FIA); | in-house method FIA.014
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| Sewage;
| Chlorine;
| Colourimetry; | in-house method 1.003A
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| Leachates;
| Sample preparation;
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP); | USEPA 1311
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| Industrial waters - Treated; Steam-raising waters;
| Iodide;
| Ion chromatography (IC); | in-house method IC.001
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| Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes;
| Conductivity;
| Classical; | in-house method 1.007
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| Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD);
| Classical; | in-house method 1.604
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| Chemical oxygen demand (COD);
| Classical; | in-house method 1.610
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| Carbon - Total organic (TOC);
| Classical; | in-house method 1.603
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| Dissolved oxygen (DO);
| Classical; | in-house method F.004
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| Oil and grease;
| Classical; | in-house method 1.607
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| pH;
| Classical; | in-house methods 1.002; 5.002
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| Colour;
| UV-vis spectrophotometry; | in-house method 5.102
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| Alkalinity;
| Classical; | in-house method 1.012
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| Solids - Total dissolved (TDS);
| Classical; | in-house method 1.619
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| Fluoride;
| Ion selective electrode (ISE); | in-house method 1.620
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| Solids - Suspended; Solids - Total;
| Classical; | in-house methods 1.601; 1.602A; 1.602B
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| Turbidity;
| Classical; | in-house method 5.101
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| Chloride;
| Flow injection analyser (FIA); | in-house method FIA.109
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| Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Steam-raising waters;
| Chlorite;
| Ion chromatography (IC); | in-house method IC.001
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| Chloride;
| Ion chromatography (IC); | in-house method IC.001
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| Chlorate;
| Ion chromatography (IC); | in-house method IC.001
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| Sulfate;
| Ion chromatography (IC); | in-house method IC.001
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| Bromide;
| Ion chromatography (IC); | in-house method IC.001
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| Bromate;
| Ion chromatography (IC); | in-house method IC.001
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| Fluoride;
| Ion chromatography (IC); | in-house method IC.001
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Sample collection
| Biosolids; Industrial and steam-raising waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Trade wastes;
| Not applicable;
| Grab; | APHA 9060; 9213B 2 (b) and in-house method F.001
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| Biosolids; Bore waters; Drain waters; Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial and steam-raising waters; Industrial waters - Treated, recirculating; Irrigation and stock waters; Marine waters; Purified and processed waters; Recycled waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Sludges; Soils; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes; Waste waters;
| Not applicable;
| Automated; Bailer; Composite; Continuous flow analyser (CFA); Grab; Manual by hand; Micro purge; Profile (depth); Pump; Van Dorn sampler; | in-house method F.001
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