National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Symbio Laboratories Pty Ltd
Site
Sydney Chemistry Laboratory
Accreditation No.
2455
Site No.
22547
Date of Accreditation
23 Mar 1982
Contact
Ms Ginna Camacho
P: +61 1300703166
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
Sydney Chemistry Laboratory
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Agribusiness
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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| Analysis for residues and contaminants (including pesticide residues, excluding veterinary chemicals residues) | Cereals; Dried berries; Fruits; Grains; Nuts | Sulfuryl fluoride | GC-MS-MS | in-house method 04-069 |
| Analysis for veterinary chemical residues | Stockfeeds; Stockfeeds - Premixes; Stockfeeds - Raw material | Pepsin | HPLC |
in-house method CF041 |
| Amprolium | HPLC |
in-house method LTM 123 |
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| Lysine | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method LTM 019 |
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| Analysis of physical and nutritional characteristics | Cereals; Flours; Stockfeeds; Wheat | Acid detergent fibre | Gravimetric |
in-house method LTM 165 |
| Ash; Fat; Fibre - Crude; Moisture; Starch content; Sugar | Gravimetric |
in-house method LTM 166 |
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| Cereals; Grain by-products; Grains | Moisture | Infrared (IR) |
in-house method CF005.1 and in-house method CF005.2 |
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| Fat; Fat - Hydrolysis | Soxhlet |
in-house CF004.1 and in-house method CF004.2 |
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| Oilseed by-products | Sugar profile | HPLC |
in-house method LTM 151 |
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| Oilseed by-products; Oilseeds | Peroxide value | Titration |
in-house method CF025.2 |
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| Oilseed by-products; Oilseeds; Pet foods; Stockfeeds | Arsenic; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Phosphorus; Potassium; Selenium; Sodium; Sulfur; Zinc | ICP-AES |
in-house method LTM 188 |
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| Oilseed by-products; Oilseeds; Stockfeeds | Erucic acid; Fatty acid profile | Gas chromatography (GC) |
in-house method CFH068 |
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| Ash | Gravimetric |
in-house method CF007 |
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| Protein | Combustion |
in-house method CF003.1 |
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| Fat; Fat - Hydrolysis | Soxhlet |
in-house CF004.1, in-house method CF004.2 and CF018 |
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| Free fatty acids | Titration |
in-house method CF018 |
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| Stockfeeds | Moisture | Infrared (IR) |
in-house method CF005.1 and in-house method CF005.2 |
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| Salt; Salt - As chloride | Titration |
in-house method LTM 012 |
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| Carbohydrate/energy value | Calculation |
in-house method CF037.2 and in-house method CF029 |
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| Fibre - Crude | Gravimetric |
in-house method LTM 189 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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| Analysis for carbamate pesticides | Ground waters; Industrial waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters | Carbamates | LC-MS-MS | in-house method 04-101 |
| Analysis for elements | Biosolids; Sediments; Soils | Trace elements | ICP-AES | in-house method 04-001 |
| Mercury | Atomic fluorescence spectroscopy (AFS) - Vapour generation | in-house method 04-002 | ||
| Crustaceans; Fish; Shellfish | Trace elements | ICP-MS | in-house method 04-016 | |
| Fish; Potable waters | Mercury | Atomic fluorescence spectroscopy (AFS) - Vapour generation | in-house method 04-006 | |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters | Mercury | Atomic fluorescence spectroscopy (AFS) - Vapour generation | in-house method 04-009 | |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters | Trace elements | ICP-MS | in-house method 04-015 | |
| Trace elements | ICP-AES | in-house method 04-003 | ||
| Potable waters | Trace elements | ICP-AES; ICP-MS | in-house method 04-003 and in-house method 04-015 | |
| Analysis for fungicides | Ground waters; Industrial waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters | Fungicides | LC-MS-MS | in-house method 04-101 |
| Analysis for herbicides | Ground waters; Industrial waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters | Herbicides | LC-MS-MS | in-house method 04-101 |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters | Aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA); Glufosinate; Glyphosate (n-[phosphonomethyl]glycine) | LC-MS-MS | in-house method 04-084 | |
| Plant material; Soils | Sulfonylurea herbicides | LC-MS-MS | in-house method 04-064 | |
| Analysis for hydrocarbons | Biosolids; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters | Acetone; Carbon disulfide; Chloroacetonitrile; Ethylmethacrylate; Halogenated hydrocarbons; Methylmethacrylate; Monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Naphthalene; Tetrahydrofuran (THF) | GC-MS - Purge and trap | in-house method 04-047 |
| Biosolids; Sediments; Soils | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) | GC-MS-MS | in-house method 04-022 | |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) | GC-MS-MS | in-house method 04-031 | |
| Sediments | Dibutyltin; Monobutyltin; Tributyltin (TBT) | GC-MS | in-house method ENV131S | |
| Analysis for industrial chemicals | Crustaceans; Fish; Shellfish | Organotins | GC-MS-MS | in-house method ENV131B |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Steam-raising waters | 6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTSA); Fluorotelomer acids (FTAs); N-Ethyl perfluorooctane sulfanamido ethanol (EtFOSE); Perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCA); Perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (PFSA); Perfluorooctane sulfonamide (FOSA); Perfluorooctane sulfonamido ethanol (FOSE); Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS); Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | UPLC-MS-MS | in-house method 04-068 | |
| Saline waters | Organotins | GC-MS | in-house method ENV131W | |
| Analysis for organochlorine pesticides | Biosolids; Sediments; Soils | Organochlorine pesticides | GC-MS-MS | in-house method 04-024 |
| Crustaceans; Fish; Shellfish | Organochlorine pesticides | GC-MS-MS | in-house method 04-077 | |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters | Organochlorine pesticides | GC-MS | in-house method 04-072 | |
| Analysis for organometals | Sediments | Tetrabutyltin | GC-MS | in-house method ENV131S |
| Analysis for organophosphate pesticides | Biosolids; Sediments; Soils | Organophosphate pesticides | GC-MS-MS | in-house method 04-024 |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters | Organophosphate pesticides | GC-MS | in-house method 04-072 | |
| Organophosphate pesticides | LC-MS-MS | in-house method 04-101 | ||
| Analysis for petroleum hydrocarbons | Biosolids; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Steam-raising waters | Benzene; Ethylbenzene; Toluene; Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH): C6-C10; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH): C6-C10; m-Xylene; o-Xylene; p-Xylene | GC-MS - Purge and trap | in-house method 04-021 |
| Biosolids; Sediments; Soils | Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) - Variable fractions: C6-C40; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH) - Variable fractions: C6-C40 | GC-FID | in-house method 04-020 | |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters | Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) - Variable fractions: C6-C40; Total recoverable hydrocarbons (TRH) - Variable fractions: C6-C40 | GC-FID | in-house method 04-030 | |
| Analysis for phenols | Biosolids; Sediments; Soils | Phenols | GC-MS-MS | in-house method 04-022 |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters | Phenols | GC-MS-MS | in-house method 04-031 | |
| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Biosolids; Sediments; Soils | Solids - Total | Gravimetric | in-house method 04-004 |
| Bore waters; Purified and processed waters; Sewage; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Chlorine - Total | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method EFF028 | |
| Turbidity | Nephelometry | in-house method EFF061 | ||
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters | Conductivity | Direct reading instrument | in-house method EFF007 | |
| pH | Direct reading instrument | in-house method CF024 | ||
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Solids - Total | Gravimetric | in-house method EFF008 | |
| Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Gravimetric | in-house method EFF010 | ||
| Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser | in-house method EFF023 | ||
| Solids - Suspended | Gravimetric | in-house method EFF009 | ||
| Fluoride | Ion selective electrode (ISE) | in-house method EFF015 | ||
| Sediments; Soils; Solid wastes | Sample preparation | Leachate procedures | in-house method 04-014 | |
| Analysis for polyhalogenated biphenyls | Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Steam-raising waters | Aroclor 1016; Aroclor 1221; Aroclor 1232; Aroclor 1242; Aroclor 1248; Aroclor 1254; Aroclor 1260; Aroclor 1262; Aroclor 1268 | GC-MS-MS | in-house method 04-070 |
| Soils | Polyhalogenated biphenyl congeners - 28, 52, 101, 118, 138, 153, 180 | GC-MS-MS | in-house method 04-029 | |
| Analysis for synthetic pesticides | Ground waters; Industrial waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters | Acaricides; Insecticides | LC-MS-MS | in-house method 04-101 |
| Synthetic pyrethroids | GC-MS | in-house method 04-072 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Food and Beverage
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Suspended Analysis for phenols |
Infant foods; Infant formulas | Bisphenol A (BPA) | UPLC-MS-MS | in-house method 04-103 |
| Analysis for antioxidants, colourants, preservatives, other additives | Alcoholic beverages; Carbonated drinks and cordials; Cereal products; Juices | Benzoic acid; Sorbic acid | HPLC |
in-house method LTM 155 |
| Analysis for elements | Alcoholic beverages; Almond milk; Canned fruit; Canned soups; Cereal products; Cocoa and cocoa products; Coconut milk; Confectionery; Cordials; Crustaceans; Dairy products; Edible oils; Eggs and egg products; Fish; Frozen dinners; Fruit juice concentrates; Fruit juices; Fruit products; Grain products; Grains; Herbs; Honey; Jams; Liver; Margarine; Meat and meat products; Mixed foods; Molluscs (including shell); Nuts and nut products; Oilseeds; Preserved fruit; Seafood and seafood products; Soft drinks; Soy (soya) milk; Spices; Sugar and sugar products; Vegetables and vegetable products | Mercury | Atomic fluorescence spectroscopy (AFS) - Vapour generation | in-house method 04-006 |
| Cereal products; Meat and meat products | Arsenic; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Phosphorus; Potassium; Selenium; Sodium; Sulfur; Zinc | ICP-AES |
in-house method LTM 188 |
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| Analysis for residues and contaminants - Hydrocarbons, phthalates, industrial chemicals | Edible oils | Acrylamide | LC-MS-MS | in-house method 04-044 |
| Analysis for vitamins | Cereal products | Folic acid | LC-MS | in-house method CR365 |
| Analysis of biotoxin residues and contaminants | Seafood; Shellfish | Paralytic shellfish toxins (PSP) | HPLC |
in-house method ENV132 |
| Domoic acid (DA); Lipophillic toxins | LC-MS-MS |
in-house method ENV133 |
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| Analysis of physical and nutritional characteristics | Cereal products; Coconut milk; Flours; Fruit and fruit products; Jams; Liquid milk; Meat and meat products; Milk concentrates; Milk powder; Raw sugar; Refined sugar; Sauces; Stock; Sugar products; Vegetable powders; Wheat | Sugars - Total | HPLC |
in-house method CF001.1 |
| Cereal products; Dry cat food; Dry dog food; Flours; Meat and meat products; Pet mince; Raw sugar; Refined sugar; Tinned cat food; Tinned dog food; Wheat | Protein | Combustion |
in-house method CF003.1 |
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| Cereal products; Flours; Liquid milk; Meat and meat products; Milk concentrates; Milk powder; Raw sugar; Refined sugar; Wheat | Fat - Hydrolysis | Gravimetric; Thermogravimetric analyser |
in-house method CF004.2 and in-house method LTM 016 |
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| Cereal products; Flours; Meat and meat products; Raw sugar; Refined sugar; Wheat | Moisture | Classical; Thermogravimetric analyser |
in-house method CF005.1 and in-house method CF005.2 |
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| Ash | Gravimetric |
In-house CF007 |
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| Erucic acid; Fatty acid profile | Gas chromatography (GC) |
in-house method CFH068 |
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| Carbohydrate/energy value | Calculation |
in-house method LTM 158 |
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| Cereal products; Flours; Raw sugar; Refined sugar; Wheat | Free fatty acids | Titration |
in-house method CF018 |
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| Energy | Calculation |
in-house method LTM 211 |
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| Fibre - Crude | Soxhlet |
in-house method CF038.1 |
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| Dietary fibre - Insoluble; Dietary fibre - Soluble; Dietary fibre - Total | Classical |
in-house method LTM 108 and in-house method LTM 266 |
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| Water activity | Gravimetric |
in-house method CF032 |
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| Oils | Free fatty acids | Gas chromatography (GC) |
in-house method LTM137 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Manufactured Goods
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Suspended Safety evaluation of products designed for contact with food |
Food packaging | Bisphenol A (BPA) | UPLC-MS-MS | in-house method 04-103 | |
| Evaluation of industrial surfactants, foams and related products | Fire prevention foams | Fluorotelomer acids (FTAs); Fluorotelomer sulfonates (FTSs); Perfluorinated compounds (PFC); Perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCA); Perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (PFSA); Perfluorooctane sulfonamide (FOSA); Perfluorooctane sulfonamido ethanol (FOSE); Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS); Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | UPLC-MS-MS | in-house method 04-068 |
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Accreditation No.
2455
Site No.
22547
Print date
19 Apr 2024
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