| Analysis for carbamate pesticides | Bore waters; Potable waters; Recycled waters; Surface waters | (2-Dimethylamino-5,6-dimethylpyrimidin-4-yl) N,N-dimethylcarbamate (pirimicarb); 3-Hydroxycarbofuran (thiobencarb, S-[(4-chlorophenyl)methyl]-N,N-diethylcarbamothioate); Aldicarb; Aldicarb sulfone; Aldicarb sulfoxide; Bendiocarb; Carbaryl; Carbofuran; Methiocarb; Methomyl; Oxamyl (thioxamyl); Promecarb; Propoxur; Thiodicarb | LC-MS-MS | In house method 32701 |
| Analysis for cyanide | Bore waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Leachates; Liquid wastes; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes; Waste waters | Cyanide - Total | Colourimetry | in house 29936 |
| Analysis for elements | Bore waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Recycled waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Sludges; Soils; Solid wastes; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Lithium; Magnesium; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Phosphorus; Potassium; Selenium; Silica; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Tin; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES | in house 18196 |
| Bore waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Recycled waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sewage; Sludges; Soils; Solid wastes; Steam-raising waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Lithium; Magnesium; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Potassium; Selenium; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Thallium; Thorium; Tin; Titanium; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-MS | in house 27441 |
| Bore waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Recycled waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Aluminium; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Manganese; Nickel; Zinc | ICP-MS | In-house method 27441 and 32425 |
| Marine waters; Saline waters | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Silver; Thallium; Thorium; Tin; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-MS | In-house method 35180 |
| Analysis for fungicides | Potable waters | Dithiocarbamates | LC-MS-MS | In house 31349 |
| Analysis for herbicides | Bore waters; Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Surface waters; Waste waters | (R)-2-(2,4-Dichlorophenoxy)propanoic acid (dichlorprop, 2,4-DP); 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T); 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D); 4-(2,4-Dichlorophenoxy)butanoic acid (2,4-DB, [2,4-dichlorophenoxy]butyric acid); Phenoxy acid herbicides | LC-MS | in house 16631 and 15506 |
| Bore waters; Potable waters; Recycled waters; Surface waters | Aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA); Glyphosate (n-[phosphonomethyl]glycine) | LC-MS-MS | In house method 15506 and 33917 |
| Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Surface waters; Waste waters | Clopyralid; Oryzalin; Prodiamine; Propyzamide (pronamide, 3,5-dichloro-N-[1,1-dimethylpropynyl]benzamide, KERB); Triazine herbicides | LC-HRMS | In house 33963 |
| | 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D); 2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (MCPA); 4-(2,4-Dichlorophenoxy)butanoic acid (2,4-DB, [2,4-dichlorophenoxy]butyric acid); 4-(4-Chloro-2-methylphenoxy)butanoic acid (2,4-MCPB, MCPB, 4-[4-chloro-o-tolyloxyl]butyric acid); Acifluorfen; Ametryne (ametryn); Atrazine; Bromacil; Clethodim; Cyanazine; Diuron; Fluometuron; Fluroxypyr; Haloxyfop; Hexazinone; Imazapic; Imazapyr; Imazethapyr; Imidacloprid; Mesosulfuron-methyl; Metalochlor; Methylchlorophenoxypropionic acid (RS-2-[4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy]propanoic acid, MCPP, mecoprop); Metribuzin; Metsulfuron methyl; Prometryn; Propachlor; Propazine; Sethoxydim; Simazine; Sulfosulfuron; Terbuthylazine; Terbutryn; Triclopyr (3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinyloxyacetic acid) | LC-MS-MS | in house 29937 and 33963 in house 34620 and 34622
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| Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Surface waters; Waste waters | Endothal | GC-MS | In house 34620 |
| Ground waters; Potable waters; Surface waters; Waste waters | Glyphosate (n-[phosphonomethyl]glycine) | LC-MS-MS | in house 15506 and 33917 |
| Plant material | Herbicides | LC-MS | in house 32457 |
| Sediments; Soils | Herbicides | LC-MS-MS | in house 32456 |
| Analysis for hydrocarbons | Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Liquid wastes; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Hydrocarbons | Gas chromatography (GC) | in house 16308 |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Liquid wastes; Potable waters; Trade wastes | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) | GC-MS | in house 16647 and 15640 |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Trade wastes | Bromodichloromethane (dichlorobromomethane); Bromoform (tribromomethane); Dibromochloromethane (chlorodibromomethane); Trichloromethane (chloroform) | GC-MS | in house 28017 |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) | GC-MS | in house 33179 |
| | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) | GC-MS | in house 16315 and 15601 |
| Sediments; Soils | Hydrocarbons | GC-MS; Gas chromatography (GC) | in house 15603 and 33968 |
| Soils | Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) | GC-MS | in house 33496 |
| Analysis for industrial chemicals | Bore waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes | 4:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (4:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid); 6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTSA); 8:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (8:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid); N-Ethyl perfluorooctane sulfanamido ethanol (EtFOSE); N-Ethyl perfluorooctane sulfonamide (EtFOSA); N-Ethyl perfluorooctane sulfonamido acetic acid (EtFOSAA); N-Methyl perfluorooctane sulfanamido ethanol (MeFOSE); N-Methyl perfluorooctane sulfonamide (MeFOSA); N-Methyl perfluorooctane sulfonamido acetic acid (MeFOSAA); Perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS); Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA); Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (PFDS); Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA); Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoDA); Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA); Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS); Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA); Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA); Perfluorooctane sulfonamide (FOSA); Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS); Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA); Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA); Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA); Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA); Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnDA) | LC-MS | in house 32403 |
| Bore waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes; Waste waters | Total oxidisable precursor assay (TOPA) | LC-MS | In house method 32403 |
| Industrial waters - Treated; Potable waters; Trade wastes | N-Nitroso-n-butylamine; N-Nitrosodi-n-propylamine; N-Nitrosodiethylamine (N-ethyl-N-nitroso-ethanamine); N-Nitrosodimethylamine; N-Nitrosodiphenylamine (NDPhenylA); N-Nitrosomorpholine; N-Nitrosopiperidine; N-Nitrosopyrrolidine | GC-MS | in house 26555 |
| Soils | Total oxidisable precursor assay (TOPA) | LC-MS | In house method 33946 |
| | 4:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (4:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid); 6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTSA); 8:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (8:2 FTSA, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid); N-Ethyl perfluorooctane sulfanamido ethanol (EtFOSE); N-Ethyl perfluorooctane sulfonamide (EtFOSA); N-Ethyl perfluorooctane sulfonamido acetic acid (EtFOSAA); N-Methyl perfluorooctane sulfanamido ethanol (MeFOSE); N-Methyl perfluorooctane sulfonamide (MeFOSA); N-Methyl perfluorooctane sulfonamido acetic acid (MeFOSAA); Perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS); Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA); Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (PFDS); Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA); Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoDA); Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA); Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS); Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA); Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA); Perfluorooctane sulfonamide (FOSA); Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS); Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA); Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA); Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA); Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA); Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnDA) | LC-MS | in house 33946 |
| Vegetables | Perfluorinated compounds (PFC); Perfluoro-4-ethylcyclohexane sulfonate potassium (PFECHS); Perfluoro-n-octadecanoic acid (PFODA); Perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCA); Perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (PFSA); Perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS); Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA); Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (PFDS); Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA); Perfluorododecane sulfonic acid (PFDoDS); Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoDA); Perfluoroheptane sulfonic acid (PFHpS); Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA); Perfluorohexadecanoic acid (PFHxDA); Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS); Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA); Perfluorononane sulfonic acid (PFNS); Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA); Perfluorooctane sulfonamide (FOSA); Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS); Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA); Perfluoropentane sulfonic acid (PFPeS); Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA); Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA); Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA); Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnDA); Sum of PFAS | LC-HRMS | In house method 34909 |
| Analysis for nutrients | Bore waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Recycled waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes; Treated effluent | Nitrogen - Ammonia; Nitrogen - Nitrate; Nitrogen - Nitrite; Nitrogen - Total; Phosphorus - Reactive; Phosphorus - Total | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | in house 13796; 13798; 13799; 13800; 13802 |
| Analysis for organic vapours | Air - Ambient; Air - Confined spaces; Air - Indoor; Air - Mines; Vapours | Acetaldehyde (ethanal); Acetone; Acrolein (2-propenal); Benzaldehyde (phenylmethanal); Butanone (methyl ethyl ketone, MEK, 2-butanone); Butyraldehyde (butanal); Crotonaldehyde; Formaldehyde (methanal); Hexanal (hexaldehyde); Methacrolein; Pentanal (valeraldehyde); Propionaldehyde (propanal); Tolualdehyde | HPLC | USEPA TO-11A and in house 21664 |
| Analysis for organochlorine pesticides | Bore waters; Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Surface waters; Waste waters | 2,4,5,6-Tetrachlorobenzene-1,3-dicarbonitrile (chlorothalonil) | LC-MS-MS | in house 31437 |
| | Organochlorine pesticides | GC-MS-MS | in house 16315 and 35794 |
| Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Surface waters; Waste waters | 2,4,5,6-Tetrachlorobenzene-1,3-dicarbonitrile (chlorothalonil) | GC-MS | In house 34620 |
| Sediments; Soils | Organochlorine pesticides | GC-MS | in house 16313 and 15601 |
| Analysis for organometals | Ground waters; Potable waters; Sewage | Ethylmercury; Mercury - Inorganic; Methylmercury | HPLC-ICP-MS | in-house method 30864
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| | Arsenate; Arsenite; Arsenobetaine (AB); Dimethylarsenic acid; Monomethylarsonic acid | HPLC-ICP-MS | in-house method 31879 (27644) |
| Analysis for organophosphate pesticides | Bore waters; Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage and trade wastes; Surface waters; Waste waters | Aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) | LC-MS-MS | in house 15506 and 33917 |
| | Organophosphate pesticides | GC-MS; LC-MS | in house 15506, 15601 and 16315 |
| Sediments; Soils | Organophosphate pesticides | GC-MS | in house 16313 and 15601 |
| Analysis for phenols | Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Liquid wastes; Potable waters; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol; 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol; 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol; 2,4-Dichlorophenol; 2,4-Dimethylphenol; 2,4-Dinitrophenol; 2,6-Dichlorophenol; 2-Chlorophenol (o-chlorophenol); 2-Methyl-4,6-dinitrophenol (4,6-dinitro-o-cresol); 2-Methylphenol (2-cresol, o-cresol); 2-Nitrophenol; 4-Chloro-3-methylphenol; 4-Chlorophenol (p-chlorophenol); 4-Methylphenol (4-cresol, p-cresol); 4-Nitrophenol; Pentachlorophenol; Phenol | GC-MS | in house 16647 and 15639 |
| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Bore waters; Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Marine waters; Potable waters; Purified and processed waters; Recycled waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Oil and grease | Gravimetric | in house 16308 |
| Bore waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Recycled waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | pH | Electrochemical | in house 18320 |
| | Chloride; Fluoride; Nitrate; Sulfate | Ion chromatography (IC) | in house 18204 |
| | Alkalinity - Residual; Bicarbonate; Carbonate; Figure of merit; Hardness - Temporary; Hardness - Total; Hydroxide; Ions - Total dissolved; Langelier saturation index; Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR, sodium absorption ratio); Solids - Total dissolved (TDS); pH - Saturation value | Calculation | in house 18209 |
| | Colour | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in house 18206 |
| | Turbidity | Nephelometry | in house 18212 |
| | Conductivity | Electrochemical | in house 18320 |
| | Dissolved oxygen (DO) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser | in house 33975 |
| | Solids - Suspended | Gravimetric | in house 18211 |
| | Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Gravimetric | in house 18215 |
| | Alkalinity | Electrochemical | in house 18320 |
| Bore waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Recycled waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes; Treated effluent | Carbon - Total organic (TOC) | High temperature oxidation | in house 16628 |
| Bore waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Recycled waters; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes; Waste waters | Bromate; Bromide; Chlorate; Chlorite; Fluoride; Iodide; Nitrite; Perchlorate; Phosphate; Thiosulfate | Ion chromatography (IC) | in house 18328 |
| Bore waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Surface waters; Treated effluent | Chloride; Fluoride; Nitrate; Sulfate | Ion chromatography (IC) | In house method 35047 |
| Fresh waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Potable waters; Recycled waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters | Chloramines; Chlorine - Free; Chlorine - Total | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in house 18202 |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Recycled waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) | HPLC | in house 26575 |
| Analysis for polyhalogenated biphenyls | Sediments; Soils | Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) | GC-MS | in house 35886 |
| Analysis for pyrethroid and pyrethrum pesticides | Bore waters; Ground waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Surface waters; Waste waters | Synthetic pyrethroids | GC-MS | in house 16315, 15601 and 15506 |
| Sediments; Soils | Synthetic pyrethroids | GC-MS | in house 16313 and 15601 |
| Analysis for synthetic pesticides | Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Surface waters; Waste waters | Insecticides | LC-HRMS | In house 34622 |
| Analysis of extractable elements | Soils | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Lithium; Magnesium; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Phosphorus; Potassium; Selenium; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Thallium; Thorium; Tin; Titanium; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES; ICP-MS | In house 34534, 18196 |
| Analysis of pharmaceutical residues and contaminants | Bore waters; Ground waters; Industrial waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes; Waste waters | Atenolol; Atorvastatin; Caffeine; Carbamazepine; Chloramphenicol; Diazepam; Diclofenac; Erythromycin; Fluoxetine; Gemifibrozil; Ibuprofen; Ifosfamide; Indomethacin; Lincomycin; Metoprolol; Paracetamol (acetaminophen); Sulfamethoxazole; Triclosan (5-chloro-2-[2,4-dichlorophenoxy]phenol); Trimethoprim; Tylosin | LC-MS-MS | In house 27701 |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | 17α-Ethynylestradiol; 17α-Oestradiol; 17β-Oestradiol; 4-tert-Octylphenol; Androstenedione; Androsterone; Bisphenol A (BPA); Cholesterol; Cumylphenol; Dihydrotestosterone; Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDC); Equilenin; Equilin; Etiocholanolone; Mestranol; Nonylphenol; Norethindrone; Norgestrel; Oestriol; Oestrone; Progesterone; Testosterone; Trenbolone | GC-MS | in house 25391 and 33961 |
| | Paraxanthine | LC-MS-MS | in house 31439 |
| Analysis of the workplace environment in confined spaces | Air - Confined spaces; Air - Indoor; Air - Mines; Organic vapours | Benzene; Ethylbenzene; Toluene; Xylene | Gas chromatography (GC) | in house 34022 |
| | Heptane (n-heptane); Hexane (n-hexane); Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) | GC-MS | USEPA TO14A, TO15, TO17 |
| Air - Confined spaces; Air - Indoor; Organic vapours | Volume measurement | Classical | Calibration of air sampling pumps by in house 13027 |
| Measurement of ionising radiation | Bore waters; Drain waters; Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Liquid wastes; Marine waters; Purified and processed waters; Recycled waters; Saline waters; Surface waters; Trade wastes; Waste waters | Alpha activity - Gross; Beta-activity - Gross | Liquid scintillation counter | in house 18850 |
| | Radium 226; Radium 228 | Liquid scintillation counter | in house 25272 |
| Bore waters; Drain waters; Estuarine waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Liquid wastes; Marine waters; Purified and processed waters; Recycled waters; Sediments; Sludges; Soils; Surface waters; Trade wastes; Vegetation; Waste tip run-off; Waste waters | Gamma radiation | High resolution gamma spectrometry | in house 25279 |
| Sample collection | Air - Confined spaces | Not applicable | | Sampling for Volatile organic compounds (VOC): USEPA method TO-11A, TO-14A, TO-15 and TO-17Sampling using ATD and canister for Volatile organic compounds (VOC): In-house methods 13010, 13016 |
| Bore waters; Fresh waters; Ground waters; Industrial and steam-raising waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Metals; Recycled waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Surface waters; Trade wastes | Not applicable | Diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) | In house method 32425
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