| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for cyanide | Sediments; Soils; Trade wastes | Cyanide – Free; Cyanide – Total | Continuous flow analyser (CFA) | In-house ESS019 |
| Analysis for elements | Biosolids; Sediments; Soils | Aluminium; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Phosphorus; Potassium; Selenium; Silicon; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES | In-house method IND041, IND061, MS016 |
| Fresh waters; Sediments; Soils | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Boron; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Lithium; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Silver; Strontium; Thallium; Thorium; Tin; Titanium; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-MS | In-house method IND042, MS016 | |
| Soils | Iodine | ICP-MS | In-house IND120 | |
| Analysis for herbicides | Bore waters; Clays; Ground waters; Industrial waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Surface waters; Waste waters | Aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA); Glufosinate; Glyphosate (n-[phosphonomethyl]glycine) | LC-MS | In-house ENV111 and ENV111S |
| Analysis for hydrocarbons | Biosolids; Ground waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sludges; Soils | Acenaphthene; Acenaphthylene (acenaphthalene); Anthracene; Benz(a)anthracene; Benzo(a)pyrene; Benzo(b)fluoranthene; Benzo(g,h,i)perylene; Benzo[b,j,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 method ENV103; Other PAH by in-house method ENV103 in accordance with MS016 |
| Bore waters; Clays; Ground waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Surface waters | Benzene; Ethylbenzene; Toluene; m-Xylene; o-Xylene; p-Xylene | GC-MS – Purge and trap | in-house methods ENV105S (Soils) and ENV105W (Waters) | |
| Analysis for nutrients | Biosolids; Sewage; Soils; Trade wastes | Nitrogen – Total Kjeldahl (TKN) | Kjeldahl | In-house method ENV010_S |
| Ground waters; Industrial waters – Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Soils; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes | Nitrogen – Ammonia | Flow injection analyser (FIA) | In-house method EFF044 | |
| Analysis for organochlorine pesticides | Ground waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Soils; Surface waters | 2-Methoxycarbonyl-1-methylvinyl dimethyl phosphate (mevinphos); Bromophosmethyl; Chlorpyrifos ethyl (chlorpyrifos); Chlorpyrifos methyl; Diazinon; Dichlorvos; Dimethoate; Ethion; Fenitrothion; Methylparathion (parathionmethyl) | GC-MS | In-house method ENV104; other pesticides by in-house method ENV104 in accordance with MS016 |
| Analysis for petroleum hydrocarbons | Biosolids; Ground waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sludges; Soils | Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH): C6-C9 | GC-MS – Purge and trap | in-house methods ENV105S (Soils) and ENV105W (Waters) |
| Analysis for phenols | Biosolids; Ground waters; Saline waters; Sediments; Sludges; Soils | 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol; 2,4 6-Trichlorophenol; 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol; 2,4-Dichlorophenol; 2,4-Dimethylphenol; 2,6-Dichlorophenol; 2-Chlorophenol (o-chlorophenol); 2-Methylphenol (2-cresol, o-cresol); 2-Nitrophenol; 3,4-Methylphenol; 4-Chloro-3-methylphenol; Pentachlorophenol; Phenols | GC_MS | In-house method ENV103, other phenols by in-house method ENV103 in accordance with MS016 |
| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Siosolids; Soils | Nitrogen – Nitrate | UV-vis spectrometry | In-house method ENV010_S |
| Elutriates; Sediments; Soils | Sample Preparation | Classical | In-house ENV004_S and ENV005_S | |
| Soils | Carbon – Total organic (TOC) | Infrared (IR) | In-house method ENV009_S | |
| Bromate; Bromide; Chlorate; Chloride; Chlorite; Fluoride; Nitrogen – Nitrate; Nitrogen – Nitrite; Sulfate | Ion chromatography (IC) | In-house method ENV002 | ||
| Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | UV-vis spectrophotometry | In-house method EFF030 | ||
| Conductivity | Electrometric | In-house method EFF006 and ENV003_S | ||
| Moisture | Gravimetric | In-house method ENV001_S | ||
| Analysis for polyhalogenated biphenyls | Biosolids; Sediments; Sludges; Soils | Aroclor 1016; Aroclor 1232; Aroclor 1242; Aroclor 1248; Aroclor 1254; Aroclor 1260 | GC-ECD | In-house method ENV146 |
| Soils | Aroclor 1016; Aroclor 1221; Aroclor 1232; Aroclor 1242; Aroclor 1248; Aroclor 1254; Aroclor 1260 | GC-MS | In-house method ENV146 | |
| Identification of asbestos, mineral fibres (including synthetic) and organic fibres | Bulk samples; Non-homogenous materials (soils, dust, ores) | Amosite; Chrysotile; Crocidolite; Organic fibres; Synthetic mineral fibres (SMF) | Polarised light microscopy (including dispersion staining) | AS 4964 and in-house method Q003 |
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