Test Description

Limit of Reporting

2010-2011
Incl. GST

Alkalinity (as CaCO3)

1mg/L

11.30

Alkalinity - Carbonate, Bi-carbonate and Hydroxide

1 mg/L

20.00

Barium

0.005 mg/L

20.00

Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)

2 mg/L

40.00

Ca, Mg & Hardness by calculation

0.1 mg/L

13.00

Carbon (Dissolved Organic)

1 mg/L

16.00

Carbon (Inorganic)

1 mg/L

15.00

Carbon (Total Organic)

1 mg/L

15.00

Cations (Ca, Mg, Na, K)

0.1 mg/L

20.00

Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)

5 mg/L

36.00

Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) – dissolved

5 mg/L

42.00

Chloride

1 mg/L

11.85

Chlorine (Free)(field)

0.01 mg/L

4.10

Chlorine (Total)(field)

0.01 mg/L

4.10

Chlorophyll ‘a’

2 mg/L

38.00

Chromium (VI)

0.05 mg/L

25.75

Colour – Apparent

2 Pt-Co units

6.20

Colour –True

2 Pt-Co units

7.20

Digestion (total water metals)

N/A

5.50

Dissolved Oxygen – Meter

0.1 mg/L

7.20

Dissolved Oxygen & Temperature (field)

0.01mg/L & 0.1°C

4.10

E. coli. and total Coliforms (Colilert)

1 MPN / 100mL

36.00

Electrical Conductivity (field)

1uS/cm

4.10

Electrical Conductivity

1 µS/cm

8.25

Electrical Conductivity + TDS (calculation)

1us/cm & 1 mg/L

8.25

Filtering – sample preparation

5.50

Fluoride (SPADNS)

0.1 mg/L

11.85

Freight for subcontracting

30.00

Hardness by calculation

1 mg/L

13.00

Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC)

1 MPN/mL

20.60

Hydrogen Sulfide by calculation

0.2 mg/L

33.00

Langelier Index

1

41.20

Metals in Water (except Ag, Sn, Ba) each

0.005 mg/L

5.50

Microscopic Exam. ID only

N/A

30.90

Nitrogen - Ammonia

0.01 mg/L

12.40

Nitrogen – Nitrate (oxidised – nitrite) (NO3)

0.01 mg/L

20.00

Nitrogen – Nitrite (NO2)

0.01 mg/L

12.40

Nitrogen – Oxidised (NOx)

0.01 mg/L

12.40

Nitrogen - Total

0.01 mg/L

35.00

Nitrogen – Total Kjeldahl (TKN) by calculation

0.01 mg/L

47.40

Nitrogen – Total Kjeldahl TKN (When analysed with TN and NOx)

0.01 mg/L

0.00

Oil and Grease

1 mg/L

65.00

pH

0.1

8.25

pH/Temperature (field)

0.1 & 0.1°C

4.10

Phosphorus - Ortho

0.01 mg/L

12.40

Phosphorus - Total

0.05 mg/L

35.00

Sampling – per person/hr

N/A

82.50

Silver

0.005 mg/L

20.00

Soil metals Ca, Mg, Na, K, Al, Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, Pb, Ni, As, Cr, B, Cd. (except Ag, Sn, Ba)

1-5mg/kg

5.50
each

Soil Preparation cost

N/A

15.50

Solids - Total

1 mg/L

20.00

Solids – Total Dissolved (gravimetric)

25.75

Solids – Total Dissolved by calculation

1 mg/L

7.75

Solids – Total Suspended

1 mg/L

18.00

Solids - Volatile

1 mg/L

32.00

Sulphate

5 mg/L

11.85

Sulphite

2 mg/L

24.75

Tin

0.005 mg/L

20.00

Turbidity (field)

0.1NTU

4.10

Turbidity

0.1 NTU

11.30

UV Absorbency/Transmission

0.01 ABS

11.85