ALS SYDNEY - SAMPLE CONTAINER REQUEST FORM
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Hard esky – medium (<26L)
Hard esky – small
Foam esky
QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE CONTAINERS
No.
Label Colour
Orange
Orange
Purple
Purple
-
Container Type
(* sample containers supplied with teflon lined lids)
1 x 150mL wide mouth glass jar
Trip/Field Spike (soil) – duplicate jars (control and field spike)
of sand spiked with unleaded petrol. Both control and field
spike to be analysed for TRH/BTEX (provided under CoC
conditions with ice)
2 x 40mL Amber glass vial (Sulfuric Acid preserved) Trip Blank
2 x 40mL Amber glass vial (Sulfuric Acid preserved) Trip Spike
(provided under CoC conditions with ice)
1 x 500mL Amber glass bottle
1 x 500mL Opaque plastic ‘natural’ bottle
1 x 500mL Amber glass bottle
Test Parameter(s)
Trip BLANK SOIL (BTEX)
Trip SPIKE SOIL(Min. 24hr notice required)
(C6-C9, BTEX compounds).
Please return to ALS lab of issue.
Trip BLANK WATER (BTEX)
Trip SPIKE WATER (BTEX)
Rinsate: Semi-Volatile Organics
Rinsate: Metals and Inorganics
Rinsate: Volatile Organics & TOC/DOC
COMMON ALS SUITES SAMPLE CONTAINERS - Please return sets in supplied bags
No.
Label Colour
Orange, Purple
Red, Orange,
Purple
Container Type
(* sample containers supplied with teflon lined lids)
Test Parameter(s)
100mL Amber (orange), 2 x 40mL amber vials (purple).
Set excludes SV Lab dup/MS
‘SORG’: Standard Organics, Volatiles plus
Semi-volatiles: W4, W7, W9, W10, W24,
W122, W12, W13
60mL plastic (red), 100mL Amber (orange), 2 x 40mL vials
(purple). Set excludes SV-Lab dup/MS
‘SMORG’ Standard Organics, Volatiles,
Semi-volatiles plus standard metals: W6.
W21, W26, W25, W27, W19
SOLID MATRIX SAMPLE CONTAINERS (Soil / Sludge / Sediment / Dusts)
No.
Label Colour
Orange
Green
Black on
White
Black
Turquoise
Orange
Template - Version 7
Container Type
(* sample containers supplied with teflon lined lids)
1 x 150mL wide mouth glass jar
1 x 250g resealable plastic bag (samples should be frozen)
1 x 500g resealable plastic bag
1 x 250g resealable plastic bag (double bagged)
1 x 100g resealable plastic bag
1 x 6kg tough plastic bag
1 x 120mL sterile wide mouth plastic jar
1 x 4L clear glass (CuSO4 solution)
1 x 250mL wide mouth glass jar
(Please contact ALS for sediment container requirements)
Test Parameter(s)
Sufficient for all routine suites plus one
leach (TCLP or ASLP)
Two jars are recommended for multiple
leaches including ZHE
Dioxins or TBT plus TOC, or Herbicides,
PFOS/PFOA, Ultra trace OC/OP/PCB or
PBDE’s
Acid Sulfate Soils
Particle Sizing
Asbestos
Total Sulfur or Total Fluoride, Sulfide
Foreign Materials Testing
Microbiological tests
Dust Deposition gauges
Sediment analysis
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AQUEOUS MATRIX SAMPLE CONTAINERS (WATER)
Volumes listed below are recommended based on “clean” waters. Please contact ALS for further advice on sample volumes.
INORGANICS
No.
Label Colour
Green
Container Type (Preservation)
1 x 125mL plastic (none)
1 x 1,000mL White plastic (none)
1 x 1,000mL plastic (none)
Test Parameter(s)
Cations and Anions
Sample Collection Pocket Guide Suite1:
Alkalinity, EC, pH, Cations, Cl, SO4, F, Hardness,
Nitrite, Nitrate, Reactive P, Silica, plus TDS(Calc.only),
Acidity
Sample Collection Pocket Guide Suite 2:
Suite 1(above) + Colour, Turbidity, std. level TDS, TSS
Chlorophyll a (Standard LOR)
Asbestos
1 x 60mL plastic (none)
Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus – ULTRA TRACE
Green
1 x 250mL plastic (none)
Green
1 x 500mL plastic (none)
Green
Green
Light Green &
White stripe
Turquoise &
White stripe
Yellow
Yellow &
Light Blue
Light Orange
Brown &
Green Stripe
Blue
Blue
Blue & White
Stripe
Purple
1 x 60mL plastic (none)
1 x 125mL plastic (Zn(OAC)2 and NaOH)
1 x 125mL plastic; Yellow (Zn(OAC)2 and NaOH)
PLUS
1 x 250mL Light Blue (NaOH, AlCl3 supplied
separately)
1 x 250mL plastic (EDTA and Zn(OAC)2)
1 x 500mL Amber glass (HCHO to be added upon
receipt at the laboratory)NOTE 1
1 x 60mL White plastic (NaOH)
1 x 60mL White plastic (NaOH)
1 x 60mL White plastic Sulfide pretreatment bottle
(Pb(OAC)2)NOTE2
1 x 250ml plastic (H2SO4 acid)Airfreight
Reactive P, Nitrate, Nitrite, Ammonia, Silica (Field
filtered) – ULTRA TRACE
Sulfide
Unionized Sulfide/Dissolved Sulfide (Field Prep –
Flocculation)
Sulfite, Thiosulfate
Surfactants (NIS or MBAS)
Cyanate
Total, Free and WAD Cyanide
Total, Free and WAD Cyanide
Purple
1 x 60mL plastic (H2SO4 acid)
Purple
1 x 125mL plastic (H2SO4 acid)
Purple
1 x 40mL Glass vial (H2SO4 acid)
Thiocyanate
Sample Collection Pocket Guide Suite1:
NOx, Ammonia and Total Phenolics or
TKN/TP and NOx.
Sample Collection Pocket Guide Suite 2:
NOX, TKN, TP, Ammonia, COD and Total Phenolics
TOC
Purple
1 x 40mL Glass vial (H2SO4 acid)
DOC (Field Filtered)
1 x 250mL wide mouth glass jar (NaHSO4)
Oil & Grease
Purple &
White Stripe
MICRO & ALGAE
No.
Label Colour
Grey
Dark Green
Container Type (Preservation)
1 x 250mL Sterile plastic jar/lid (With Na2S2O3)
Test Parameter(s)
Multiple ‘Micro’ Tests
1 x 500mL White plastic (Lugol’s solution)
Algae
METALS & RADIONUCLIDES
No.
Label Colour
Red
Red & Green
stripe
Red & Green
stripe
Maroon on
White
Maroon
Blue
Red & Green
stripe
Template - Version 7
Container Type (Preservation)
1 x 60mL plastic (HNO3 acid)
Test Parameter(s)
Heavy Metals Dissolved (Field Filtered) or Total
1 x 60mL plastic (none) AIRFREIGHT OPTION
Heavy Metals Dissolved (Field Filtered) or Total
1 x 60mL plastic (none) AIRFREIGHT OPTION
ORC Metals in Fresh and Saline water Dissolved (Field
Filtered) or Total
1 x 60mL plastic (Spec Pure HCl acid)
As and Se Speciation (Field Filtered)
1 x 60mL plastic (HCl acid)
1 x 1,000mL plastic (none) AIRFREIGHT OPTION
Ferrous Iron (Field Filtered)
Hexavalent Chromium (extended holding time) –
Field filtration required for dissolved Hex’ Cr
Gross alpha/ Gross beta
2 x 1,000mL plastic (none) AIRFREIGHT OPTION
Radium 226, Radium 228
1 x 60mL plastic (NaOH)
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ORGANICS
No.
Pairs
Label Colour
Container Type (Preservation)
Test Parameter(s)
TPH/TRH(C6-C10) plus BTEX, BTEXN, VOCs, Alcohols,
Gases or Methane or CWG (VOC) speciation
Purple
2 x 40mL Amber vials (Sulfuric Acid)
Orange
1 x 100mL (none) Amber for primary analysis
2 x additional 100mL Amber glass bottles for
laboratory duplicates and matrix spikes.
Orange
1 x 100mL Amber glass (none) includes QC
Orange
1 x 500mL Amber (none) for primary analysis
2 x additional 500mL Amber glass bottles for
laboratory duplicates and matrix spikes.
Orange
2 x 500mL Amber glass (none) for primary analysis
4 x additional 500mL Amber glass bottles for
laboratory duplicates and matrix spikes.
Grey
Brown &
Green Stripe
Orange
1 x 125mL plastic (PTFE free) (none however Na2S2O3
may be added for chlorinated water)
1 x 500mL Amber glass (HCHO to be added upon
receipt at the laboratory)NOTE1
1 x 500mL Amber glass (none) for primary analysis
2 x additional 500mL Amber glass bottles for
laboratory duplicates and matrix spikes.
Standard level OC/OP/PCB plus Standard level PAHs
plus standard level Phenols plus TRH(C10-C40) plus
standard level SVOC (8270 list)
Herbicides including Glyphosate/AMPA, Phenoxy
Acids, Amitrole, metsulfuron methyl, Carbamates and
Diuron (Standard level) plus Ultra trace Multi-residue
Pesticides Suite (EP234) , or
Explosives (Standard level)
Enhanced level or Ultra-trace PAHs plus any standard
level TPH and SVOCs or TBT or
Ultra trace OC/OP/PCBs or
Synthetic Pyrethroids or
HRAF: TPH Aliphatic/Aromatic Speciation/TPH(C10-C40)
or CWG TRH Speciation (SVOC fractions only)
Dioxins & Furans or PBDEs
PFOS & PFOA or Paraquat & Diquat
Alkylphenol Ethoxylates
Ultra trace Explosives or
Ultra trace Phenoxy Acid herbicides or Nitrocellulose
or
Low level Multi-residue screen by LC/MS (EP209LL)
SPECIALIST CATCHMENT, RECYCLED, DRINKING WATER MONITORING
No.
Label Colour
Red
Container Type (Preservation)
1 x 500mL Amber glass (Nitric Acid)
Test Parameter(s)
AOX
1 x 40mL vial (EDA)
Oxyhalides
Green
1 x 1,000mL plastic (none)
Sample Collection Pocket Guide Suite 3:
Suite 1 + 2 (as above) + Low level TDS, TSS + BOD
Green
1 x 40mL Amber vials (none)
Glycol
Green
2 x 40mL Amber vials (none)
MIB/Geosmin
2 x 40mL Amber vials (none, however Na2S2O3 may be
added for chlorinated water)
Acrylamide, Acrolein
2 x 40mL Amber vials (Ammonium Chloride)
Chloroacetic Acids
2 x 40mL Amber vials (Sulfuric Acid, Na2S2O3 may be
added for chlorinated water)
Acrylonitrile or Alcohols or Pyridine
Black on
White
Pairs
Pairs
Grey
Pairs
Dark Blue &
White stripe
Pairs
Purple
Grey
Grey
Orange
1 x 125mL plastic (PTFE free) (none, however Na2S2O3
may be added for chlorinated water)
1 x 500mL Amber glass (none, however Na2S2O3 may be
added for chlorinated water)
PFOS & PFOA, or Paraquat & Diquat,
NDMA
1 x 500mL Amber glass (none)
Super Ultra-trace Multiresidue Pesticides Suite
(EP234LL)
2 x 500mL Amber glass (none) for primary analysis
4 x additional 500mL Amber glass bottles for
laboratory duplicates and matrix spikes.
Super Ultra-trace OC/OP/PCB, or
Ultra trace Multi Residue Screens (EP215)
Important Notes:
 NOTE1 Formaldehyde preserved bottles for Surfactant (NIS or MBAS) can be supplied upon receipt of written safety confirmation
2 x additional 500mL Amber glass bottles for laboratory duplicates and matrix spikes if LOR of 0.5mg/L is required.
 NOTE2 If high sulfide contamination is suspected a sulfide pretreatment bottle must be used during the collection of these samples. Sampling
instructions will be provided with your order.
NOTE3

All samples for Organics analysis (where appropriate) are provided with Teflon lined lids.
ALS use only
Number of Eskies:
Courier Company:
Template - Version 7
Packed by:
Dispatch Time / Date:
Consignment Note Number:
Consignment Dispatched by (date/ Sign):
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