Key services for soil matrices

Organo-Chlorines including:

• Aldrin
• Alpha – BHC
• Alpha – Endosulphan Beta – BHC
• Beta – Endosulphan
• Chlordane (a, g, oxy-Chlordane)
• DDD
• DDT
• Delta – BHC
• Dieldrin
• Endosulphan Sulphate
• Endrin
• Endrin Aldehyde
• Heptachlor
• Heptachlorepoxide
• Hexachlorobenzene
• Lindane (gamma BHC)
• Methoxychlor

Organo-Phosphates including:

• Chlorpyrifos
• Chlorpyrifos Methyl
• Diazinon
• Ethion
• Fenitrothion
• Fenthion
• Malathion
• Parathion
• Parathion Methyl
• Ronnel

Pesticide residue testing

Pesticides are chemicals used in agriculture to protect crops against insects, fungi, weeds and other pests. In addition to their use in agriculture, pesticides are also used to protect public health in controlling the vectors of tropical diseases, such as mosquitoes.

Pesticide residue refers to the pesticides that may remain on or in food after pesticide formulations are applied to food crops. As pesticides are potentially toxic to humans, the levels of residues in foods are often stipulated by regulatory bodies in many countries.

Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), Codex, and other regulatory bodies' Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) are based on Good Agricultural Practice data. The MRLs for foods derived from commodities that comply with the respective Codex, or other regulatory bodies, are intended to be toxicologically acceptable. 

Heavy metals testing

Eurofins Agro Testing Australia can test for heavy metals which can potentially contaminate your soil and plants. 

Our testing focuses on identifying metals which are generally accepted as potential contaminants of soil and produce including:

• Antimony
• Arsenic
• Barium
• Beryllium
• Boron
• Cadmium
• Chromium
• Cobalt
• Copper
• Lead
• Manganese
• Mercury
• Molybdenum
• Nickel
• Selenium
• Tin
• Vanadium
• Zinc

Testing is carried out by Eurofins Environment Testing Australia.