The importance of quality assurance and control is widely recognised in the environmental industry. At NMI, each laboratory has in place a comprehensive quality management system to ensure that our laboratories provide high quality results and reliable data to our customers. Elements of our quality system include:

• NATA accreditation for a wide range of chemical and microbiological testing
  • Pymble (NSW) Laboratory 
  • Port Melbourne (VIC) Laboratory
  • Kensington (WA) Laboratory
• Quality system certification in accordance with AS/NZS ISO 9001 and ISO 17025
• Certified and in-house reference materials
• Blanks, spikes, surrogates, duplicates and check samples run with every batch
• Validated methodology based on recognised standards:
  • United States Environmental Protection Agency
  • American Public Health Association
  • Standards Association of Australia
• Regular participation in NATA proficiency testing programs and instrument calibration in accordance with NATA specifications