Laboratory Services

The laboratory has equipped to collect data on Meteorology, Ambient Air Quality Monitoring as per National Ambient Air Quality Standards, 2009, Indoor Air quality, Noise Level Measurements as per Noise Pollution (Regulation & Control) Rules, 2000. The laboratory also conducts stationary source emission monitoring (Stack Monitoring) for industries and other establishments as per the Air (Prevention and control of pollution) Act, 1981. 

The laboratory is testing packaged drinking water, natural mineral water, portable water / ground water as per BIS standards. The laboratory is also equipped to conduct tests on waste water viz., industrial effluents, sewage, etc as per consents issued by the State Pollution Control Board under the Water (Prevention and control of pollution) Act, 1974 and or as per client requirements. The laboratory has special instruments such as radiation counting system to estimate alpha and beta radiation in ground water.

The laboratory is conducting tests to understand the quality of soil parameters especially in agricultural fields, industrial premises, etc where quality of soil is directly connected with pollution. The laboratory has facility to test the leachate samples of solid and hazardous waste also.

The microbiology tests are very important to understand the microbial contamination in water, air and soil. The laboratory is well equipped to conduct various microbiological tests including bio-safety cabinet. The laboratory is also conducting bio-assay tests as per the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 specification to understand the toxicity of effluents / river water, etc by involving live fish specimens.

The sections has high end instruments such as Gas Chromatography, Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrophotometry (GC-MS), Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS), High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Inductively coupled plasma - optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), etc to conduct various tests such as heavy metals, pesticides, volatile organic compounds, etc.

The laboratory has dedicated on-site sample collection section with technical know-how staff and vehicles.

The laboratory has facility to tests Bakery and confectionary products, cereals and pulses, coffee and its products, dairy products, fruits and vegetables, Edible Oils & Fats, Jaggery, Nuts and Nuts Products, Edible Common Salt/Iodised Salt, Tea and Tea Products, Sugar and Sugar Products, Spices and, Honey and Honey Products, Processed Foods.