Activities

1. Following type of analytical tests are being carried out by the laboratory

  1. Physical
  2. Inorganics general and non metallic
  3. Inorganic (Trace metals)
  4. Organics (General)
  5. Trace Organics
  6. Microbiological
  1. Toxicity
  2. Hazardous waste
  3. Soil, sludge, sediment
  4. Hazardous waste Characterization
  5. Ambient air
  6. Source emission
  1. Air Toxics
  2. Hazardous Air Pollutants
  3. Volatile Organic Carbon
  4. Noise measurement
  5. Meteorological
  6. Compressed air and nitrogen gas

A) Physical Tests :

  1. Conductivity
  2. Colour
  3. pH
  4. Fixed & volatile solids
  5. Total solids
  6. Total dissolved solids
  1. Total suspended solids
  2. Turbidity
  3. Temperature
  4. Velocity & discharge Measurement of industrial effluent stream
  5. Flocculation test (Jar test)
  1. Salinity
  2. Settleable solids
  3. Sludge volume index (SVI)
  4. Meteorological

B) Inorganic :(i) General & Non-metallic

  1. Acidity
  2. Alkalinity
  3. Ammonical nitrogen
  4. Chloride
  5. Chlorine residual
  1. Dissolved oxygen
  2. Fluoride
  3. Total hardness
  4. Total kjehldal nitrogen (TKN)
  5. Nitrite nitrogen
  1. Nitrate nitrogen
  2. Phosphate
  3. Sulphate
  4. Bromide
  5. Carbon dioxide
  1. Iodine
  2. Sulphite
  3. Silica
  4. Cyanide
  5. Sulphide

(ii) Heavy Metals

  1. Boron (B)
  2. Cadmium (Cd)
  3. Calcium (Ca)
  4. Chromium (Cr) Total
  5. Chromium (Cr) Hexavalent
  6. Copper (Cu)
  1. Iron (Fe)
  2. Lead (Pb)
  3. Magnesium (Mg)
  4. Mercury (Hg)
  5. Nickel (Ni)
  6. Potassium (K)
  1. Sodium (Na)
  2. Sodium absorption ratio (SAR)
  3. Zinc (Zn)
  4. Arsenic (As)
  5. Aluminium (Al)
  6. Barium (Ba)
  1. Manganese (Mn)
  2. Selenium (Se)
  3. Strontium (Sr)
  4. Cobalt (Co)
  5. Vanadium (V)

C) Oraganic Parameters

  1. Bio-chemical oxygen demand (BOD)
  2. Chemical oxygen demand (COD)
  3. Oil & Grease
  4. Phenol
  5. Organic Carbon (in solid)
  1. Carbon/Nitrogen ratio
  2. Volatile Organics
  3. Pesticide (each)
  4. (i) Organo-chlorine (BHC, DDT, Aldrin, Endosulphan)
  5. (ii) Organo nitrogen-phosphorous (Malathion, methyl parathion, Chloropyriphos)
  1. Poly-chlorinated biphenyl (PCB’s) each
  2. Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) each
  3. Surfactants
  4. Trihalomethanes

D) Microbiology Parameters

  1. Total Coliform
  2. Faecal Coliform
  3. Faecal Streptococci
  1. E. Coli
  2. Total plate count

2. Characterization of Hazardous Waste

S. No. Parameter
1 Preparation of Leachate (TCLP extract/water extract)
2 Corrosivity
3 Ignibility (Flash point)
4 Toxicity
5 Measurement of heavy metals/pesticides in the waste / leachate

3. Soil / Sludge / Sediment and Solid Waste

  1. Boron
  2. Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC)
  3. Electrical Conductivity (EC)
  4. Nitrogen available
  5. Organic carbon/matter (chemical method)
  6. pH
  7. Phosphorous (available)
  8. Phosphate (ortho)
  1. Phosphate (total)
  2. Potassium
  3. SAR in soil extract
  4. Sodium
  5. Soil moisture
  6. TKN
  7. Calorific value
  8. Ammonia
  1. Bicarbonate
  2. Calcium
  3. Calcium carbonate
  4. Chloride
  5. Exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP)
  6. Heavy metal
  7. Magnesium
  8. Nitrate
  1. Nitrite
  2. PAH
  3. Pesticide
  4. Potash (available)
  5. Sulphate
  6. Sulphur
  7. Total water soluble salt
  8. Water holding capacity

4. Ambient Air/ Fugitive Emission :

Particulate Matter (Respirable PM10, PM2.5),Oxides of Nitrogen(NOX), Sulphur Dioxide (SO2),Carbon Monoxide, Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S), Ammonia(NH3), Acid Mist, HF, Fluoride, Chlorine, Ozone, Lead, Arsenic, Nickel, VOC, Total Hydrocarbon, Benzene, etc.

5. Stack Monitoring :

The purpose of stack monitoring is to extract sample from the stack or duct which is representative of emissions from that stack or duct during a time period under a desired operation condition.

We have several stack monitoring kits for operation in the field. The advantages of the stack monitoring kits that they are light weight to carry anywhere and easy to operate.

We also under take Physical measurements as well as determination of chemical parameters such as:

  1. Stack gas temperature
  2. Stack gas velocity and volumetric gas flow.
  3. Particulate matter.
  1. Gases such as Sulphur Dioxide, Oxides of Nitrogen, Ammonia
  2. Hydrogen Chlorides, Chlorine,
  3. Hydrogen Sulphide, Hydrogen Fluorides etc.

6. Work Place Monitoring :

Personal samplers, Handy samplers have adequate capacity to carryout Industrial Hygiene exposure monitoring. The methods used for analysis are as per Factory Act 1948.

Industrial Hygiene monitoring is maintained as per guidelines framed by OSHA, NIOSH and other specific guidelines/methods by USEPA or other such international agencies. Personnel samplers of appropriate make and design are used.

Work Place monitoring is undertaken by using personnel samplers, absorbent tubes, steel gas bombs, speciality sampling bags wherever required.

7. Compressed Air Monitoring :

Particle Count, Identification, Solubility, CO, CO2, O2, SO2, NOX, Moisture, Dew Point, Oil Mist, Total Viable Bacterial Count (TVC), Total Hydrocarbon, Filter Integrity Test etc.

8. Nitrogen Gas Monitoring :

Identification, Solubility, CO, CO2, O2, Moisture, Nitrogen by Assay, Moisture, Dew Point, etc.