Laboratory profile. NABL accredited Laboratory (ISO 17025, Certificate No. T0644), valid till 14 th November, 2018.

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1 Laboratory profile Accreditation Status NABL accredited Laboratory (ISO 17025, Certificate No. T0644), valid till 14 th November, Activities The laboratory functions as per the guidelines of NABL and by adopting Occupational health & safety management system (OH&SMS). The various laboratory activities are: Analysis/testing of samples for biological parameters: A. Parameters as per NABL accreditation scope Total coliform (in water & wastewater) Faecal coliform (in water & wastewater) Enterococcus (in water & wastewater) Faecal Streptococci (in water & wastewater) Total Plate Count (in water & wastewater) Saprobic score of benthic Organisms (in surface water bodies) Diversity score of benthic Organisms (in surface water bodies) Acute Toxicity test in fish, in terms of Toxicity factor (in wastewater) B. None NABL accreditation scope parameters Escherichia coli (in water & wastewater) Bioassay test for the standards of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (in wastewater) Organisation of Inter-laboratory comparison exercises for microbiological, biomonitoring and toxicological related parameters. Assistance /training to the SPCBs/PCCs staff, other organisations, students etc. Water quality assessment of river Yamuna in Delhi stretch on monthly basis at four locations of the river, one location of Agra canal and 21 major drains of NCT-Delhi along with two drains of Ghaziabad as per Hon ble Supreme Court directions. Assistance in compliance of Hon ble NGT directions. Survey/monitoring of various water bodies and inspection of industrial establishments under NGRBA.

2 Facilities Laboratory have infrastructural facilities equipped with temperature control facility, sterilized/ contamination free environment auto on-off illumination facility (for toxicity test) etc. The glass wares, instruments etc. available in the facility are periodically being calibrated through NABL accredited calibration laboratories. Following are the instruments/equipments available in the lab. Sl. No. Name of instrument/equipment Make 1. ph meter Systronic 2. DO meters Thermo Orion and WTW 3. Digital Balances Sartorius and Citizen 4. Autoclaves Sandeep instrument & Chemicals, Ferroteck and Gautam Scientific Works 5. Hot Air Ovens Gautam Scientific Works 6. Bacteriological Incubators Sisco India and Ferroteck 7. Laminar Flow systems Matrix Eco Solution 8. Compound Microscopes Radical Instrument, Stemi and Getner India 9. Stereo Microscopes Wild Stero Heerbrugg and Leica Wild 10. Ultra-wide field advance research microscope Leitz Wetzlar 11. Glassware washers SMEG Instruments 12. Ultra-pure water system Sartorius 13. Water purifier Aqua guard 14. UV Spectrophotometer Tech Comp 15. Refrigerators LG, Samsung 16. Pass box Lab Tech Solutions

3 Performance of laboratory in quality assurance exercises: Sl. No. Type of exercise Year Parameter covered Performance 1 Proficiency testing (quantitative) 2015 Total Plate Count Satisfactory 2 Proficiency testing (qualitative) 2015 Total coliform, Fecal Coliform, E. coli Excellent 3 Proficiency testing (quantitative) 4 Proficiency testing (quantitative) 5 Proficiency testing (quantitative) 6 Inter-laboratory comparison 6 Inter-laboratory comparison 2015 Total Coliform Satisfactory 2015 Fecal Coliform Satisfactory 2015 E. coli Satisfactory 2016 Taxonomical identification of macro invertebrates Super excellent 2016 Acute toxicity test Excellent S.No Name of Instrument/Laboratory 1. Macro zoo-benthic specimen collection from River Ganaga and its Health Card Pictures

4 2. Sampling Equipments for Biomonitoring 3. Leica Stereo Zoom Microscope 4. Vario Orthomat Analytical Microscope

5 5. Bio-monitoring Kit 6. Emergency Shower and Eye Wash Recommended by OHSMS Laboratory facillity for Biological Water quality Evaluation from Sr. No Incubation Room

6 8. Inoculation Room 9. Room for media preparation

7 10. Sterilization Room 11. Glassware washer Photographs showing facility for Microbiological Analysis from Sr. No.7-11

8 12. Culture/Stock Room 13. Test Room

9 14. Room For Wet work Photographs showing facility for Toxicity Test from Sr. No