Industries have to monitor the quality of effluent discharged and emission
made The result of such monitoring is to be submitted to the Board at
stipulated intervals The monitoring and analysis is to be got performed
through laboratories approved by the Board. Approval of such laboratories
is granted by the Board after being satisfied with the facilities and
manpower available at the laboratory. Laboratories are classified in to
three Grades A, B and C based on the analytical capability of the laboratory.
Laboratories are further categorised into three on the basis of whether
they are attached to institutions (academic), to industries (industrial
) or independent establishments (commercial) for fixing norms for granting
of approval by the Board.
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FEE
STRUCTURE
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LABORATORY
GRADE
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Analysis
of solids & liquids (effluents & water)
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Analysis
of gases (emission & air)
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Laboratories
doing analysis of commercial samples
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Grade
A
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Rs.
7000/-
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Rs.
7000/-
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Grade
B
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Rs.
5000/-
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Rs.
5000/-
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Grade
C
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Rs.
3000/-
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Rs.
3000/-
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Laboratories
attached to industry for analysis of samples exclusively from
the industry
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Grade A
&
Grade
B
&
Grade
C
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Rs.
2000/-
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Rs.
2000/-
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Laboratories
attached to engineering colleges and other academic institutions
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Grade
A
Grade
B
Grade
C
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Rs.
1000/-
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Rs.
1000/-
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APPENDIX
- A
TERMS
AND CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL
C.1. The laboratory shall carry out analysis only for the parameters
authorised by the Board
in
the certificate of approval.
C.2.
The laboratory shall carry out the analysis of samples as per IS, APHA,
code of Federal
Regulations and should specify the method in the analysis report.
C.3.
The results of analysis of samples shall be properly recorded and the
registers should
be made available to the Board officials as and when requested for,
verification
C.4.
The laboratory and the analysts employed participate in Analytical
Quality Control
exercises organised by the Board.
C.5.
If the laboratory desires to make mention of its approval by the Board
in its letterheads,
printed material, signboards etc. it shall specify the period of recognition
as certified by
the Board.
C.6.
On the basis of infrastructure facilities, instruments and analytical
capabilities, the
laboratories are classified into 3 grades.
Grade A - Sophisticated Laboratory
Grade B - Routine laboratory
Grade C - Mini Laboratory
C.7.
The approval shall be suspended or cancelled if the Board has reason
to believe that the
data reported by the laboratory is repeatedly erroneous. Further the
laboratory and its
key personnel shall be liable to be proceed against for imposition of
penalty
(imprisonment upto five years or fine up to Rs. One lakh or both) in
case the Board
has reason to believe that the data reported by the laboratory is intentionally
false.
C.8.
The laboratory shall possess the minimum requirement with respect to
instruments,
equipments, lab space, etc. specified in Appendix C.
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APPENDIX
- B
PARAMETERS
TO BE TESTED
1. Water
and waste water
i) Physical and aggregate properties
1)
Colour
2)
Turbidity
3)
Odour
4)
Acidity
5)
Alkalinity
6)
Hardness
7)
Conductivity
8)
Salinity
9)
Solids
a)
Total Dissolved Solids
b)
Total Suspended Solids
c)
Fixed Dissolved Solids
d)
Settleable Solids
10)
Temperature
11)
Test on sludge
a)
Settled sludge volume
b)
Sludge volume index
12)
Radioactivity
a)
Alpha emitters
b)
Beta Emitters
(ii) Metals
1)
Arsenic
2)
Barium
3)
Cadmium
4)
Calcium
5)
Chromium
6)
Copper
7)
Iron
8)
Lead
9)
Magnesium
10)
Manganese
11)
Mercury
12)
Nickel
13)
Potassium
14)
Selenium
15)
Sodium
16)
Titanium
17)
Vanadium
18)
Zinc
(iii) Inorganic Non metallic
Constituents
1)
Boron
2)
Cyanide
3)
Chlorine (Free available, total free, combined, total
organic, total residual)
4)
Chloride
5)
Fluoride
6)
pH value
7)
Iodide
8)
Nitrogen (Ammonia)
9)
Nitrogen (Nitrate)
10)
Nitrogen (Nitrite)
11)
Nitrogen(Organic)(T.K.N.)
12)
Oxygen (Dissolved)
13)
Phosphorous
14)
Sulphide
15)
Sulphite
16)
Sulphate
(iv) Aggregate organic constituents
1)
B.O.D.
2)
C.O.D.
3)
T.O.C.
4)
Dissolved Organic Halogen (TOX)
5)
Oil and grease
6)
Phenols
7)
Surfactants
(v) Individual Organic Compounds
1)
Poly Chlorinated Biphenyls
2)
Poly Nuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons
3)
Carbamate Pesticides
4)
Organo Chlorine pesticides
5)
Organo phosphate pesticides
(vi) Toxicity/Bio Assay
1)
Fish bioassay test (as specified in Board’s standards)
2)
Estimation of LC 50 (Fish)
(vii) Microbiological parameters
1)
Total plate count (any other-specify)
2)
Total coliform (MPN/Membrane Filter)
3)
Faecal coliform (MPN/Membrane Filter)
4)
Faecal streptococci (MPN/Membrane Filter)
2.
Air (Ambient/Emission)
1)
Acid Mist
2)
Ammonia
3)
Chlorine
4)
Fluoride
5)
Hydrocarbon
6)
Oxides of nitrogen
7)
Sulphur dioxide
8)
Suspended particulate matter
9)
Hydrogen sulphide
10)
Mercury
11)
Lead
12)
Mercaptans
13)
Dioxins
Any
other (specify) -
3.
Sound Level
1)
Impulse
2)
Leq
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APPENDIX
- C
INSTRUMENT/EQUIPMENT
REQUIREMENTS
1.
List of Instruments and Equipments for a C Grade Water/waste
water testing laboratory
(Minimum Requirement for Approval)
1)
Conductivity meter
2)
pH meter
3)
Spectrophotometer
4)
Turbidity meter
5)
Balance (o.1 mg. Resolution)
6)
Hot plate
7)
Hot air oven
8)
Refrigerator
9)
Thermo meter
10)
Water Distillation Assembly
11)
Distillation Assembly for Fluoride, Cyanide and Ammonia
12)
B.O.D. Incubator
13)
Autoclave
14)
Bacteriological Incubator: If microbiological analysis is intended
1.1. Additional Instruments/Equipments
for B Grade Water/waste water testing Laboratory:
1)
Flame Photometer
2)
Specific Iron meter
3)
Colour Comparator
4)
Balance (0,01 mg. Resolution)
5)
Muffle Furnace
6)
Membrane Filtration Assembly
7)
Filter pump
8)
Microscope: If Microbiological analysis is intended
1.2. Additional Instruments/Equipments
for A Grade Water/waste water Testing Laboratory.
1)
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer
2)
Gas Chromatographic/High Performance Liquid Chromatograph
3)
Mercury Analyser
4)
UV-Visible Spectrophotometer
5)
Walk-in-Cooler-for sample storage
2. List of Instruments and Equipments for a C Grade
Air/emission testing laboratory
(Minimum requirement for approval)
1)
High volume sampler (for ambient air)
2)
Stack monitoring kit (for Emission)
3)
pH meter
4)
Balance (weigh up to 0.1mg)
5)
Spectrophotometer
6)
Hot plate
7)
Hot air oven
8)
Refrigerator
9)
Water Distillation assembly
10)
Impulse sound level meter
2.1. Additional
requirement for B Grade Air/emission testing Laboratory:
1)
Atomic Absorption Spectrometer
2)
Gas Chromatograph/High performance Liquid Chromatograph
3)
Mercury Analyser
4)
UV-Visible spectrophotometer
5)
Radiation counter
6)
Walk – in – cooler
2.2.
Additional requirement for A Grade Air/emission testing
Laboratory:
1)
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer
2)
Gas Chromatograph/High performance Liquid Chromatograph
3)
Mercury Analyser
4)
UV-Visible spectrophotometer
5)
Radiation counter
6)
Walk – in – cooler
3. Requirements of laboratory space
(Minimum in m2 )
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For
water or
air
alone
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For
both
water
and air
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A
Grade Laboratory
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75
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100
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B
Grade Laboratory
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40
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50
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C
Grade Laboratory
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20
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25
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INSTRUCTIONS
TO THE APPLICANT
1.
The application is to be submitted in duplicate to the Chief Environmental
Scientist, Central Laboratory, Kerala State Pollution Control Board,
Gandhi Nagar, Ernakulam - 682 020.
2.
Government analytical laboratories need no approval.
3.
Industries analysing samples from others will be considered as
commercial laboratories.
4.
Approval is valid for two years.
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