Soil Testing
Testing of soil, sludge and hazardous waste
Sampling and Analysis of Industrial Sludge, Solid Wastes, Soils as per IS/USEPA methods.
Soil and solid waste
Soil- complex physico - biological system containing water, mineral salts, nutrient and Dissolved oxygen
Solid waste- Any unwanted or discarded material from residential, commercial, mining and agricultural activities that cause environmental problems may be termed as solid waste.
Solid waste means any garbage, refuse, sludge from a wastewater treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility and other discarded materials including solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous material, resulting from industrial, commercial, mining and agricultural operations, and from community activities
Analysis of soil samples
- Physical parameters- Moisture content
- Chemical parameters- pH, EC, NPK, OC
- Heavy metal analysis (AAS)
Parameters analyzed
- pH-measure of hydrogen ion concentration, with pH meter
Dil-1: 5 and expressed in 2 decimal unit
- EC- ionizable constituents in the solution
Dil-1: 5 and expressed in 2 decimal unit
- OC-Potassium dichromate in presence of conc. Sulphuric acid(oxidation of organic matter)
Hazardous Waste
- Hazardous waste is waste that poses substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment.
- They can be discarded commercial products, like cleaning fluids or pesticides, or the by-products of manufacturing processes. These wastes may be found in different physical states such as gaseous, liquids, or solids.