Biological Laboratory

Contact Person
Sri Hemendranath Nayak
Chief Environmental Scientist
Biological Laboratory-in-Charge
Phone : 9438883952
Email : [email protected]
Functions of Bio-logical Laboratory
I. Providing monitoring and analytical support to the Board for its regulatory activities.
II. Assessment of
- Surface water quality
- Ground water quality
- Coastal water quality
- Wastewater quality
III. Operation of
- National Water quality Monitoring (NWMP) Project
IV. Bio-monitoring of river water bodies
V. Providing analytical support to other Government Organizations of the State
VI. Providing training to the students of different Institutes on “Microbiological analysis of water and wastewater”
| Sl. No. |
Parameter |
Method Adopted (please provide method details viz. Method No., Page details) |
| (A) Microbiological Tests |
| 1 |
Total coliform, MPN/100 ml |
9221-B, p. 9-48, 20thEdn, APHA |
| 2 |
Faecal Coliform, MPN/100 ml |
9221-E, p. 9-54, 20thEdn, APHA |
| 3 |
Faecal Streptococci, MPN/100 ml |
IS : 1622-1981* |
| 4 |
E. Coli, MPN/100 ml |
IS : 1622-1981* |
| 5 |
Total Plate Count, CFU/ml |
IS : 1622-1981* |
| 6 |
Benthic Organism identification and count |
Manual on Integrated Water Quality Evaluation,, By D. de Zwart, R.C. Trivedi and A.M. de Kruijf,, Report No. 802023003, 1995., Chapter 10, p. 104* |
| 7 |
Measurement of various diversity index |
| 8 |
Saprobity index |
| 9 |
Chlorophyll |
10200 H, p. 10-19 |
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