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General Information

Type of service provider

Testing laboratory

Physical postal address

QUINCY MALL, FIRST FLOOR, POLICE DOG UNIT ROAD, OFF LANGATA ROAD
Nairobi
Kenya

Phone number

+254712603528,+254 736428795

E-mail

info [at] csiinternationalke.co.ke

Website

https://www.csiinternationalke.co.ke

Legal Status

Private

Has the laboratory been accredited in any scopes?

Yes

Scopes of Accreditation

Drinking Water, Effluent/Waste Water, Air Quality/Stack Emission, Soil Analysis

Accreditation body

National Environment Management Authority
NEMA/21/2/VOL.III

Does the laboratory have other sites?

Personnel

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) / Head of Organization

CEO Name

DR. DICKSON MUBERA ANDALA

CEO Phone

+254 736428795

CEO E-mail

andalad [at] gmail.com

Total laboratory personnel

Male laboratory personnel

Female laboratory personnel

Technical personnel

Technical personnel total

Male technical personnel

Female technical personnel

Technical Information

Testing

Laboratory services offered

Biological

Chemical

Water / food

Environmental

Scope of services offered

Test object or product tested or matrices

Drinking Water

Test parameter/ properties measured

Zinc, Copper, Iron, Manganese, Magnesium, Calcium, Nickel

pH

EC

Fluoride

Nitrates, Sulphates,
Phosphates

TSS,

TDS

Aluminium

Chloride

TVC
Total Coliforms
E. Coli
Staphylococcus aureus
Sulphite Reducing anaerobe
Psuedomonas aeruginosa
Streptococcus faecalis
Shigella
Salmonella

Type of test/ instrumentation used

AAS

pH Meter

EC Meter

Fluoride Meter

UV/VIS

Gravimetric

TDS Meter

UV/VIS DR 3900

Titration

Methods

Zinc ISO 8288,
Copper ISO8288,
Iron ISO6332, Manganese, Magnesium ISO 7980, Calcium ISO 7980 , Nickel ISO 8288

pH ISO 10525,

EC ISO7888,

Fluoride ISO10359,
Nitrates ISO7890, Sulphates ISO22743, Phosphates ISO15681,

TSS, ISO 11923

TDS ASTMD 5907,

Aluminium ISO 12020

Chloride ISO 9297

TVC ISO 6222
Total Coliforms ISO 4832
E. Coli ISO 9308-1
Staphylococcus aureus ISO 6888-1
Sulphite Reducing anaerobe ISO 6461-2
Psuedomonas aeruginosa ISO 16266
Streptococcus faecalis ISO 7899-2
Shigella ISO 21567
Salmonella ISO 6785

Accreditation status

Yes

Test object or product tested or matrices

Wastewater

Test parameter/ properties measured

COD, BOD,

Zinc, Copper, Manganese, Iron Magnesium,

pH,
EC,

Fluoride,

Nitrates, Sulphates, Phosphates,,

TSS,
TDS,

Coliforms,
E. Coli

Methods

COD ISO 6332,
BOD ISO 5815,
Zinc ISO 8288/11885, Copper ISO 8288/ 11885,
ManganeseISO6333, Magnesium,

pH ISO10523
ECISO7888,

FluorideISO10359,

Nitrates ISO7890, Sulphates ISO22743, Phosphates ISO15681,

ISO 11923
ASTM D 5907

ISO 6888-1
ISO 9308-1

Accreditation status

Yes

Test object or product tested or matrices

Soil

Test parameter/ properties measured

pH

EC

Fluoride

Nitrates, Sulphates,
Phosphates

Type of test/ instrumentation used

pH Meter

EC Meter

Fluoride Meter

UV/VIS

Methods

pH ISO 10525,

EC ISO7888,

Fluoride ISO10359,
Nitrates ISO7890, Sulphates ISO22743, Phosphates ISO15681,

Accreditation status

Yes

Test object or product tested or matrices

Stack Emission measurement for emitting equipment

Ambient Air Quality

Test parameter/ properties measured

Particulate Matter, NOX, SOX, O2, CO, CO2, Velocity, As, Combustion, Parameters

Type of test/ instrumentation used

Direct measurement
Isokinetic Source Sampler (500-Series Models)- Model XC-572-V

E4500S

MicroVol-1100 Particulate Sampler

Methods

PM ISO 25597:2013
Total Particulate Matter (ISO 12141)
Particulate dust PM2.5 (ISO 12141)
Particulate dust PM10 (ISO 12141)
Sulphur Oxides (SOx) (ISO 11632)
Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) (ISO 7996)
Carbon monoxide (CO) (ISO 8186)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) (ISO 8186)
Total Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOCs) (ISO 16000-5)
Formaldehyde (CH2O) (ISO 14965)

All as per the guidelines of The Environmental Management and Coordination Act (EMCA), 1999

Accreditation status

Yes

Test object or product tested or matrices

Noise Testing

Test parameter/ properties measured

Noise

Type of test/ instrumentation used

Direct Measurement

Methods

ISO 1996-2:2017

Accreditation status

Yes

Does the laboratory conduct sampling, upon request of the client, of products to be tested?

Yes

Proficiency Testing

Does the lab participate in proficiency testing for accredited scopes

Yes

Does the lab participate in proficiency testing for non-accredited scopes

Yes

PT Scheme details

KEBS Proficiency Testing Scheme, Quality in Water Analysis
(Microbiology), June 2018

Notification for the 15th SADCWATERLAB Proficiency Testing Round forChemical Analysis of potable Water in Africa

KEBS Proficiency Testing Scheme Quality in Black Tea, (Microbiology) Proficiency Testing Round: 002 June 2018

Does the laboratory sub-contract testing work to other laboratories?

Yes

Outsourced services

Services that are not rendered by the lab or during equipment breakdown

Documented policies, procedures and records for the qualification, assessing and monitoring of all outsourced services providers

Yes

Please specify in which type of document all these aspects are covered

Quality Manual and Policies and Procedures

Quality Control / Quality Management

Does the lab operate an internal quality control (QC) system to ensure quality of test results?

Yes

Does the lab operate a management system (or Quality Management System) for assuring the quality of results?

Yes

Is the system documented in a Quality Manual?

Yes