General Information
Type of service provider
Testing laboratory
Physical postal address
CSIR-Soil Research Institute, Academy Post Office
Kwadaso
Ghana
Phone number
+233-3220-50353/4
E-mail
info [at] csir-soilresearch.org
Website
Legal Status
Public
Has the laboratory been accredited in any scopes?
No
Does the laboratory have other sites?
Yes
Other locations
/
Accra
Ghana
Personnel
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) / Head of Organization
CEO Name
Dr. Mohammed Moro BURI
CEO Phone
CEO E-mail
moro_buri [at] yahoo.com
Total laboratory personnel
Total laboratory personnel
16
Male laboratory personnel
13
Female laboratory personnel
3
Technical personnel
Technical personnel total
9
Male technical personnel
8
Female technical personnel
1
Technical Information
Testing
Laboratory services offered
Chemical
Water / food
Environmental
Other testing laboratory services
Soil, plant and fertilizer
Scope of services offered
Test object or product tested or matrices
Soil
Test parameter/ properties measured
pH, EC, C, N, K, P, Ca, Mg, S, Na, Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn, Pb, Cd, As, Hg
Type of test/ instrumentation used
pH-meter, Kjeldahl Digestion Block and Distillation Unit, Atomic AbsorptionSpectrophotometer (AAS), Graphite Tube Atomizer, Spectrophotometer, X-ray fluorescence Spectrometer, Mid- infrared Spectrometer
Methods
ISO 17025-2017
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Plant
Test parameter/ properties measured
N, K, P, Ca, Mg, Na, Fe, Cu, Zn, S, Mn, Pb, Cd, As, Hg
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Kjeldahl Digestion Block and Distillation Unit, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS), Graphite Tube Atomizer, Spectrophotometer, X-ray fluorescence Spectrometer, Mid- infrared Spectrometer
Methods
ISO 17025-2017
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Fertilizer
Test parameter/ properties measured
N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn
Type of test/ instrumentation used
Kjeldahl Digestion Block and Distillation Unit, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS), Graphite Tube Atomizer, Spectrophotometer, X-ray fluorescence Spectrometer, Mid- infrared Spectrometer
Methods
ISO 17025-2017
Accreditation status
No
Test object or product tested or matrices
Water
Test parameter/ properties measured
pH, EC, N, Turbidity, Hardness, K, P, Ca, Mg, Na, Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn, Pb, Cd, As, Hg
Type of test/ instrumentation used
pH and EC-meters, Kjeldahl Digestion Block and Distillation Unit, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS), Graphite Tube Atomizer, Spectrophotometer
Methods
ISO 17025-2017
Accreditation status
No
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 non-accredited scopes
Yes
PT Scheme details
The lab is a member of the African Soil Laboratory Network
Does the laboratory sub-contract testing work to other laboratories?
Yes
Outsourced services
Biochemical Oxygen Demand, Chemical Oxygen Demand, Dissolved Oxygen, Colour
Documented policies, procedures and records for the qualification, assessing and monitoring of all outsourced services providers
No
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