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REGIONAL STANDARDS AND TESTING LABORATORIES

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Region X
BUSINESS PROCESS (Chemical and Microbiological Testing Laboratories)

1. Customer (person submitting a sample) registers at the guard house. 2. Customer proceeds to RSTL office at the second floor of the building and upon instruction of the guard on duty. 3. Sample Receiving Officer (SRO) checks if the sample to be submitted is valid and if a sterile sampling bottle is required.

If the sample is valid: 1. If sample is valid and sterile bottle is not required, customer gives information to the SRO for the Test Request Form (TRF). 2. Upon completion of TRF, customer pays total cost of fees to the Cashier in the first floor and claims Official Receipt (OR) of payment. 3. Customer comes back to the RSTL office, shows the OR and gets duplicate copy of the TRF. 4. Customer claims Report of Analysis on the date due stated in the TRF. Reports of analysis are issued only to the person who submitted the sample or to an authorized representative.

If a sterile bottle is required: 1. Customer gives information for the TRF upon instruction of SRO. 2. Customer pays to the Cashier at the 1st floor the partial payment of P600 for drinking water samples or P500 for environmental samples and gets OR of payment. 3. Customer goes back to the RSTL office, shows OR and claims sterile sampling bottle and gets instructions on sampling schedule, sampling procedure, and handling of samples. 4. Customer comes back to the RSTL to submit valid samples. If sample is invalid: Customer gets instructions on submission of valid samples and comes back on the scheduled date.

Note: The customer replaces loss, breakage, or damage to borrowed sampling bottles.

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REGIONAL STANDARDS AND TESTING LABORATORIES
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Region X

CHEMICAL TESTING LABORATORY SAMPLE Food/Feed Products & Raw Materials

(Minimum sample required is 250 grams)

TEST Ash Calcium Fat, Crude or Ether Extract Fat, Total

TEST METHOD Gravimetric Flame AAS Solvent Extraction

FEE (PhP) 294.00 1008.00 564.00

Hydrolysis and Solvent Extraction Weende Enzymatic/Gravimetric Flame AAS Flame AAS Thermal Decomposition, Amalgamation, AAS Air/Vacuum Oven Colorimetric Dry Ashing, Molybdate Colorimetric Dry Ashing, Flame Photometric Automated Kjeldahl Titration Flame AAS Lane-Eynon Constant Volume Volumetric Titration Dew Point

850.00

Fiber, Crude Fiber, Total Dietary Iron Manganese Mercury

948.00 5000.00 1008.00 1008.00 1008.00

Moisture Content Nitrite Phosphorus

202.00 800.00 680.00

Potassium

680.00

Protein, Crude Vitamin C (Juices) Sodium Sugar, Total

454.00 1155.00 1008.00 454.00

Titrable Acidity (Liquids) Water Activity

278.00 118.00

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REGIONAL STANDARDS AND TESTING LABORATORIES
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Region X

CHEMICAL TESTING LABORATORY SAMPLE Water and Wastewater

(Minimum sample required is one liter (1 L) per test. Please confirm with RSTL-X on the total volume required if more than one test is requested)

TEST Alkalinity, total 5-day Biochemical Oxygen Demand Cadmium Calcium Chloride Chemical Oxygen Demand Color (Hazen)

TEST METHOD Titration Azide Modification (Dilution Technique) Flame AAS Flame AAS Titration, Argentometric Closed Reflux Colorimetric Photometric, Merck Spectroquant Flame AAS Azide Modification Flame AAS Flame AAS Flame AAS Flame AAS Flameless AAS Cold Vapor Technique Thermal Decomposition, Amalgamation, AAS

FEE (PhP) 312.00 1008.00

1008.00 1008.00 454.00 960.00

100.00

Copper Dissolved Oxygen Iron Lead Magnesium Manganese Mercury

1008.00 336.00 1008.00 1008.00 1008.00 1008.00 1008.00

1008.00

Nitrate

Photometric, Merck Spectroquant Glass Electrode Stannous Chloride Colorimetric Flame Photometric

336.00

pH Phosphorus

118.00 680.00

Potassium

680.00

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REGIONAL STANDARDS AND TESTING LABORATORIES
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Region X

CHEMICAL TESTING LABORATORY SAMPLE TEST Settleable Solids Sodium Sulfate Total Dissolved Solids Total Hardness Total Solids Total Suspended Solids Turbidity Zinc Salinity Fertilizer, Plant Tissue, and other Related Materials
(Minimum sample required is 250 grams, dried and pulverized)

TEST METHOD Volumetric Flame AAS Photometric, Merck Spectroquant Gravimetric Titration, EDTA Complexometric Gravimetric Gravimetric Photometric, Merck Spectroquant Flame AAS Salinometer Gravimetric Flame AAS Titration Flame AAS Flame AAS Thermal Decomposition, Amalgamation, AAS Air/Vacuum Oven Air Oven Kjeldahl Flame AAS

FEE (PhP) 202.00 1008.00 336.00 437.00 320.00 445.00 480.00 202.00 1008.00 118.00 294.00 1008.00 454.00 1008.00 1008.00 1008.00 202.00 202.00 454.00 1008.00

Ash Calcium Calcium Carbonate Equivalent Lead Manganese Mercury Moisture Content Dry Matter Content Nitrogen Sodium

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REGIONAL STANDARDS AND TESTING LABORATORIES
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Region X

CHEMICAL TESTING LABORATORY SAMPLE TEST Organic Matter pH Phosphorus, total TEST METHOD Wakley Black Glass Electrode Dry Ashing, Vanadomolybdate Colorimetric Dry Ashing, Flame Photometric Flame AAS FEE (PhP) 361.00 118.00 680.00

Potassium, total

680.00

Zinc

1008.00

Limestone (Hydrated / Quicklime)

(Minimum sample required is 250 grams, dried and pulverized)

Neutralizing Value

Titration

320.00

Sediments/Soil/ Sludge
(Minimum sample required is 250 grams, dried and pulverized)

Mercury

Thermal Decomposition, Amalgamation, AAS Extraction, Stannous Chloride Colorimetric Extraction, Flame Photometric

1008.00

Phosphorus, available (for soil) Potassium, available (for soil)

420.00

420.00

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REGIONAL STANDARDS AND TESTING LABORATORIES
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Region X

MICROBIOLOGICAL TESTING LABORATORY SAMPLE Food/Feed Products & Raw Materials

(Minimum sample required is six (6) packs of unopened original retail package, with total weight of not less than 250 g or mL)

TEST Aerobic Plate Count, cfu/g or mL Coliforms, MPN/g or mL Fecal Coliform, MPN/g or mL E. coli Enumeration, MPN/g or mL Coliforms, cfu/g or mL Yeast and Mold Count, cfu/g or mL

TEST METHOD Pour Plate

FEE (PhP) 420.00

Multiple Tube Fermentation Technique Multiple Tube Fermentation Technique Multiple Tube Fermentation Technique Pour Plate - VRBA

420.00

420.00

648.00

800.00

Pour Plate Spread Plate

420.00 420.00 1008.00

Non-typhi Salmonella Presence/Absence spp. Detection (Rapid Test) (Detected or Not Detected /25 g or mL sample) Staphylococcus aureus Enumeration, cfu/g or mL Spread Plate

1008.00

Vibrio parahaemolyticus Chromogenic Plates Enumeration, cfu/g or mL (Rapid Test) (for Seafoods) Enterobacteriaceae, cfu/g or mL Chromogenic Plates (Rapid Test)

500.00

648.00

Escherichia coli Chromogenic Plates Enumeration, cfu/g or mL (Rapid Test)

648.00

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REGIONAL STANDARDS AND TESTING LABORATORIES
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Region X

MICROBIOLOGICAL TESTING LABORATORY SAMPLE TEST Salmonella spp. Detection Coliforms, cfu/g or mL Aerobic Plate Count, cfu/g or mL Yeast and Mold Count, cfu/g or mL TEST METHOD Chromogenic Plates (Rapid Test) Chromogenic Plates (Rapid Test) Chromogenic Plates (Rapid Test) Chromogenic Plates (Rapid Test) FEE (PhP) 1008.00

420.00

420.00

420.00

Staphylococcus aureus Chromogenic Plates Enumeration, cfu/g or mL (Rapid Test) Commercial Sterility (for low acid foods) Presence/Absence

1008.00

1008.00

Bioburden Samples

Aerobic Plate Count, cfu/cm2

Pour Plate Spread Plate

420.00 420.00

Standard References Association of Official Analytical Chemists Bacteriological Analytical Manual (BAM) Online Collins & Lynes Microbiological Methods Compendium of Analytical Method Hyserve Manual Merck Manual National Standard Methods Health Protection Agency, UK

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REGIONAL STANDARDS AND TESTING LABORATORIES
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Region X

MICROBIOLOGICAL TESTING LABORATORY SAMPLE Water and Wastewater

(Minimum sample required is one (1) unopened original retail package of bottled water or 250 mL in provided sterile sampling containers, bottle or bag)

TEST Heterotrophic Plate Count, cfu/mL Coliforms, MPN/100 mL, drinking water Fecal Coliform, MPN/100 mL, drinking water Coliform Count, MPN/ 100 mL, environmental water, 3 dilutions Fecal Coliform, MPN/ 100 mL, environmental water, 3 dilutions Escherichia coli Enumeration, MPN/100 mL Pseudomonas aeruginosa, MPN/100 mL Coliforms, cfu/100 mL Heterotrophic Plate Count, cfu/mL Coliforms, cfu/mL Escherichia coli, Enumeration, cfu/mL

TEST METHOD Pour Plate Multiple Tube Fermentation Technique

FEE (PhP) 420.00 420.00

Multiple Tube Fermentation Technique Multiple Tube Fermentation Technique Multiple Tube Fermentation Technique Multiple Tube Fermentation Technique Multiple Tube Fermentation Technique Membrane Filtration Technique Chromogenic Plates (Rapid Test) Chromogenic Plates (Rapid Test) Chromogenic Plates (Rapid Test)

420.00

500.00

500.00

648.00

600.00

420.00 420.00 420.00 648.00

Standard References Hyserve Manual Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater

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REGIONAL STANDARDS AND TESTING LABORATORIES
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Region X

ACCELERATED SHELF-LIFE EVALUATION LABORATORY SAMPLE Food Products

(Minimum sample required is six (6) packs of unopened original retail package, with total weight of not less than 250 g)

TEST
Alcohol Content Free Fatty Acid Moisture Content Moisture Content, Critical

TEST METHOD
Pycnometer Titration Thermogravimetric/ Vacuum Oven Thermogravimetric

FEE (PhP)
118.00 278.00 202.00 2828.00 5050.00 1500.00

Moisture Sorption Isotherm Gravimetric Nutrition Facts Gravimetric Computation (computation only)

Nutrition Facts Analysis Gravimetric 4308.00 with Computation (with reports of chemical analysis for the following parameters: moisture, total fat, protein, ash, and sodium) pH Titrable Acidity Total Solids Glass Electrode Titration Gravimetric 118.00 278.00 445.00 118.00 500.00 118.00 118.00

Total Soluble Solids (Brix) Refractometer Sensory Evaluation Specific Gravity Water Activity Panel Pycnometer Dew Point

Food Packaging

Film Permeability Test (for PE Food Packaging)

Gravimetric

1414.00

* Fee for Shelf-Life Evaluation will depend on the type of food deterioration. Physical, chemical and microbiological parameters will be selected after the type of food deterioration has been identified through Preliminary Evaluation.

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REGIONAL STANDARDS AND TESTING LABORATORIES
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Region X

REGIONAL METROLOGY LABORATORY EQUIPMENT / SAMPLE Volume Calibration TEST/CAPACITY FEE (PhP)

Calibrating Bucket

Gravimetric Method Volumetric Method

(5-10-20 liters) (5-10-20 liters) 100 liters 250-500 liters

250.00 150.00 300.00 500.00

Proving Bucket

Volumetric Method

1,000 liters and above

1500.00

Tank Truck / Lorry

Volumetric Method

10,000 liters 12,000 liters 13,000 liters 14,000 liters 16,000 liters 18,000 liters 20,000 liters 22,000 liters 24,000 liters 30,000 liters

600.00 750.00 800.00 850.00 1000.00 1100.00 1200.00 1350.00 1450.00 1800.00 1500.00 0.10

Other Type Tank

Volumetric Method

2,000 liters Per additional liter

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REGIONAL STANDARDS AND TESTING LABORATORIES
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Region X

REGIONAL METROLOGY LABORATORY EQUIPMENT / SAMPLE Mass Calibration

TEST WEIGHT Class M 1-5 kg 10-25 kg 50 kg 500 kg Per Additional 100 g Class F Set of Weights Class M Class F SCALE AND BALANCE Mechanical 1g 1 kg 1 mg 500 g 1 mg 500 g 100.00 200.00 500.00 1000.00 200.00 200.00 100.00/pc 200.00/pc

TEST/CAPACITY

FEE (PhP)

Spring Scale (dial)

10-20 kg 60-100 kg 250 kg, 1st 4 points per additional point 500 kg, 1st 4 points per additional point

100.00 200.00 400.00 100.00 500.00 200.00 500.00 200.00 1000.00 200.00 250.00 100.00 250.00 100.00 500.00 200.00 1000.00 200.00 1500.00 2500.00

Platform Balance Triple Beam Balance

1st 4 points per additional point 1st 9 points per additional point 0-10 kg, 1st 4 points per additional point 20-60 kg, 1st 4 points per additional point 100-500 kg, 1st 4 points per additional point Above 500 kg, 1st 4 points per additional point

Electronic

Analytical / High Accuracy Truck Scale Batching Plant Batch Weigher

Up to 8 points

linearity of aggragate and cement bin Up to 1,000 kg Above 1,000 kg

1500.00 1250.00 2000.00

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REGIONAL STANDARDS AND TESTING LABORATORIES
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Region X

REGIONAL METROLOGY LABORATORY EQUIPMENT / SAMPLE TEST/CAPACITY FEE (PhP)

Pressure Calibration Pressure Gauge Up to 500 psi Above 500 psi Above 1,000 psi Above 2,000 psi (note: all up to 4 points) 300.00 400.00 500.00 1000.00 1800.00

Test Gauge

Temperature Calibration Digital Thermometer Glass/Filled/Bimetallic Thermometer 1st 4 points per additional point 1st 4 points per additional point 1st 4 points per additional point 1st 4 points per additional point 1st 4 points per additional point 1000.00 200.00 1000.00 200.00 1000.00 200.00 1500.00 200.00 1500.00 200.00

Thermocouple Probe/Wire Oven/Freezer

Water Bath

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REGIONAL STANDARDS AND TESTING LABORATORIES
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Region X
AWARDS, ACCREDITATIONS, RECOGNITIONS, REGISTRATIONS and LICENSES

PNS ISO/IEC 17025:2005 ACCREDITED for Chemical and Microbiological Testing Awarded the Plaque of Recognition from DOST Central Office for being the FIRST DOST RSTL to be accredited by the Philippine Accreditation Office (PAO) in the field of Chemical Testing and for maintaining its accreditation for more than 5 years ACCREDITED by the Department of Health-Bureau of Health Facilities and Services (DOH-BHFS) for Drinking Water Physical, Chemical and Microbiological Analyses Recognized by the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Food Testing Registered at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) as a Hazardous Waste Generator

Licensed by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to Handle Controlled Precursors and Essential Chemicals
Special Permit from the Philippine National Police (PNP) to Possess and Move Explosives/Explosive Ingredients Environmental Laboratory Accreditation from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) in 2000

Laboratory Accreditation from the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Animal Industry for Feeds Testing in 1999

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REGIONAL STANDARDS AND TESTING LABORATORIES
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Region X
BUSINESS PROCESS (Regional Metrology Laboratory)

1. Customer (person submitting an item) registers at the guard house. 2. Customer proceeds to RML Office upon instruction of the guard on duty. 3. Receiving officer checks if the request is an on-site or in-house calibration. If On-Site: 1. Customer writes letter requesting for on site calibration schedule. 2. Customer returns to RML to accompany staff to On-Site Location on their scheduled date. 3. If an item(s) from RML needs to be borrowed, customer fills up item borrowers slip. 4. The customer then proceeds to the Work Request Form procedure.

If In-House: 1. The receiving officer checks if the item is valid for calibration. 2. If the item is not valid, the customer requests instructions for item validity. 3. If the item is valid, the customer proceeds to the Work Request Form procedure.

Work Request Form Procedure: 1. Customer and Item Receiving Officer fill up the Work Request Form (WRF). 2. Customer pays total cost of fees to the Cashier, and claims the Official Receipt (OR). 3. Customer comes back to Receiving Officer, and shows OR. 4. Customer returns borrowed items (if applicable) after calibration has been conducted. 5. Customer claims Certificate of Calibration and items on due date (An authorized representative may claim the certificate of calibration).

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