Annexxure A

Group of
products,
materials or
items tested

Sr.

Specific tests
or types of
tests
performed

Name of the instrument through

which these parameters are tested

Specification, standard
(method) or technique used

Range of testing/
Limit of detection

No.

1.

Phosphorus

2.

visible spectrophotometer

Department of Agriculture &

Cooperation, Ministry of
Agriculture, Government of
India, New Delhi

Potassium

3.

pH

4.

Conductivity
SOIL

5.

Organic
Carbon

Methods Manual:
Soil Testing in India

Flamephotometer
PH meter

January, 2011
LAB/SOP/11

Conductivity meter

By titration (walkaly & Black)

Zinc

method
Atomic absorbtion
spectrophotometer

Iron

Atomic absorbtion
spectrophotometer

2.5 60 kg/ha/(2.24
kg/ha)

10 1000 kg/ha /
(2.24 kg/ha)

3 12 pH
/ (0.01 pH)
10 900 S/cm
/ (0.1 S/cm)
3%/

(0.1
%)

Copper

Manganese

Sr.No.
1

Old Scope of Work

To Conduct Awareness
Training on Uncertainty
Calculations to Lab staff by
Consultant as well as from
Outside Agencies.

Atomic absorbtion
spectrophotometer
Atomic absorbtion
spectrophotometer

New Scope of Work

To Conduct one General Awareness Training & Uncertainty
Calculations to 5-6 Nos. Lab staff by Consultant.

RCF will make the training arrangement at RCF premises & consultant
will give the training to the Lab staff.

( )
22.03 kg
0.02 kg

607.49 kg

2.362 kg
7.49 pH
0.08 pH
178.08 S/cm
3.68 S/cm
0.84%
0.02 %

0.1 5 mg/lit/
(0.1 mg/lit)

Measurement
Uncertainty

1 mg/lit 0.03
mg/lit

0.1 5 mg/lit /

0.53 mg/lit

(0.1 mg/lit)

0.03 mg/lit
2.56 mg/lit

0.1 15 mg/lit /(0.1

mg/lit)
0.1 1000
mg/lit /(0.1
mg/lit)

0.156 mg/lit
11.82 mg/lit
0.71 mg/lit