The laboratory for the analysis of atmospheric air, water and soil has successfully passed the assessment of the accreditation center
Environmental pollution monitoring
The Laboratory for the Analysis of Atmospheric Air, Water and Soils of the National Environment Agency of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture has been re-accredited by a single national accreditation body - the Accreditation Center; Also, in accordance with the ISO/IEC 17025:2017/2018 standard, the list of accredited parameters has been significantly expanded.
Accreditation is a recognition of the laboratory's competence and involves functioning in accordance with international standards.
The scope of accreditation covers surface, waste, drinking, underground, lake, sea waters, as well as biogenic elements, chemical oxygen demand, biological oxygen demand, suspended particle content, permanganate number, alkalinity, mineralization and other parameters, asbestos-6-fibers, benzo(a)pyrene and heavy metals in the atmospheric air.
The laboratory for the analysis of atmospheric air, water and soil is equipped with the latest equipment. Most of the chemical and biological research is carried out taking into account the methodologies of the relevant framework directives of the European Union.
It should be noted that the laboratory is the only one in Georgia that has been monitoring the quality of the environment since the 60s of the last century and has unique databases.
