Environmental and Biogeochemistry Testing Laboratory

The Environmental and Biogeochemistry Testing Laboratory (EBTL) is a structural subdivision of the Non-Profit Joint-Stock Company «Makhambet Utemisov West Kazakhstan University».

Head of the Testing Laboratory: Nigmetova Gaukhar Uagadiyevna.

Aims and Objectives of the Laboratory

The activities of the Environmental and Biogeochemistry Testing Laboratory are aimed at achieving the following objectives:

1. Testing and assessment of environmental conditions – conducting research on various environmental components, collecting, processing and interpreting the data obtained.
2. Ensuring the reliability of research results – complying with regulatory requirements and ensuring the completeness, accuracy and objectivity of testing procedures.
3. Maintaining the quality management system – ensuring the continuous operation of the quality system for chemical and analytical testing.
4. Improving research methods – mastering and implementing new measurement techniques, modern measuring instruments and testing equipment.
5. Enhancing the professional qualifications of specialists – organizing staff training and professional development to ensure the required accuracy of testing, as well as conducting timely personnel certification in accordance with applicable requirements.

Regulatory and Legal Framework

In its activities, the Environmental and Biogeochemistry Testing Laboratory is guided by the current legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, regulatory legal acts, state standards and other regulatory documents in the fields of technical regulation and ensuring the uniformity of measurements, as well as the approved Regulations on the Testing Laboratory.

Services Provided by the Environmental and Biogeochemistry Testing Laboratory

The laboratory conducts testing and chemical analysis of the following types of samples and products:

Chemical Analysis of Drinking Water Samples. The following parameters are determined:

• Organoleptic parameters, chlorides, total hardness, free chlorine, fluorides, boron, dry residue, nitrates and sulfates;
• Heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn, Co, Ni, Fe, Mn).

Chemical Analysis of Natural Water Samples. Determination of the following components and parameters:

• Cation-anion composition (pH, CO₃^2-, HCO^3-, K⁺, Na³, Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, Cl^-, SO₄^2-);
• Water-insoluble substances, hardness, total alkalinity, oxidizability, dry residue, free chlorine, total phosphorus, boron and petroleum products.

Chemical Analysis of Soil Samples. The following parameters are determined:

• Cation-anion composition of the aqueous extract (pH, CO₃^2-, HCO^3-, K⁺, Na³, Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, Cl^-, SO₄^2-);
• Moisture content, specific electrical conductivity, pH of the salt extract, sum of exchangeable bases, hydrolytic and exchange acidity, available sulfur, exchangeable ammonium and aluminum, nitrates, and cation exchange capacity;
• Biophilic elements (N, P, K) and soil organic matter;
• Heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn, Co, Ni, Fe, Mn).

Chemical Analysis of Water Samples Used for Oil Reservoir Water Injection. The following parameters are determined:

• pH (hydrogen ion activity);
• Hydrogen sulfide;
• Petroleum content.

Contact Information

Address: 121 N. Nazarbayev Street, Uralsk city, West Kazakhstan Region

Phone: +7 (7112) 26-03-86

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