First lab managers’ meeting of the South-East Asia Laboratory NETwork (SEALNET 2.0) - Quality improvement in Asian soil laboratories: towards standardization and harmonization of soil analyses and their interpretation, Bogor, Indonesia, 20 - 24 November 2017.

1. LABORATORY NAME Soil Laboratory
COUNTRY SRI LANKA
City Peradeniya
Institution
Department of Agriculture

2. 1. Laboratory staff
Number of staff: 12persons
(10 women, 02 men)
Experience in lab testing:
> 5 years
< 5 years
03 X & 01 Y persons
07 X & 01 Y persons
Experience in lab management:
> 5 years
< 5 years
01x & 01 y persons
0 persons

3. THE GROUP

4. 3. Laboratories
How many different rooms? 10 rooms
How many m2 of laboratory space?
(approximately)
471 m2

5. THE MAIN BUILDING

6. Agricultural Chemistry Division

7. Soil Analysis Laboratory
Fertilizer Testing Laboratory Trace Elements Analysis Laboratory
Compost Analysis Laboratory

8. AAS Room Water and Plant Analysis Laboratory
Soil Microbiology Laboratory Soil Weighing Room

9. EQUIPMENT

10. Balances
Balances

11. Fume Hoods
Shakers

12. pH Meter EC meter

13. Digestion Block
Kjeldhal Distillation unit

14. Organic Matter Determination

15. Flame Photometer

16. Spectrophotometer

17. Atomic Absorption Spectrometer

18. Water Distillation apparatus
Deionizer
Ovens

19. Microwave Digesters

20. Ball Mill
Plant Grinder

21. Ion Meter

22. 6. Proficiency testing
Has your lab joined a proficiency testing (PT) program?
Yes , We are planned to join a PT Programme after obtaining Accreditation

23. 7. Accreditation
Does your lab have any accreditation or certification?
[Accreditation (or certification) is the process in which certification of
competency is provided by an authority, like the government for example.
A certificate of competency shows that the holder is authorized to perform
specific analyses in the name of an authority, like the government.]
No but we are in the process of obtaining accreditation
If ‘yes’, which institution/agency provides the
accreditation/certification?
Sri Lanka accréditation board

24. 8. Data interpretation
If your answer is ‘yes’, please fill the table and indicate
what is considered as low/medium/high by your lab.
Do you provide interprétations of soil results to your clients?
Method Units Rating
Low Moderate High
Carbon Walkely and Black Organic matter % Rice Veg Rice Veg Rice Veg
Nitrogen
Nitrate-N
Phosphorus Olsen ppm 5 <20 5-10 20-30 >10 >30
Potassium Exchangeable ppm 40 <160 40-80 160-400 160-400 >400
pH 1: 1 Soil : Water <5
Ec 1:5 Soil : Water dS/m 0.2

25. Interpretation report

26. 10. Soil analysis in your country
How many routine laboratories exist in your
country? 12 + 1 + 1
Are they ‘mobile’ laboratories? – Not at the
moment
Are the soil test kits commonly used?
are being tested

27. Aralaganwila
Mahailluppallama
Batalagoda
Lunuwila Kandy
T’Kelle
SE
Bandarawela
Bomuwela
Horana
A’pelessa
Kilinochchi
Jaffna

28. 11. Strength/weakness
What do you think your lab is strong at?
general soil analysis of selected properties
What do you think that could be improved?
soil N analysis
What do you wish to get improved after our meeting ?
Assessment of soil quality and interpretation

29. Thank you for your attention…