{"id":1486,"date":"2026-08-05T07:44:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T07:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wii-saconrp.in\/beta\/?page_id=1486"},"modified":"2026-09-19T11:58:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T11:58:43","slug":"wetland-ecology-laboratory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wii-saconrp.in\/beta\/wetland-ecology-laboratory\/","title":{"rendered":"Wetland Ecology Laboratory"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Wetland Ecology Laboratory<\/h3>

The Wetland Ecology Laboratory is equipped with several instruments viz.<\/em>
UV-VIS Spectrophotometer, Flame Photometer, Conductivity Meter, Kjeldahl Unit with
Microwave Digester, FTIR, Multi Probe (Four Parameter), Incubator, Hot Air Oven,
Laminar Flow, -20\u00b0C Refrigerator, Compound Microscope with Camera,
Stereomicroscope and Dissecting Microscope.<\/p><\/div>

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Services Provided<\/h3>

The Wetland Ecology Laboratory, in keeping with the mandate of the division,
can help researchers\/institutions in assessing and analysing wetland habitats
for the following parameters:<\/p><\/div>

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Water Quality<\/h3>

Fresh, Brackish and Marine Water<\/p>

S.No.<\/th>Parameter<\/th>Charge in Rs. per Sample<\/th><\/tr>
\u00a0<\/th>\u00a0<\/th>Students<\/th>Others<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1<\/td>pH<\/td>200<\/td>300<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Conductivity<\/td>200<\/td>300<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Hardness<\/td>1000<\/td>1500<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Alkalinity<\/td>1000<\/td>1500<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Turbidity<\/td>200<\/td>300<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Total Dissolved Solids<\/td>200<\/td>300<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>Total Suspended Solids<\/td>200<\/td>300<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>Salinity<\/td>200<\/td>300<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>Chloride<\/td>1000<\/td>1500<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>Dissolved Oxygen (status at the Laboratory)<\/td>1000<\/td>1500<\/td><\/tr>
11<\/td>Chemical Oxygen Demand<\/td>1000<\/td>1500<\/td><\/tr>
12<\/td>Total Phosphorus<\/td>1000<\/td>1500<\/td><\/tr>
13<\/td>Available Phosphorus<\/td>1000<\/td>1500<\/td><\/tr>
14<\/td>Nitrate Nitrogen<\/td>1000<\/td>1500<\/td><\/tr>
15<\/td>Nitrite Nitrogen<\/td>1000<\/td>1500<\/td><\/tr>
16<\/td>Oil and Grease<\/td>1000<\/td>1500<\/td><\/tr>
17<\/td>Total Organic Carbon<\/td>1000<\/td>1500<\/td><\/tr>
18<\/td>Chlorophyll a<\/td>1500<\/td>2000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div>

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Sediment Quality<\/h3>

Fresh, Brackish and Marine Habitats<\/p>

S.No.<\/th>Parameter<\/th>Students<\/th>Others<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1<\/td>Water Holding Capacity<\/td>200<\/td>300<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>pH<\/td>200<\/td>300<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Salinity<\/td>200<\/td>300<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Conductivity<\/td>200<\/td>300<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Total Phosphorus<\/td>1000<\/td>1500<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Total Nitrogen<\/td>1000<\/td>1500<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>Organic Carbon<\/td>1000<\/td>1500<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>Sediment Texture<\/td>2000<\/td>2500<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div>

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Biological Parameters<\/h3>

Fresh, Brackish and Marine Habitats<\/p>

S.No.<\/th>Parameter<\/th>Students<\/th>Others<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1<\/td>Phytoplankton (up to taxonomic family)<\/td>2000<\/td>2500<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Zooplankton (up to taxonomic family)<\/td>2000<\/td>2500<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Macrobenthos (up to taxonomic order)<\/td>2000<\/td>2500<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Meiobenthos (up to taxonomic order)<\/td>2000<\/td>2500<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div>

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The sampling protocol for each parameter as described by
APHA (2015)<\/strong> or Grassoff et al. (1999)<\/em> should be followed.<\/p><\/div>

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For Sample Collection and Shipment<\/h3>

Dr. Goldin Quadros<\/strong><\/p>

Principal Scientist<\/p>

Wetland Ecology Division<\/p>

Telephone:<\/strong> 0422 2203128<\/p>

Email:<\/strong>

goldinq@gmail.com
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salimalicentre@gmail.com
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