ENPHO Laboratory Services
The Environment and Public Health Organization (ENPHO) operates a well-established laboratory, since its establishment in 1990, dedicated to providing reliable scientific testing and analysis of water, wastewater, faecal sludge, soil, and compost. The laboratory is accredited under the NEPLAS Criteria (based on ISO 17025) by the Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology, Government of Nepal. Through its laboratory services, ENPHO envisioned contributing to improving water safety, environmental health, and disease prevention across Nepal, supporting national goals and international commitments related to health, water, and sanitation.
Key Milestones of ENPHO’s Laboratory Services
Key Laboratory Services
1. Water Quality Analysis Services
ENPHO provides a range of comprehensive water quality testing packages designed to meet diverse client needs and demand. These services support drinking water and household use water analysis requirements, regulatory compliance, and customized analytical requirements. Available packages include the Potability Count Package, Potability Presence/Absence Package, NDWQS Package, and Client-Customized Package.
- Potability Count Package: This package analyzes 11 physico-chemical and microbiological parameters to assess the overall potability of water. [Click Here for More…]
- Potability Presence/Absence Package: This package analyzes 12 physico-chemical and microbiological parameters and limits the presence or absence analysis of microbiological parameters. [Click Here for More…]
- NDWQS Package: This package analyzes 19 physico-chemical and microbiological parameters in accordance with the National Drinking Water Quality Standards (NDWQS) of Nepal. [Click Here for More…]
- Client-Customized Package: This package offers flexible analysis based on specific client water use requirements, allowing selection of relevant physico-chemical and microbiological parameters from among those supported by ENPHO’s laboratory facilities. [Click Here for More…]
2. Wastewater Analysis Services
ENPHO’s laboratory provides comprehensive wastewater analysis services to identify pollutants and design or evaluate the efficiency of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and effluent treatment plants (ETPs), complying with national standards for wastewater effluent. The service also supports generating reliable laboratory data for environmental impact assessments (EIA) and an initial environmental examination (IEE). The service offers analysis of 42 physical, chemical, and biological parameters of wastewater and effluents generated from municipal, industrial, healthcare, and commercial sources. [Click Here for More…]
3. Faecal Sludge Analysis Services
ENPHO’s laboratory provides comprehensive faecal sludge analysis services to assess the characteristics of sludge collected from on-site sanitation systems and to support the planning, design, operation, and performance evaluation of faecal sludge treatment plants (FSTPs). The service ensures compliance with national environmental and sanitation standards for safe treatment, reuse, and disposal of faecal sludge. ENPHO’s laboratory offers analysis of 28 physical, chemical, and biological parameters of faecal sludge generated from septic tanks and other on-site sanitation facilities. [Click Here for More…]
4. Soil Quality Analysis Services
ENPHO’s laboratory provides soil quality analysis services to assess soil characteristics. The service includes analysis of 7 parameters like pH, Electrical Conductivity, Organic matter, Organic Carbon, Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Available Phosphorous, Available Potassium, Moisture content.
5. Compost Analysis Services
ENPHO’s laboratory is equipped for compost analysis and provides service for analysis of 10 parameters like pH, Electrical Conductivity, Organic Matter, Total Organic Carbon, Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Available Phosphorous, Available Potassium, Moisture content, E.coli, Helminths.
6. Pani Doctor Services
Pani Doctor is a mobile-based application developed by ENPHO to help individuals, communities, water utilities, and institutions to facilitate water quality testing services. Through this app, clients can request water quality testing services for the required parameters, including the service for the collection of water samples at their doorsteps.
7. Water Quality Mini-Lab Set Up Services
ENPHO provides Water Quality Mini-Lab Set-Up Services to support decentralized, routine, and rapid monitoring of drinking water quality at local and institutional levels. The service is designed to establish functional mini-laboratories equipped with essential tools, standard procedures, and trained personnel to enable timely water quality testing and informed decision-making.
8. Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Services
ENPHO provides technical assistance and capacity-building services to strengthen institutional and human resource capacities in water quality testing and monitoring. ENPHO provides hands-on laboratory training for professionals, students, and institutions in water quality testing, laboratory procedures, and quality assurance, including technical laboratory support for WASH programs, researches and innovations related to water and wastewater.
9. Laboratory Products
ENPHO provides a range of laboratory products to support water quality testing and water treatment. The laboratory products include the ENPHO Field Water Test Kit, Piyush, Piyush Plus, Body Belt Incubator, 0.1% Chlorine Solution, P/A Vial, FRC Test Kit, and Arsenic Field Test Kit. [Click Here for More…]
Instrumentation and Quality Control
ENPHO Laboratory follows internationally accepted analytical methods [Click Here for More…] and implements strict quality control procedures to ensure the accuracy, reliability, and consistency of test results. The laboratory is equipped with advanced and reliable analytical instruments to support physico-chemical and microbiological analysis. The laboratory is staffed by experienced professionals committed to scientific excellence and public health protection. All laboratory activities are conducted in compliance with established safety protocols, including the use of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), safe chemical handling practices, and an effective emergency response system to ensure a safe working environment for staff and visitors.
