The Laboratory Service Section (LSS) provides support to research work in the conduct of routine laboratory procedures.
Office/Division
Laboratory and Experimental Services Division (LESD) /RDE Centers Laboratory Units
Classification
Highly Technical
Type of Transaction
Government to Government (G2G)
Government to Citizen (G2C)
Government to Business (G2B)
Who May Avail
All
CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENTS
WHERE TO SECURE
Letter Request (through postal or electronic mail of Records Section erdbrecords@gmail.com)
Requesting client
CLIENT STEPS
AGENCY ACTION
FEES TO BE PAID
PROCESSING TIME
PERSON RESPONSIBLE
1. Submits letter request
a. Soil Analysis (NPK, Bulk Density, pH, calcium, magnesium)
b. Water Analysis (Turbidity, pH, Temperature, DO, TDS, Electrical Conductivity, Hardness, Nitrates, Ammonia, Phosphate and Metals, Biological Oxygen Demand)
c. Seed Testing
d. Use of laboratory facilities
Receives letter request and forwards to Office of the Director/ Authorized Representative
**shown below
1 day
Records Officer/ In-charge
Receives letter request and forwards to LESD-Office of the Chief (OC)
1 day
Office of the Director
Receives letter request and forwards to Chief, LSS. The Chief, LSS forwards to concern LSS Personnel. The LSS Personnel reviews the letter request and prepares letter reply.
2 days
Chief, LESD
Chief, LSS
Concerned LSS Technical Personnel
Approves letter reply; signs letter
1 day
Director
Assistant Director
Chief, LESD
2.Receives letter reply and submits sample for analysis
Analysis of sample
15 days
Concerned LSS Technical Personnel
3. Pays and receives results of analysis; fills up Client Satisfaction Measure (CSM) **
Client
EXPECTED TURN AROUND TIME
20 days
**Fees for Soil Analysis
Physical Analysis
:
Moisture Content
Particle Density
Bulk Density
Textural Grade
Php 50.00
Php 75.00
Php 75.00
Php 150.00
Chemical Analysis
:
pH
Organic Matter
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Potassium
Magnesium
Calcium
Sodium
Cation Exchange Capacity
Php 50.00
Php 150.00
Php 150.00
Php 100.00
Php 100.00
Php 75.00
Php 75.00
Php 100.00
Php 300.00
aLaboratory fees per approved proposed increase of fees and charges dated July 2019.
bLaboratory fees of DENR Regional Offices requesting for laboratory services shall be waived but shall be requested to replace the laboratory supplies per memorandum dated 23 January 2023.