Mantra - Man Made Textile Research Association

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Overview

MANTRA is recognized by the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) as a Schedule I Environmental Auditor (Recognition Valid up to 31/12/2025). MANTRA is doing Environmental Audit work since 2000.

Monitoring & Analysis of environmental parameters i.e. Ambient Air, Flue gas/process stack emission, Water/Wastewater, Solid/Hazardous Waste including organics/inorganic as per IS, APHA & ASTM Standards.
Environmental Audit & Monthly Audit.
Preparing Adequacy and Efficacy Certificate of Environment Management System, Boiler & its Air Pollution Control Measures.
VOC Monitoring and Reporting.
Treatability Study for industrial effluent or Effluent Treatment Plant.
UV-Visible Spectra Scanning. Analysis of heavy metals like Copper, Nickel, Zinc, Lead, Cobalt, Cadmium, Iron, Chromium, Hexavalent Chromium, Arsenic, Mercury in wastewater & textile products on AAS. Gold and Silver from Jari Sample.
Free Formaldehyde, Released Formaldehyde, Banned amines, Prohibited Phthalates, Chlorophenol, Dichlorophenol, Trichlorophenol, and Pentachlorophenol, Ortho Phenyl Phenol, Pentachlorophenol (PCP) in Gum & textile products on GC-MS.
Pesticides from wastewater on GC-MS. Chromatogram and Mass Fragmentation of major peaks and identification of structure by comparison with NIST Library.

Equipments

Sr. No.	Equipment / Tool	Company Make	Usage
1.	BOD Incubator	Cintex	Incubation of B.O.D samples for 3 days/5 days
2.	Refrigerator	Sumsang	For preservation of effluent samples
3.	Cooling Incubator	Remi Instrument	For preservation of effluent samples
4.	Centrifuge	-	For separation of fluid based on density
5.	Hygrometer/ Wet and Dry bulb thermometer	-	Measurement of temperature and humidity
6.	Jar test	-	For treatability study of effluent
07.	Filtration Assembly with Vacuum Pump	-	Measurement of TDS
8.	Dissolved Oxygen Meter	-	Measurement of Dissolved Oxygen
9.	Magnetic Stirrer	-	Simultaneously heating and stirring the sample
10.	TDS/ Conductivity meter (Microprocessor)	-	Measurement of Conductivity and TDS
11.	Turbidity Meter	-	Measurement of Turbidity
12.	pH meter (Microprocessor)	-	Measurement of pH
13.	COD Digester	-	Measurement of COD
14.	Oven	-	For Drying the samples
15.	Muffle Furnace	-	Measurement of Loss on Drying and Ash content
16.	Heating Mantle	-	For Reflux
17.	Hot Plate	-	For Digestion of the samples
18.	Digital Water Bath	-	For Drying the samples
19.	Water Distiller	-	For distillation of water
20.	Thermometer	-	Measurement of Temperature
21.	TKN Assembly	-	Measurement of Nitrogen
22.	Ammonical Nitrogen Assembly	-	Measurement of Ammonical Nitrogen
23.	Phenol Assembly	-	Measurement of Phenol
24.	Flouride Assembly	-	Measurement of Fluoride
25.	Dispenser	-	For handling of acids
26.	Fume Hood	-	For removal of fume generated during testing
27.	Flash Point Apparatus	-	Measurement of Flash Point
28.	Flame Photometer	-	Measurement of Sodium and potassium
29.	Bomb Calorimeter	-	Measurement of Calorific Value
30.	U.V Visible (Shimadzu U.V. 1800)	-	For analysis of formaldehyde (Free and released), colorimetric analysis of OBA dye stuff solution, analysis of flue gases (NOx, SO2, Cl2, NH3), Analysis of various water and waste water parameters, various fabric testing (TiO2 Content, Whiter Content etc) etc.
31.	Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (A.A.S) (Thermo fisher scientific)	-	For analysis of metal at trace level, viz, chromium, copper, cobalt, cadmium, nickel, lead, zinc, arsenic, mercury, iron, gold, silver
32.	Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrophotometer (G.C-M.S) (Agilent)	-	For analysis of pentachlorophenol pesticides, banned arylamines etc at trace level.
33.	Karl Fisher for moisture content	-	Determine moisture content in solid and liquid samples
34.	HacH Instrument	-	For analysis of various water and waste water parameters
35.	5 Digit Weight Balance	-	Weighing etc
36.	4 Digit Weight Balance	-	Weighing etc

Testing Price List

Wastewater

Parameter	Unit	Test Method	Testing charges ₹
pH	-	APHA 4500 H+ (24th Edition)	225/-
Temperature	°C	APHA 2550 B (24th Edition)	100/-
Colour	Pt-Co Scale	APHA 2120 B (24th Edition)	200/-
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)	mg/L	APHA 2540 D (24th Edition)	250/-
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)	mg/L	APHA 2540 C (24th Edition)	-
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)	mg/L	IS 3025 (Part 58) : 2023	350/-
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) (3 days @ 27°C)	mg/L	IS 3025 (Part 44) : 2023	450/-
Dissolved Oxygen (DO)	mg/L	IS 3025 (Part 38) :1989 (RA 2019)	-
Oil and Grease	mg/L	APHA 5520 B(24th Ed)	300/-
Chlorides	mg/L	APHA 4500-Cl- (24th Ed)	450/-
Sulphates	mg/L	APHA 4500-SO4-2 E (24th Ed)	450/-
Iron (Fe)	mg/L	APHA 3111 B - Direct Air-Acetylene Flame Method (24th Edition)	500/-(WATER) , 750/-(YARN)
Lead (Pb)	mg/L	APHA 3111 B - Direct Air-Acetylene Flame Method (24th Edition)	500/-(WATER) , 750/-(YARN)
Mercury (Hg)	mg/L	APHA 3112 B - Cold Vapour Atomic Absorption Spectroscopic Method (24th Edition)	1000/-(WATER), 1000/-(YARN)
Nickel (Ni)	mg/L	APHA 3111 B - Direct Air-Acetylene Flame Method (24th Edition)	500/-(WATER), 750/-(YARN)
Zinc (Zn)	mg/L	APHA 3111 B - Direct Air-Acetylene Flame Method (24th Edition)	500/-(WATER), 750/-(YARN)
Arsenic (As)	mg/L	APHA 3111B (24th Ed)	1000/-(WATER) ,1000/-(YARN)
Cadmium (Cd)	mg/L	APHA 3111B (24th Ed)	500/-(WATER), 750/-(YARN)
Total Chromium (Cr)	mg/L	APHA 3111B (24th Ed)	500/-(WATER), 750/-(YARN)
Copper (Cu)	mg/L	APHA 3111B (24th Ed)	500/-(WATER) ,750/-(YARN)
Selenium (Se)	mg/L	APHA 3111B (24th Ed)	1000/-(WATER), 1000/-(YARN)
Silver (Au)	mg/L	APHA 3111B (24th Ed)	500/-(WATER),750/-(YARN)
Gold (Ag)	mg/L	APHA 3111B (24th Ed)	1250/-(WATER), 1250/-(YARN)
Chromium III (Cr+3)	mg/L	APHA 3111B (24th Ed)	500/-(WATER), 750/-(YARN)
Antimony	mg/L	APHA 3111B (24th Ed)	1750/-
Conductivity	µS/cm	IS 3025 (Part 14) : 1984	225/-
Turbidity	NTU	IS 3025 (Part 10) : 1984	225/-
Phenolic Compounds	mg/L	APHA 5530 D (24th Ed)	350/-
Ammonical Nitrogen	mg/L	APHA 4500 NH3 B & C (24thEd)	450/-
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN)	mg/L	APHA 4500-N (24th Ed)	350/-
Nitrite	mg/L	-	350/-
Nitrate	mg/L	APHA 4500 NO3 E (24th Ed)	350/-
Phosphate	mg/L	APHA 4500 PO4 (24th Ed)	400/-
Total Hardness	mg/L	IS 3025 (Part 21) : 2009	250/-
Calcium Hardness	mg/L	APHA 3500-Ca D. (24th Ed)	250/-
Magnesium Hardness	mg/L	APHA 3500-Mg D. (24th Ed)	250/-
Calcium as Ca⁺²	mg/L	Calculation Method	-
Magnesium as Mg⁺²	mg/L	Calculation Method	-
Bi - Carbonate as CaCO₃	mg/L	IS 3025 (Part 51) : 2001	250/-
Carbonate as CaCO₃	mg/L	IS 3025 (Part 51) : 2001	350/-
Acidity	mg/L	IS 3025 (Part 22) : 1986	300/-
Alkalinity	mg/L	IS 3025 (Part 23) : 1986	250/-
Cyanide	mg/L	APHA 4500 CN- E (24th Ed)	350/-
Flouride	mg/L	APHA 4500F -D (24thd Ed)	450/-
Pesticides	mg/L	G.C.M.S	5000/-
Residual Chlorine	mg/L	APHA 4500 (24th Ed)	100/-
Sodium Absorption Ratio	mg/L	CPCB Guideline for water & Waste Water analysis	700/-
% Sodium	mg/L	CPCB Guideline for water & Waste Water analysis	900/-
Reactive Silica (Chemical)	-	-	450/-
Colloidal Silica (Chemical)	-	-	450/-

Stack Monitoring

Parameter	Unit	Test Method	Sampling Charges ₹	Analysis charge ₹
Particulate Matter (PM)	mg/Nm³	IS 11255 (PART-1):1985,R.A 2019	9600/-	1050/-
Sulphur dioxide (SO₂)	ppm	IS 11255 (PART-2):1985,R.A 2019	3500/-	1050/-
Oxide of Nitrogen (NO_x)	IS 11255 (PART-7):2012,R.A 2017	ppm	3500/-	1050/-
Ammonia (NH₃)	ppm	NAAQS Monitoring & Analysis guidelines volume-1	3500/-	1050/-
HCl	-	-	-	-
Chlorine (Cl₂)	-	-	3500/-	1050/-
Hydrogen Sulphide (H₂S)	ppm	IS 11255 (PART-4)	3500/-	1050/-
Carbon Monoxide (CO)	-	-	3500/-	1050/-

Ambient Monitoring

Parameter (AMBIENT)	Unit	Test Method	Sampling Charges ₹	Analysis charge ₹
PM₁₀ (24 hr)	µg/m³	IS 5182 (PART-23):2006	10500/-	1050/-
PM_2.5	µg/m³	IS 5182 (PART-24)	10500/-	1050/-
Sulphur dioxide (SO₂)	µg/m³	IS 5182 (PART-2):2001, 2012	3500/-	1050/-
Oxide of Nitrogen (NO_x)	µg/m³	IS 5182 (PART-6):2006, 2012	3500/-	1050/-
Chlorine (Cl₂)	-	IS 5182 (PART-19): 2006, 2003	3500/-	1050/-
Ammonia	µg/m³	IS 5182 : Part 25 : 2018	3500/-	1050/-
Hydrogen Sulphide (H₂S)	-	IS 5182 : Part 7 : 2021	3500/-	1050/-
Ozone (O₃)	µg/m³	IS 5182 : Part 9 : 1974 (Reaffirmed Year : 2019)	3500/-	1800/-

Noise Monitoring

Parameter	Unit	Test Method	Sampling Charges ₹
Noise	dB	-	7000/-

Hazardous Waste

Parameter	Test Method	Testing Charges ₹
Moisture content/Loss on Drying (LOD)	Handbook of methods in environmental studies. Vol.2: Air, Noise, Soil and Overburden Analysis, Edition: 2011, S. K. Maiti-11.1, pg. no. 162.	225/-
Loss on Ignition (LOI)	-	450/-
Ash	-	-
Fixed Carbon	-	-
Volatile Carbon	-	-
Calorific Value (CV)	-	1400/-

Parameters Performed on UV-Visible Spectrophotometer

Parameter	Unit	Test Method	Testing Charges ₹
Phenol	ppm	APHA (5530- D.) 24th EDITION	350/-
Sulphate	ppm	APHA ( 4500 -SO4) 24th EDITION	450/-
Phosphate	ppm	APHA 4500 PO4 (24th Ed)	400/-
Nitrate	ppm	APHA(AWWA) 4500-NO3-4-124-24th edition	350/-
Nitrite	ppm	APHA 4500 NO3 E (24th Ed)	350/-
Free and Release Formaldehyde (HCHO)	ppm	IS Method 14563 & 14184	1500/-
Cr⁺⁶	ppm	APHA 24th Ed. (3500B, pg no. 3-70)	500/-
TiO₂	-	-	1300/-

PARAMETERS PERFORMED ON GC-MS

Parameter	Discipline	Unit	Test Method	Testing Charges ₹
Iso Phthalic Acid	Yarn	mg/Kg	IS 16481-2022	3000/-
Banned Amines	Fabric	mg/Kg	IS 15570	3500/-
Pesticides	Wastewater	mg/L	IS 15651 ANNEX-D	3000/-(for water) 4000/-(for dyes)
Penta Chloro Phenol (PCP) Ortho Phenyl Phenol (OPP) Tetra Chloro Phenol (TECP)	Fabric, Powder	Mg/Kg	IS 15651-2006 ANNEX-B	3000/-

Staff

Sr. No.	Name	Designation	Date of Joining	Expertise
1.	Dvij H. Mandviwala	H.O.D (Environmental Engineer)	31-05-2024	Environment Management System, Env. audit, NABL work
2.	Kamlesh R. Chunara	Environmental engineer	02-02-2016	Environment management system, Env.audit, NABL work
3.	Suresh H. Baldaniya	Chemist	10-08-2017	Environment management system, Env.audit, NABL work, Analysis
4.	Sandip D. Patil	Chemist	11-08-2017	Environment management system, Env.audit, NABL work, Analysis
5.	Utsav P. Bhatt	Chemical Engineer (J.S.O)	15-03-2024	Chemical Process & Production, Env.audit, NABL work, Report making
6.	Minal D. Patel	J.S.O	11-09-2023	Instrumentation & Analysis part
7.	Khushbu H. Patel	Lab Assitant	01-06-2022	Performing all parameter & Analysis part
8.	Hitesh J. khambhati	Peon	11-04-1994	Lab helper

Training

Sr. No.	Staff Name	Name of Training	Date	Details	General / Inhouse / Training provided by MANTRA
1.	Mr. Dvij Mandviwala	Fire Safety	19th August, 2024	Fire safety Awareness - The set of precautions, procedures, and measures taken to prevent fires, minimize the risk of fire-related accidents	MANTRA
		ISO/IEC 17025:2017	3 - 6th June, 2024	General Requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. Essential for NABL documentation.	MANTRA
		Estimation of Uncertainty in Chemical Measurements	23 - 24th September, 2024	Training for measurement uncertainty as well as essential for NABL documentation.	MANTRA
2.	Mr. Kamlesh Chunara	Fire Safety	19th August, 2024	Fire safety Awareness - The set of precautions, procedures, and measures taken to prevent fires, minimize the risk of fire-related accidents	MANTRA
		ISO 17025:2005	-	-	-
		ISO 17025:2017	-	-	-
3.	Mr. Suresh Baldaniya	Fire Safety	19th August, 2024	Fire safety Awareness - The set of precautions, procedures, and measures taken to prevent fires, minimize the risk of fire-related accidents	MANTRA
		ISO 17025:2005	-	-	-
		ISO 17025:2017	-	-	-
4.	Mr.Sandip Patil	Fire Safety	19th August, 2024	Fire safety Awareness - The set of precautions, procedures, and measures taken to prevent fires, minimize the risk of fire-related accidents	MANTRA
		ISO 17025:2005	-	-	-
		ISO 17025:2017	-	-	-
5.	Mr.Utsav Bhatt	Fire Safety	19th August, 2024	Fire safety Awareness - The set of precautions, procedures, and measures taken to prevent fires, minimize the risk of fire-related accidents	MANTRA
5.	Mr.Utsav Bhatt	ISO 17025:2017	24-27th April, 2024	General Requirements and calibration laboratories as per the international standard	-
6.	Minal Patel	Fire Safety	19th August, 2024	Fire safety Awareness - The set of precautions, procedures, and measures taken to prevent fires, minimize the risk of fire-related accidents	MANTRA
6.	Minal Patel	ISO 17025:2017	24-27th April, 2024	General Requirements and calibration laboratories as per the international standard	-
7.	Khusboo Patel	Fire Safety	19th August, 2024	Fire safety Awareness - The set of precautions, procedures, and measures taken to prevent fires, minimize the risk of fire-related accidents	MANTRA