I EUROSOLAN meeting | Eurasian Soil Laboratory Network | 2 - 5 October 2019 | Chişinău, Moldova. Maksym Solokha

1. First Meeting of the Regional Soil
Laboratory Network for Eurasia and
Europe
National Reference
Laboratories

2. Laboratory name: Laboratory of instrumental soil
research methods, National scientific center
“Institute for soil science and agrochemistry
research named after O.N.Sokolovsky”
Country: Ukraine
Name of the presenter: Solokha Maksym,
head of this department

3. Group photos our staff

4. Laboratory room for analysis
mechanical part of soil, heavy metalls, general
nitrogen and plants samples

5. Laboratory room for analysis agrochemical
properties soil

6. Laboratory room for analysis mechanical part of soil
(traditionally methods) and agrochemical properties of plants

7. Soil analysis in your country
How many routine laboratories exist in your
country?
More then 100.
Are they ‘mobile’ laboratories?
No, it’s stationary.
Are soil test kits commonly used?
Yes, soil test kits used small farmes and beginner in
agricultures.

8. Assessment and monitoring of soil
state: normative-methodical and
metrological support
 Standard samples of different levels
 Proficiency Testing and
Interlaboratory Comparisons
 Measurement management system
 Normative-methodical base: standards,
technical conditions, technological
regulations, measurement methods
 Guidelines and recommendations for
standardization and metrological support in the
field of soil quality and protection.
 System of voluntary certification of
agricultural lands (soils)
Proficiency testing (PT)

9. Accreditation
/certification
Does your laboratory have any
accreditation or certification?
Yes, we have laboratory
sertifications
If yes, which institution/agency
provides
accreditation/certification?
SE “UkrNDNC”Ukrainian
Research and Training Center
of Standardization, Certification
and Quality
http://uas.org.ua

10. Strength/weakness
What do you think your lab is strong at?
-the laboratory may be an aggregator of agrochemical
research in Eastern Europe
- the laboratory develops the latest instrumental
methods for soil research (aerial photography with
UAVs and depending on the terrain and macro
indicators, studies in the field of mechanical properties
of soils based on a laser diffractometer).
What do you think it could be improved?
- development of robotic platforms for
laboratory research of soils

11. What are your expectations out of this meeting and
GLOSOLAN?
-Agree and establish a “road map” for the SOP.
-Coordinate the activities of the “working group”,
exclude the moments of non-invitation of the members
of the working group to key events of GLOSOLAN.
- To develop a platform of "participation in the forces"
of each of the participating countries.

12. Thanks for your
attention