TARA Mini Paper Recycling Plant

TARA Environment Monitoring And Material Certification Facility

        Jal TARA Portable Water Testing kit

        Pawan TARA Portable Air Testing Kit

        Jal-TARA Slow Sand Filter

TARA  ENVIRONMENT  MONITORING  AND  MATERIAL CERTIFICATION  FACILITY 
Development Alternatives being committed towards a clean environment started an environment laboratory now known as TARA ENVIRONMENT MONITORING AND MATERIAL CERTIFICATION FACILITY way back in 1990. Through its research and development, the laboratory has developed the following tools which are being extensively used in the CLEAN-India programme: 

      Jal TARA Portable Water Testing kit

      Pawan TARA Portable Air Testing Kit

      Jal-TARA Slow Sand Filter


Initially, the laboratory was set up to facilitate projects relating to environmental issues within Development Alternatives. The environment laboratory now provides consultancy to diverse clients like civic agencies, industries, NGOs and communities for research and analysis in the field of air, water (including wastewater) and soil quality monitoring, analysis and treatment.

The laboratory is equipped with sophisticated instruments like Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (for heavy metal analysis of air, water and soil samples), UV-Visible Spectrophotometers (for colorimetric analysis of air, water and soil samples), Ion meters, flame photometers, sophisticated balances ( .01mg accuracy), conductivity meters, incubator, flue gas analyzers, air samplers ( for ambient air quality monitoring), stack monitoring kits, etc. The laboratory also has the facility for proper storage of the samples. 
The laboratory has a team of highly skilled scientists and analysts who take up consultancy projects in the areas mentioned below:

Drinking Water and Waste Water 

• Water quality monitoring and analysis (Drinking and Waste water).
• Designing of wastewater treatment plant for industries.
• Performance evaluation of waste water treatment plants.
• Assessment and treatment of drinking water quality of hotels, offices, restaurants, schools, and housing societies, etc.
• Water auditing for industries and corporate complexes.

• Ambient air quality monitoring and analysis.
• Stack monitoring and analysis.
• Performance evaluation of treatment plants
• Ventilation hood designing for industries
• Environmental auditing for design modifications.

• Soil quality analysis (including heavy metals) for various uses like brick manufacturing.
• Fertility test.
• Soil treatment for agricultural purposes.

TARA environment monitoring facility is also involved in research and development of low cost environment monitoring kits. Two popular field based kits developed are Jal- TARA Water Testing Kit: monitors 14 parameters for water quality and Pawan-TARA Air Testing Kit: monitors suspended particulate matter, sulphur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen in ambient air. Customised kits are also being manufactured based on different types of water related problems existing in various parts of India like separate kits for testing for Fluoride, Nitrate, Iron, and Residual Chlorine. 

With the aim of reducing the incidence of water borne diseases in India, the laboratory has developed a prototype water purification system for communities called the Jal-TARA Slow Sand Filtration System. Based on slow sand filtration technique, it improves the quality of water in terms of bacterial contamination and turbidity.