In order to confirm competence, as well as to assess the quality of work in the field of environmental and analytical control, the Central Department for Environmental Supervision of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan annually passes a qualification check through participation in interlaboratory comparative tests.
Interlaboratory comparative tests (ISI) - refers to the organization, performance and evaluation of measurements or tests of the same or similar samples in two or more laboratories in accordance with specified conditions (GOST ISO/IEC 17043-2013 "Conformity assessment. Basic requirements for conducting a qualification check").
Thus, in December 2024, the Central Department for Environmental Supervision (CDES) took part in comparative tests organized by the official provider, the Federal Budget Institution State Regional Center for Standardization, Metrology and Testing in the Republic of Tatarstan, under the program "Natural, potable, purified wastewater." The results of the successful completion of the tests are confirmed by the certificate of the participation of CDES in the qualification check through the ISI.
The annual successful confirmation of the competence of CDES demonstrates the quality of the environmental analysis work of the department, which is a guarantee of a reliable assessment of the degree of pollution of environmental facilities during the regional state environmental supervision by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan.