Mr. Maksym Solokha, Laboratory of Instrumental Soil Research Methods of the National Scientific Center “Institute for Soil Science and Agrochemistry Research named after O.N. Sokolovsky”, Kharkiv, Ukraine

1. LABORATORY OF INSTRUMENTAL SOIL
RESEARCH METHODS, STANDARDIZATION AND
METROLOGY
NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CENTER «INSTITUTE FOR SOIL SCIENCE AND AGROCHEMISTRY
RESEARCH NAMED AFTER O.N. SOKOLOVSKY»
UNSlab (Ukrainian National Soil Laboratory)
Maksym Solokha

2. Status of establishment: under establishment
Official name of the National Soil Laboratory Network: UNSlab (Ukrainian National Soil
Laboratory) – may be modified in future
Actual or expected procedure for establishing the National Soil Laboratory Network (in
steps):
1. Collected information on the availability of specialized laboratories in Ukraine.
2. After receiving the contacts of the specialized laboratories, invitations were sent to
participate in the network of national laboratories.
3. Within a short period of time, the laboratories got acquainted with the initiative to
create a network of national laboratories and registered on the website in a profile form
4. At the moment, information is being collected on the presence of non-core
laboratories (in related departments, universities, academies, organizations of various
forms of ownership)
5. In the process of work, a number of laboratories were not involved in the network of
laboratories due to various reasons, including:
- lack of the required quality of the laboratory (it means that the laboratory is located
even in another country, and analysis services are offered in Ukraine
- lack of an interested person, personnel for the network's profile work
- a low level of laboratory quality (an annual ring test is carried out for verification)

3. Actual or expected number of laboratories in the network: actual – 7, expected - 2
Please specify if you received any help to establish the network by a
donor/international initiative/etc. (please specify) : Yes, we get on an ongoing basis
Obstacles encountered
during the establishment
of the network
How did you overcome
the obstacle?
Notes
Workload of laboratory
personnel, as a result of lack
of time to understand the
problem and its solution
The required time is reserved
for the execution of
documents along with the
annual ring test
It took time to fill out profile
forms on the Internet
During the ring test (our
number # 28), due to the lack
of certification for some
research methods, we could
not analyze them.
We conduct SOP studies on
these indicators and plan to
conduct an analysis
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To disseminate knowledge
between laboratories, it was
planned to hold about five
meetings with
representatives of the
national network
Due to the quarantine and its
further tightening, the
meetings were canceled,
Internet on-line conferences
have not yet been held due
to the technical unavailability
of a number of laboratories
The problem has not yet been
resolved

4. In case you are presenting about a already established network, please briefly
report on the main activities (including meetings) implemented by the network so
far:
- Development and approval of a plan for the implementation of COP
GLOSOLAN at the national level. Discuss, agree on a plan at the academic
council of the national center.
- After translation and approval of all SOPs, we plan to distribute them over the
backbone network in order to discuss them later via e-mail.
- -After the distribution of the SOP throughout the national network, receive
feedback from them (comments, additions) and agree on the subsequent
actions for the implementation of the SOP.
- After specifying the deadlines, it is planned to introduce SOPs according to the
approved plan, conducting mandatory ring tests and training seminars for each
SOP (we believe this is necessary to improve the level of each laboratory).
- Carry out the results obtained for each SOP on standard samples and agree
with the data that GLOSOLANE has.
Unfortunately, the meeting schedule is currently violated and it is not yet known
when the quarantine will be canceled.

5. Thanks for your
attention