 Principles;  Moral;  Beliefs;  Moral values; and  “A set of principles of right conduct”

 Trust worthy;  Competent;  Respectful;  Act with Integrity;  Considerate;  sympathetic;  Courteous;  Dependable;

 Co-operative;  Committed;  Approachable;  Supportive;  Respectful; and  Accountable.

 A specific style of behavior in the work place;  Values and professional roles exhibited in our behavior;  Respect for self and others;  Mature responsibility; and  Problem solving.

 They have attitude and conflict value;  Self respect;  Accept personal responsibility;  Respect for others; and  Respect the experience.

 Not confirming to the standards of a profession or unprofessional behavior.

 Helps to develop and understand the image in ourselves as professional;  Laboratory professionals are normally technicians, scientists, or both;  Professional ethics gives voice to the moral bond that links profession to the individuals it serves;  It strengthens the sense of ethical responsibility.

 We are to serve the society as a whole;  We have an impact on the interest and the output of the individual clients being farmers or institutions;  We play an important role in publics’ interest and the common good with ethical standards;  Ethics is the key element in the public trust in the profession.

 Ethics is important for all types of analysis, recoding of data and reporting of findings and laboratory examination of soils, water or plant tissue.

 Keywords: Laboratory soil test; Laboratory plant tissue test; Laboratory water quality test; System Examination (data validation); Diagnosis of issues, if any; Data interpretation.

Examination Process:  Pre-analytic (sampling, sample preparation, etc);  Analytic(laboratory analysis); and  Post-analytic (data review, validation, interpretation, report preparation).

The pre-analytic phase 1.Sampling (if lab is responsible for sampling); 2.Sample preparation (drying, labeling, packaging, storing, etc); 3.Preparing duplicate samples (if sampling is not done by the laboratory);

4. Providing the laboratory technicians with the required analyses and include appropriate number of duplicate, spiked, and blank samples; and 5. Collecting the data and review their validation.

 The analytic phase: Sample preparation; Sample labeling; Sample storage Analysis of samples Analyzing the results Verifying the results

 Post-analytic phase Reporting the results; Interpreting the results; Informing the clients of the meaning of the results; and Applying the results.

 Confidentiality;  Justification;  Review and validation of data; and  Expert testimony, if issues raised with regard to quality of data.

 Internal quality assurance;  External quality assurance (other soils regional laboratories); and  National Accreditation Board of Laboratories (if and when it is established).  Autonomous bodies like National Soils Laboratory;

 Adopt Best Practices for the Detection and Deterrence of Laboratory Fraud;  Utilize Contractual Agreements;  Adopt DQO and SOP; and  Consider Third-Party Experts.

 Prior to awarding a contract, the laboratory QA/QC requirements should be evaluated;  QA/QC manual provides insight into the ability of laboratory to comply with contract and method specific requirements.

 Two-phase audit and check system is a method for oversight of laboratory operations.  The process includes a pre-award on- site audit and follow-up audit.

 Verify the adequacy and maintenance of instrumentation;  Continuity of personnel meeting experience requirements; and  Acceptable performance of analytical and QC procedures.

 PES are used to assess routine performance levels of laboratories;  General QA oversight of laboratories should include PES program; and  Use of PES sends a message to a laboratory that the client is serious about performance of the laboratory.

 Useful tool in detecting and deterring data quality problems;  Measure inter laboratory performance on sample matrices relevant to a program (drinking water, soils, plants, etc); and  Existence of split-samples can be revealed to the laboratory or not.

 Performance histories should be shared among utilities, regulatory agencies, government project managers, etc; and  Certain third-party consultants should maintain performance histories of laboratories.

 Laboratories should have a company ethics policy read and signed by all employees;  Training should be provided to staff;  Specific method performed by the laboratory should be written and maintained; and  Laboratory management must provide adequate resources and assign sufficient authority to supervisors.

 Ethics references;  Ethics policy or statement;  Employee ethics agreements;  Ethics communication;  Ethics program management;  Ethics procedures;  Zero tolerance policy;

 Ethics assistance and reporting mechanism;  Compliance plan (A plan to ensure compliance of ethics policy);  Ethics training; and  Compliance audits (To check if ethics policy is adhered to).

 Potential for fraudulent activities exist by some laboratories;  Data user should protect his/her program(s) by planning or reassessing his/her needs; and  Data user should utilize best practices whenever possible to meet his/her analytical requirements.

 To ensure that laboratory does not face with issues related to fraud or data validity, incorporation of the laboratory ethics and appropriate QA/QC processes are extremely important;  Clients have all the rights to use the processes described above to check on us. Therefore we should make sure we fully adhere to QA/QC and lab ethics.