Laboratories are one of the most important and applicable sectors of Applied Research Center of Geological Survey of Iran located at Karaj. They consist of 3 main sections including introduction of these center laboratories, work flow of samples and databases of laboratories.
In introduction section, a complete description of laboratories, analysis statues and sample preparation, laboratories instruments, analysis techniques and personal details has been presented. In addition, this center offers complete information about laboratory services such as analysis prices, detection limits and type of elements to be analyzed in each laboratory. 
Applied Research Center of Geological Survey of Iran was established in 2007 to create a good opportunity for all users to select it as a laboratory center offering all laboratory services including analysis of samples. The main purpose of this laboratory center is to increase the efficiency of laboratories in different fields. In addition, it offers information about geochemistry, marine, medical and gemology laboratories to all users including a complete introduction of instruments, techniques, administrators and laboratory specifications.
Applied Geological Research Center of Karaj has the largest laboratory of mineral analysis with high capacity across the Middle East. By establishing this center, Iran after countries such as Canada, Australia and Japan, is the forth country of the world has such laboratories. This laboratory center with analysis capacity of 150000 samples and 3000000 elements established by Geological Survey of Iran is an applied and analytical center offering inclusive databases about geosciences laboratories.

 Different laboratories of this center can be classified into 4 sectors as below:
- Geochemistry Laboratories
- Marine Geology Laboratories
- Medical Geology Laboratories
- Gemology Laboratories

Preparation Unit:
There are 9 laboratories in preparation unit of geochemistry laboratories of Geological Survey of Iran:

1. ICP Preparation Laboratory

2. AAS Preparation Laboratory

3. Emission Spectrograph (ES) Preparation Laboratory

4. Au Preparation Laboratory

5. Polarograph Preparation Laboratory

6. Weight Unit Laboratories

7. Distilled Water Unit & Electronic Furnances

8. Sample preparation laboratory for Crushing Samples

9- Atomic Fluorescence Preparation Laboratory  

Geochemistry Laboratories
Geochemistry laboratories of Applied Geological Research Center of Karaj was established in the year, 1386 by the order of the honorable director of  Geological Survey of Iran and efforts of some experts to achieve different scientific goals such as analysis of minerals and elements required for geochemistry and mineralization sheets. Studies on different projects planned by organizations and universities, analysis of thousand samples of exploration projects and qualitative &quantitative optimization of analysis techniques are of the most important purposes of geochemistry laboratories. The related information of these laboratories is available on laboratory introduction section in detail. 

There are 7 different laboratories in geochemistry laboratories sector which includes: 
1- ICP-OES

2- AAS Laboratory

3- Polarograph Laboratory

4- X-Ray Fluorescence Laboratory 

5- Flame Photometer Laboratory

6- Emission Spectrograph

7- Atomic Fluorescence Laboratory

Medical Geology Laboratories
Medical Geology is a science used to study the outcomes of other branches of science such as biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, statistics, agriculture, climatology, mineralogy, immunology, epidemiology and geographical medicine. As the earth's crust consists of different elements, the organs of living creatures are composed of various elements.
Therefore, due to the importance of modern science and needs of our country, medical geology researches unit was established on February 28, 2004 and since March 21, 2007 a wide range of researches have been carried out by establishing medical geological laboratory on Research Center of Geological Survey of Iran.
The purpose of medical geology laboratory is to achieve the above-mentioned goals including very precise measurement of pollutants such as water, soil, plant, sediment and radioactives. Therefore, Geological survey of Iran by establishing the first laboratory of medical geology dissolved many problems of analysis of water, soil, sediment and plant samples. Now, there are different laboratories such as hydrochemistry, geobotany, natural radionuclides and geochemistry in this center which are used for very precise measurement of organic and inorganic samples.

Main activities of this laboratory include:
1. Study of acute and chronic epidemics on region of interest and report of statistics of related diseases
2. Study of pathogenic factors related to different diseases based upon multidimensional data of water, soil, natural radioactives and plants.
3. Calculation of vulnerability percentage of population of interest to report statistics for international educational- research centers
4. Application of useful methods to prevent from possible harms to individuals and their pathogenesis
5. Veterinary study of region of interest based on medical geology viewpoint 
6. Documentary reports about native diseases on region of interest to make archives and determine the priority of studies
7. Documentary archive of reports about different factors of native diseases  

There are 4 laboratories in medical geology laboratories which include:
1. Soil Laboratories
2. Water Laboratories
3. Plant Laboratories
4. Radionuclide Laboratories

Soil Laboratory of  Medical Geology
Main activities of soil laboratory of medical geology sector include:
1-1-Detailed geochemical study of soil and sediments on region of interest (thematic- zone - regional) in medical laboratories for qualitative and quantitative analysis of different elements has effects on healthy of living creatures
2-1-Detailed study of polished sections and heavy minerals on region of interest for tracing environmental elements & their origin
3-1-Design of Sampling, field sampling and processing of different laboratories data as well as identification of pollutant areas based upon geogenic and anthropogenic origin
4-1-Arrangement of medical geochemical reports, allowable level of pollutants and their anomaly on environment based upon medical standards
5-1-Efforts to gather the most proper standards for sediments and soil of region with different applications (residual, industrial, recreative and agricultural purposes)
6-1-Drawing & arrangement of geochemical anomaly maps of medical laboratories and measurement of allowable level of pollutants & their thematic interpretation
7-1-GIS system application with different capabilities such as display, local research, data analysis and arrangement
8-1-Study of relations between geochemical processes has effect on environmental distribution of toxic & essential elements and diseases on humans & the other living creatures
9-1-Data arrangement of different geochemical factors such as water, soil, sediment, plant and natural radioactives has effect on different native diseases

 Main Activities of Hydrochemistry Laboratory of Medical Geology include: 
1. Detailed study of flowing waters & underground waters in drinking and agricultural applications based upon hydrochemical and hydrological views and qualitative & quantitative analysis of different elements and pollutants
2. Design of sampling, field sampling and systematic sampling of waters, tests methods,  processing of different laboratory analysis data and identification of pollutant areas based upon geogenic and anthropogenic origin for the purpose of study of pollutants has effect on living creatures healthy
3. Drawing & arrangement of hydrochemical anomaly maps of medical laboratories and measurement &  the allowable level of pollutants and their thematic interpretation

Hydrochemistry Laboratory:
1. Chemistry and Physics Laboratory
2. Heavy Elements Laboratory
3. Biology Laboratory
4. Microbiology Laboratory

Geobotany Laboratory of Medical Geology Sector
Main Activities of Geobotany Laboratory
1. Detailed study of soils & threshold of mineral concentrations  as well as their environmental anomaly based upon medical environmental standards
2. Full study of biotic variety of plant species on region of interest such as species and units of plant subspecies, predominant and trace germination forms, photo identification keys and dispersion maps
3. Plant studies on  region of interest for identification of predominant species
4. Autecology studies on plants which are resistant against certain pollutions emphasized on pedology of region such as concentration of elements such as heavy metals.
5. Measurement of Concentration of elements especially heavy metals in different parts of plants and their consumption by living creatures
6. Study of effects of environmental factors on anatomy of plants
7. Study of test & standard techniques applied for each step and on different parts

Radionuclide Laboratory of Medical Geology
Main activities of Radionuclide Laboratory of Medical Geology include:
1. Study of region of high radioactivity for controlling radiological factors of environment
2. Collaboration on different projects of study of radioactivity measurement of environment and their mutual effects on reaction of different environmental elements and healthy of living creatures
3. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of radioactives on environmental, mineral and biological samples
4. Performing all laboratory tests on different sectors(water, soil, sediment, plant, living creatures and minerals and radiological measuring capacity of environment
5. Measurement & comparison of radioactivity of radioisotopes in water and sediment samples and evaluation of concentration factors
6. Design of environmental models required for measurement of radioactivity effects on human resulted from natural radioactive resources in different ecosystems
7. Gathering documentary archive and scientific reports in different fields of natural radioactives, translation and compilation of the related books  
8. Study of regional standards based upon special viewpoint on international standards for natural radioactives    

Natural Radionuclides Laboratory:
1. XP 5 PLUS system for measurement of environmental rays
2. ICP MASS system for measurement of radioactives and radionuclides

Marine Geological Laboratories:
The most important purposes of sedimentology and sedimentary geochemistry include:
- Distribution and dispersion study of sediments of region
- Study of sedimentary environments and sub-environment of region
- Hydrological study of region
- Geochemical study of land & sea sediments of region
- Study of origin of seabed sediments
- Study of the past sedimentary environment
- Study of the past climate
- Geographical study of the past time
- Past ecological study

Marine Geological Laboratory
1- Sedimentology Laboratory
Main Activities of Sedimentology Laboratory include:
- Maps in 1: 100000, 1: 5000 sheets
- Oman, Caspian & Persian Gulf Seas sheets

The main purpose of marine geology laboratory of Applied Research Center of Karaj is to study and design the sedimentology maps of Iran's sea beds. This laboratory consists of a preparation unit which samples are prepared using desalting separation technique. Then, samples are delivered into sedimentology laboratory and after weighting, they are allowed to settle for 24 hours. Then, samples are separated using wet chemistry method in an ultrasonic bath. Note that grains larger than 63 micron and grains smaller than 63 micron are separated by sieve shaker & laser particle sizer, respectively. Ultimately, statistics parameters of sediments are calculated. Note that tissue and form of sediments are studied by binoculars and percentage of clastic carbonates is determined, too.      

Second Sector of Laboratories–Management of Laboratories (Workflow of sample)
Due to the internationality of Applied Research Center of Geological Survey of Iran, the introduction of laboratory services of this center in the world which are offered mechanically is very important. This laboratory sector was established to provide a proper opportunity to increase speed & accuracy, reduce the research costs, facilitate the laboratories services, make easier to pay costs for delivery of samples to be analyzed and customers aware of hierarchy of sample analysis at a same time. Generally, the honorable users can have the best access to all laboratory services mechanically. Companies, individuals and all others which have request to analyze samples by means of facilities of this center can deliver the completed form of samples to be analyzed manually or mail them. By means of a username and password, individuals can be aware of the sample analysis process as well as the results of samples analysis through the network.

Third Sector of laboratories- Laboratories Database
According that Applied Geological Research Center of Karaj is an international laboratory center and has purposes for exchanging laboratory information, database of geological laboratories has been established. This laboratory database offers complete information about laboratory sciences such as applied laboratories of geosciences, sample preparation, sampling, Uranium, etc. The forth- coming purposes of this sector is to expand laboratory information about different databases such as cement & gold laboratories database as well as processing laboratories databases.