Resources

The laboratory employs 10 staff members, including 2 engineers, 2 assistant engineers, and 6 laboratory technicians.

The technical resources employed include:

• 2 ICP-AES (Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometers),
• 2 ICP-MS (Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometers),
• 1 Mercury Analyzer,
• 2 Carbon-Nitrogen Analyzers,
• 1 X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer,
• 1 Laser Ablation System,
• Ventilated ovens and furnaces under metrological control,
• Balances under metrological control,
• A set of manual dry and wet mineralizers,
• 2 Automated Mineralizers,
• 11 mills suitable for plant samples,
• 2 Plant Libraries (ambient and refrigerated),
• 1 LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System).