about us
EDDU
Early Drug Discovery Unit (EDDU) at the University of Barcelona
Laboratory of Environmental Radiology
- Analysis of radioactivity in a wide range of matrices (e.g., water, biota, food, soil, atmospheric uptake media, building materials), accredited by the Spanish Accreditation Body (ENAC) under the ISO/IEC 17025 standard (accreditation number 520/LE1117).
- Analysis of radioactivity in a wide range of matrices (e.g., water, biota, food, soil, atmospheric uptake media, building materials), accredited by the Spanish Accreditation Body (ENAC) under the ISO/IEC 17025 standard (accreditation number 520/LE1117).
- Surveillance of radioactivity in drinking water according to current legislation.
- Radiological analysis of products for international trade.
- Preparation of reference materials for quality control in intercomparison exercises of radioactivity analysis.
- Technical and scientific consultancy for companies and administrations
Contact: annarigol@ub.edu
MatControl
- Development of new reference materials for quality control in environmental and food analysis according to legislation requirements in different fields.
- Organization of proficiency testing schemes under ISO/IEC 17043 management system: regular campaigns for Waste Characterisation, Cereals Analysis and Organic Elemental and Isotopic Analysis.
- Technical and scientific consultancy for companies and administrations on quality assurance issues.
Contact: angels.sahuquillo@ub.edu
Unit for the Preparation of Fluorescent Polymers
- Synthesis of plastic scintillators (PS) in different formats: PSm (microspheres), PS-sticks (foils), PS-kits (vials).
- Coating of PS with selective extractants (PSresin) to reduce reagents consumption and time of analysis.
- Development of systems for continuous analysis based on PSm.
Contact: alex.tarancon@ub.edu
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