Code
01W02515
Duration
01 October 2015 → 30 September 2020
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Analytical chemistry
- Sustainable chemistry
- Other chemical sciences
- Aquatic sciences, challenges and pollution
- Environmental science and management
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Medical and health sciences
- Public health care
- Pharmaceutical analysis and quality assurance
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Agricultural and food sciences
- Agricultural animal production
- Agricultural plant production
- Agriculture, land and farm management
- Other agriculture, forestry, fisheries and allied sciences
Keywords
chemical analysis
pesticides
food safety
organic farming
heavy metals
bio-fertilisers
Project description
This project will identify the fate of agrochemicals commonly used in Cuba for fruit and vegetable crop production. Methods and analytical techniques to detect these organic and anorganic compounds at trace-level through laboratory and field studies will be evaluated to propose and validate the most suitable techniques for use with the Cuban facilities. Bio-fertilisers which replace traditionally used agrochemicals without diminishing agricultural yields will be assessed for use in organic agricultural practice.