Presentations | Pathways to precision in soil analysis: advancing soil laboratories in Latin America and the Caribbean
April 8
GSP ongoing laboratory projects and activities in the region
- Ms. Carolina Olivera Sanchez, GSP Secretariat – Coordinator of the Latin American Soil Partnership
Updates from the Global Soil Partnership (GSP) and the Latin American and Caribbean Soil Partnership (LACS)
Presentation of countries representatives
- Representatives of the National Reference Laboratories in GLOSOLAN Moderator: Ms. Diana Maria Delgado Londoño, LATSOLAN vice-Chair
April 9
Updates from GLOSOLAN and LATSOLAN
- Ms. Miriam Ostinelli, GLOSOLAN Steering Committee
- Ms. María de los Ángeles Sepúlveda, LATSOLAN Chair
- Mr. Filippo Benedetti, GSP Secretariat
Examples of National Soil Laboratory Networks (NASOLANs) established in the region: Chile, Mexico, CARSLAN (SOILCARE project)
Lab tour at INIA
Report of the LATSOLAN participation to the GLOSOLAN global PT and launch of the LATSOLAN PT 2024
- Ms. María Cristina Suárez, Laboratorio de Suelos, Dominican Republic
- Mr. Filippo Benedetti, GSP Secretariat
Quality control in the laboratory: calibration, preparation of internal reference material
- Ms. Miriam Ostinelli, GLOSOLAN Steering Committee
April 10
Laboratory equipment calibration
- Ms. Miriam Ostinelli, GLOSOLAN Steering Committee
Health and safety in the laboratory
- Mr. Daniel Carreira, INTA – Argentina
- Ms. Diana Delgado, Dirección de Laboratorio e Innovación Ambiental - Colombia
BioAS enzymes and their connections EN | ES
- Ieda Mendes, Embrapa Cerrados
April 11
Development of a national soil spectral library: the case of Chile
- Erick Zagal, María de los Ángeles Sepúlveda, Marcela Hidalgo, David Contreras, Katherine Rebolledo
- Estudiantes Elizabeth Godoy (pregrado), Jean Iván Intriago (Posgrado MSc), Omar Orellana (Posgrado PhD)
Progress of visNIR soil spectral libraries and sample preparation for soil spectral measurement
- María de los Ángeles, Sepúlveda Parada, Erick Zagal
- Grupo de Investigación Espectroscopia Suelos UdeC
Parallel sessions for the Caribbean countries (English language)
- Mr. Filippo Benedetti, GSP Secretariat
Calibration of laboratory equipment
- Mr. Daniel Vidal Perez, Brazil
- Mr. Jorge Etchevers, Mexico
- Mr. Jorge Etchevers, Mexico
Soil Organic Carbon Walkley-Black Method
- Ms. Miriam Ostinelli, GLOSOLAN Steering Committee
Organic Carbon (Walkley-Black Titration and Colorimetric Methos)
- Ms. Miriam Ostinelli, GLOSOLAN Steering Committee
Reference Materials - at the heart of reliable analysis
- Ms. Miriam Ostinelli, GLOSOLAN Steering Committee
- Mr. Filippo Benedetti, GSP Secretariat
- Mr. Daniel Vidal Perez, Brazil
- Mr. Daniel Vidal Perez, Brazil