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(ECCA)QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SERVICE (ECCA)
Contact person:	Gabriella Feola
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Mandate of the Laboratory:	Quality Assessment and Environmental Control Service
Role in the farm-to-fork chain:	Monitoring quality of water, air, soil. Control of industrial effluents and industrial solid wastes. Provide environmental data to support control measures both in urban and rural areas. Support to the Unit of "Rural Montevideo, in charge of the development of the agricultural area of Montevideo.
National Reference Laboratory:	Yes. The country is divided in 19 Departments each one with a department Government. Our laboratories are the reference at the level of the Government of Montevideo.
Type of contaminants analysed:	General physicochemical parameters, heavy metals, microbiological indicators, bioassays, inmunoassays, bioindicators. Physicochemical analysis: Dissolved Oxygen, BOD, pH, sulfide, oil and grease, solids, conductivity, salinity, chlorophyll a. Nutrients (N total , P total , Nitrates, Fosfates, Ammonia) Cyanobacterial toxins: Microcystins Bacteriological indicators: total and fecal coliforms, enterococci, Pseudomonas. Metals: Cd, Cr, Pb. Bioassays: Global toxicity Daphnia magna (Acute and Chronic assays), Selenastrum capricornutum (Chronic assay). Acute assays: Vibrio fischeri, Hydra attenuata, Lactuca sativa, Allium sp, Cnesterodon descenmaculatus, Hyalella curvispina, Cnesterodon descenmaculatos. Particulate matter: (PTS P10, PM2,5), Sulfur oxides: SO2. Nitrogen oxides: NO2.
Matrices analysed:	Water (surface and groundwater), sediments, soils, air, industrial effluents, sludge.
Combination matrices and contaminants analysed:	Surface water: Physicochemical analysis, nutrients, bioassays, cyanobacterial toxins, bacteriological indicators, metals. Groundwater. Physicochemical analysis, metals, microbiological indicators. Sediments: heavy metals and bioassays (porewater). Soil: heavy metals, bioassays. Air: Particulate matter, Sulfur oxides; Nitrogen oxides.
Description of validated method used:	Nitrates and microcystins in waters. Total Phosphorous ammonia, metals in industrial effluents.
Laboratory accredited according to ISO17025:	No
Provision of interpretation of residue data to customers:	No
Laboratory certified according to :	ISO 9001:2008
Is laboratory available for research and development (R@D) within RALACA when funding becomes available?	Yes
Is the laboratory available for quality auditing services within RALACA when funding becomes available?	Yes
Is the laboratory available for expert missions within RALACA when funding becomes available?	Yes
Is the laboratory available for ad hoc on- site training when funding becomes available?	Yes
Is the laboratory available for ad hoc remote/distance learning training when technology and funding becomes available?	Yes
Is the laboratory available for preparation of ad hoc reference materials when projects/funding becomes available?	No
Is the laboratory available for organization and distribution of ad hoc proficiency testing/collaborative trials when projects/funding becomes available?	Yes

LABORATORIO DE BROMATOLOGÍA
Contact person:	Mr Eduardo Egaña Černi
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Mandate of the Laboratory:	The mission of the Bromatological Laboratory of the Intendencia de Montevideo is to conduct tests and controls, in order to contribute to the institutional policy of food security, in the pursuit of safety and authenticity of the food consumed by the population, and monitor compliance with the requirements and specifications established in the legislation.
Role in the farm-to-fork chain:	Analytical Control of Foods
National Reference Laboratory:	Yes, for microbiolocial, micotoxins, presticide residues
Type of contaminants analysed:	Inorganic Contaminants, Pesticide Residues, Micotoxins, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp
Matrices analysed:	Food products, Soil
Combination matrices and contaminants analysed:	Inorganic Contaminants: As, Cd, Hg. Pesticide Residues: Organochlorine, Organophosphate, Triazole, Strobirulins, and others. Micotoxins:Deoxynivalenol, Aflatoxins. Microbiological Contaminants: Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp. Pesticide Residues– Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, Canned Foods, Frozen Vegetables, Fish, Water and Soil. Cd – Fish. As – Fish. Hg – Fish. Deoxinivalenol – wheat, wheat flour. Aflatoxin – almond, walnut, peanut. Histamine – Fish. Listeria monocytogenes - food ready to consume and others. Salmonella spp - food ready to consume and others.
Description of validated method used:	Solid Phase Extraccion – GC/MSD; QuEChERS-GC/MSD; microWave Digestion-Atomic Absorption Spectrometry; HPLC- DAD; ELISA; BAX systems and ISO analytical techniques.
Laboratory accredited according to ISO17025:	Yes
By which accreditation body?	By Organismo Uruguayo de Acreditación
Accredited methods	Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp by BAX systems and ISO analytical techniques
Provision of interpretation of residue data to customers:	It provides data interpretation
Laboratory certified according to GLP:	No
Is laboratory available for research and development (R@D) within RALACA when funding becomes available?	Yes
Is the laboratory available for quality auditing services within RALACA when funding becomes available?	Yes
Is the laboratory available for expert missions within RALACA when funding becomes available?	Yes
Is the laboratory available for ad hoc on- site training when funding becomes available?	Yes
Is the laboratory available for ad hoc remote/distance learning training when technology and funding becomes available?	Yes
Is the laboratory available for preparation of ad hoc reference materials when projects/funding becomes available?	Yes, in certain combination of matrices and analytes
Is the laboratory available for organization and distribution of ad hoc proficiency testing/collaborative trials when projects/funding becomes available?	Yes

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Partner	Institution	Contact
Natalia Besil	CenUR Litoral Norte. Universidad de la República	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Mary Yafalian	Intendencia de Montevideo	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Natalia Gérez García	Facultad de Química (UdelaR)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Silvina Niell	Universidad de la República, CENUR Litoral norte	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Lucía Pareja	Universidad de la República	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Giovanni Galietta Positano	Facultad de Agronomía, UDELAR	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Horacio Heinzen	Facultad de Quimica-UdelaR	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
María Verónica Cesio	Universidad de la República	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Sofía Rezende	Universidad de la República	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.