Isotope analysis for the certification of the origin of agro-food and forestry products and for environmental studies

Eco Research collaborates on research projects with the aim to:

• • Create the first provincial platform for the isotope analysis of heavy elements (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr) for the certification of origin of local food products and timber;

• • Characterize water cycles at the basin level and in agriculture applying light element isotope analysis (δ²H, δ¹⁸O).

Within these projects, Eco Research takes care of the following aspects:

• • Analytical support to the conceptualization and design of research activities in collaboration with the other research partners;

• • Method development, validation and application for the analysis of light (δ²H, δ¹⁸O) and heavy (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr) element isotope ratio in different types of matrix (e.g. vegetable samples, timber, soil, water);

• • Multi-chemical analysis, combining multi-isotope analysis to the multi-element analysis;

• • Data analysis and elaboration;

• • Development of traceability and authenticity models based on the multi-chemical approach;

• • Result dissemination.