Jen’s UK visit – Specialist Lab Training for Project PAMANA Philippine Team Representative The Project PAMANA Work Package 2 co-Iead, Dr. Jenielyn Padrones, recently completed specialist laboratory equipment and analytical techniques training in the UK last June 21 to July 17, 2023. This training is related to the analysis of river water and sediment samples
UK-Philippineprojects come together to discuss progress, challenges, and next steps towards impact Previous image Next image Project PAMANA and Project PROMT convened for the first time on 8th-11th of May 2023 in Quezon City, Philippines, with investigators, researchers, and consultants from the University of Glasgow, University of Leicester, DOST-PNRI, UP Los Baños, UP Diliman, British
Soil Organic Carbon in the Agno catchment Elisha C. Delminguez, an undergraduate student from the University of the Philippines Los Baños, is currently working on her undergraduate thesis for selected sites within the Agno River Basin.
Projecting the impact of mining on soil conditions will determine the quality of soil for plant growth. Soil physical properties such as color, bulk density, particle density, texture, and pH, are necessary to analyze for us to determine the current condition of the soil as there are several land uses within the Agno River Basin (e.g.mining, upland and lowland agriculture).
As a laboratory technician understanding the origin of samples you’re analysing is invaluable. In February 2023 had the chance to visit sample location sites in the Philippines and discovered there is more than meets the eye.
Knowing more about an area’s soil geochemistry provides crucial information for soil suitability for plant species, soil quality, soil health, and ecological evaluation.
An exciting project update comes this week in the form of a new remote controlled survey boat: the Ocean Alpha SL40.
Our team at Liverpool John Moores University [Dr Patrick Byrne and Dr Emma Biles] recently attended a training event in Ion Chromatography.