Scientific and technology services
Chemical analysis of irrigation water
Analytical determinations are made in order to determine the (chemical) quality of irrigation water, in accordance with the official Ministry of Agriculture methods (MAPA 1994).
Description of the services offered
Determining irrigation water quality:
- Determining Sodium, Potassium, Calcium and Magnesium content.
- Determining chloride content.
- Determining sulphate content.
- Complete analysis. In addition to the analyses above, pH, electrical conductivity, and carbonate and bicarbonate content determination is included, in accordance with the official Ministry of Agriculture analysis methods (MAPA 1994).
Needs requested and applications
Farmers, whether individuals or companies, green space managers and maintainers (gardens, golf courses and other sports spaces) and other people or companies doing sustainable land management.
Sector or area of application
Agriculture, Gardening
Where it is
The laboratories are on the first floor of Edificio Agrícolas at the Higher Technical School for Agronomy, Food and Biosystems Engineering.