National Forest Centre

Type of services provided

• Physicochemical analyses and testing of biomass and soil (content of elements and moisture)
• Determination of soil and water pH
• Forest tree species seed testing and certification of (ISTA certificates)
• Analyses of river and bottom sediments and sludges
• Analyses of rain, drinking, surface, waste and mineral waters
• Wooden ash analysis and its using in forest economy
• Monitoring of Slovak forests, national and international reporting on forests, utilisation and recultivation of closed landfills and the like
• Research on forest ecosystems and biodiversity

Research infrastructure/service category

• Absorption Spectrometer AAS Thermo ICE 3000 (AAS-F, AAS-GTA) – content of mineral elements in soil, water and biomass
• Atomic Emission Spectrometer AES -ICP 725 Radial – content of mineral elements in soil, water and biomass
• N/C/S elementary FLASH 1112 – determination of C, N, S and H content in soil and biomass
• Absorption Spectrophotometer AMA 254 – measurement of Hg content in soil, water and biomass
• Spectroquant® Pharo 300 Spectrophotometer
• DIONEX ICS-1000 Ion Chromatography System – determination of anions in water Cl, F, NO2, NO3 a SO4
• Total Organic Carbon Analyzer TOC-V-CPH SHIMADZU – determination of N and C content in water