UNEP DATABANK OF LABORATORIES ANALYZING PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS
"POPS LABORATORY DATABANK"

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1. Identity and General Description

Name of Laboratory : Centro de Estudios Ambientales de Cienfuegos
Address : AP 5.
City / State : Ciudad Nuclear, Cienfuegos
Country : Cuba
Postal Code : 59350
Telephone : +53 4396146
Fax : +53 4396146
E-mail : Contact us
Web Site : http://www.cienfuegos.cu
Contact Person : Dr. Carlos Alonso HERNÁNDEZ

Type of Laboratory : Public / Governmental : Yes
Private : No
Research Center : No
Function of the Laboratory : The laboratory participates in the national system of environmental monitoring, including in its duties the National Network on Environmental Radiological Monitoring and the monitoring of heavy metals in the Cuban coastline. It has the following analytical sections: - Section of Air Contamination; - Section of Heavy Metals and Inorganic Pollutants; - Section of Radionuclides; - Section of Hydrology; - Section of Sediments; - Section of Persistent Organic Pollutants.
Total Size (in square meters) : 1500
Dedicated to POPs Analysis :
Does the laboratory offer services to national and international customers ? : No
How long has the laboratory been operational (year) : 1985
Experience with POPs analysis since (starting year) : Pesticides :
PCB :
PCDD/PCDF :
BFR :
PFC :