DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS · Awarded contract

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Chemical Analysis of Archived Otter Liver Samples for PCBs and PBDEs

Awarded 05 Nov 2021

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Awarded05 Nov 2021

Value£47,600.00

SupplierUK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

AgencyDEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS

RegionUnited Kingdom

CategoryResearch & Development

Ended 4y 7mo ago5mo term

Awarded 5 Nov 2021Expired 30 Mar 2022

About

The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs awarded a contract to the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology for the chemical analysis of archived otter liver samples for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), including percentage lipid content measurements.

Otter samples were provided by the Cardiff University Otter Project, and concentration results were delivered in Excel format as per specification.

The contract covered analysis only, with no data interpretation, and was valued at AUD 47,600.

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