Planning Workshop on nutrients and algal pigments, Oostende, 4-6 of
February 2014
Date and venue of the workshop: Eguermin (a military base), where MARCHEM has its
facilities, address: 3de & 23ste Linieregimentsplein, B-8400 Oostende. The Workshop starts
on 4/2/2014 at 9.30h, ends at 6/2/2014 at 16.30h, and is split in a first part on algal
pigments and a second on nutrients.
For algal pigments, the main topics are:
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QA/QC (Reference Material, Standards, Calculation method, Method validation)
Extraction
Filtration & Storage
HPLC (Detector, column, gradient) versus Photometric (Calculation Method, UVFluorescence versus Absorbance)
For nutrients, the main topics are:
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Latest developments in methods
In situ measurements: Calibration and Drift
Organic nutrients
Reference materials
Sampling storage: Filtration, frozen or not (use of solvents)
Calibration of the sensor
An extra presentation for TA and DIC analysis is added
A poster exposition room is foreseen, there will be time to discuss poster content during the
different breaks.
Tuesday 4th of February 2014
9.30h – 10.00h
Registration
10.00h - 10.15h
Welcome by the Head of the OD, Patrick Roose, RBINS, Belgium
Part 1: algal pigments
10.15h – 11.15h
Algal pigments: Session 1 (Chair: Kai Sørensen, Norway)
10.15h – 10.45h
Denise Smythe-Wright, NOC, UK: “Trial and tribulation of
making pigment measurements”
10.45h – 11.15h
Kerry Smith, Marine Scotland, UK: “The Use of HPLC to
Characterise Phytoplankton at Two Scottish Coastal Ecosystem Monitoring Sites”
(sampling, filtration, storage, extraction, QC/QA and data application).
11.15h – 11.45h
Coffee break – Poster sessions
11.45h – 12.15h
Algal pigments: Session 2 (Chair: Kai Sørensen, Norway)
11.45h – 12.15h
Steven Crum, Quasimeme, The Netherlands: “Comparison
between Quasimeme results for pigments based on HPLC separation versus standard
spectrophotometric analysis: recent overview”
12.15h – 13.30h
Lunch break – Poster sessions
13.30h – 14.30h
Algal pigments: Session 3 (Chair: Denise Smythe-Wright, UK)
13.30h – 14.00h
Marc Knockaert, RBINS OD Nature, Belgium: “Use of
Quasimeme samples and data in standard lab QA/QC procedures”
14.00h – 14.30h
Kevin Ruddick, RBINS OD Nature, Belgium: "Algal pigment QC
needs for validation of satellite ocean colour products"
14.30h – 15.00h
Kai Sørensen, NIVA, Norway: Experience from intercalibration
of Chlorophyll-a methods within European satellite validation teams.
15.00h – 15.30h
Coffee break – Poster sessions
15.30h – 17.30h
Algal pigments: Workgroup sessions
15.30h – 16.30h
Algal pigments: Workgroup session 1
16.30h – 17.30h
Algal pigments: Workgroup session 2
17.30h – 17.45h
Wrap-up Day 1
19.30h
Dinner
Wednesday 5th of February 2014
9.00h – 9.30h
Demo and Lab tour 1
9.30h – 10.00h
Demo and Lab tour 2
10.00 – 10.30h
Coffee break – Poster sessions
10.30 – 12.00h
Algal pigments: Discussion on outcome of different Workgroup
sessions
12.00h – 12.15h
Algal pigments: Wrap-up and Conclusions
12.15h – 13.30h
Lunch break – Poster sessions
End of part 1: algal pigments
Part 2: Nutrients
13.30h – 14.00h
Registration
14.00h – 14.15h
Introduction by the Head of the OD, Patrick Roose, RBINS, Belgium
14.15h – 15.45h
Nutrients: Session 1 (Chair: Malcolm Woodward, UK)
14.15h – 14.45h
Eric Achterberg, GEOMAR, Germany and NOC, UK:
“Determination of pH and Dissolved Inorganic Carbon in seawater: analytical and
quality control considerations.”
14.45h – 15.15h
Eithne Tynan, NOC, UK: “Determination of total alkalinity in
seawater: analytical and quality control considerations.
15.15h – 15.45h
Anne Daniel, Ifremer, France: “ The use of pasteurization to
preserve nutrients in seawater samples” (Sample storage and reference materials).
15.45h – 16.15h
Coffee break – Poster sessions
16.15h – 17.45h
Nutrients: Session 2 (Chair: Eric Achterberg, Germany & UK)
16.15h – 16.45h
Mikael Krysell, SMHI, Sweden: "Some aspects of measurement
uncertainty derived from reference materials, proficiency testing and control charts"
16.45h – 17.15h
Rita Kramer, BSH, Germany: “Ammonia analysis with OPA
compared to other methods”
17.15h – 17.45h
Karel Bakker, NIOZ, The Netherlands: “PO4 measurements on
an auto-analyser: calibration, chemistry, carry-over and flow consideration”.
17.45h – 18.00h
Wrap-up Day 2
19.30h
Dinner
Thursday 6th of February 2014
9.00h – 9.30h Nutrients: Session 3
9.00h – 9.30h
Malcolm Woodward, PML, UK: “Nutrient Reference Materials
and the INSS (International Nutrient Scale System)”
9.30h – 10.00h
Demo and Lab tour 1
10.00h – 10.30h
Coffee break – Poster sessions
10.30h – 12.30h
Nutrients: Workgroup sessions
10.30h – 11.30h
Nutrients: Workgroup session 1
11.30h – 12.30h
Nutrients: Workgroup session 2
12.30h – 13.45h
Lunch break – Poster sessions
13.45h – 14.15h
Demo and Lab tour 2
14.15 – 14.45h
Coffee break – Poster sessions
14.45h – 16.15h
Nutrients: Discussion on outcome of different Workgroup sessions
16.15h – 16.30h
Nutrients: Wrap-up and Conclusions
End of part 2: Nutrients
16.30h
Closure of the meeting