On the picture: Prof Zed Rengel, Prof Marija Romić, Dr Helena Bakić, Dr Mirella Žanetić, Prof Zlatko Šatović, Dr Maja Jukić Špika, Dr Slavko Perica and Dr Frane Strikić

Associate mr. sc. Renata Leder, form Department of Viticulture and Enology of Croatian Centre for Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs on June 2016 finished her short-term training at Department of Environmental Sciences Institute “Jožef Stefan” in Ljubljana, Slovenia, with the aim of improving knowledge in the field of stable isotope analysis of olive oil.

Training was led by Prof Nives Ogrinc, whose area of work and research is related to the application of geochemistry and stable isotopes in different areas. In the area of food, she investigated the application of stable isotopes as markers for origin and authenticity of various foods, such as honey, olive oil, wine, milk and fruit juices. She has published more than 110 papers and 10 book chapters, and her work has been recognized through more than 730 citations. She coordinated several national and international projects.

MSc Leder with Prof Ogrinc
As one of the partners of spec-T-oil Project, ZVV-HCPHS will participate in determining the isotopic ratio 13C/12C in samples of olive oil by mass spectrometry. During training, temes that MSc Leder explore were; (I) the ratio of the theory and applications of stable isotopes 13C / 12C in the olive oil, (ii) sample preparation and analytical sequence analysis of the olive oil, (iii) the type and application of the reference materials, (v) examination of the various analytical techniques for the determination of stable isotopes in food and environment (GC-C-IRMS, OH / CNS) and (vi) review of studies using various techniques (GC-MS, GC-IT-MS, ICP-MS, LC-Qtrap, LC-QTOF) aimed at determining the adulteration of food and the quality of the environment

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Suradnica mr. sc. Renata Leder, dipl. ing. iz Zavoda za vinogradarstvo i vinarstvo Hrvatskog centra za poljoprivredu, hranu i selo usavršavala se u području analitike stabilnih izotopa maslinovog ulja na Odsjeku za znanosti o okolišu Instituta „Jožef Stefan“ u Ljubljani, Slovenija.

Usavršavanje je vodila prof. dr. sc. Nives Ogrinc, čije je područje rada i istraživanja vezano uz geokemiju i primjenu stabilnih izotopa u različitim područjima. U području hrane je istraživala primjenu stabilnih izotopa kao markera izvornosti odnosno porijekla i autentičnosti različitih namirnica, kao što su med, maslinovo ulje, vino, mlijeko i voćni sokovi. Objavila je više od 110 radova i 10 poglavlja u knjigama, a njezin je rad prepoznat i kroz više od 730 citata. Koordinirala je više nacionalnih i međunarodnih projekata te oranizirala nekoliko konferencija/simpozija.

Kao jedan od partnera na ovome projektu ZVV-HCPHS će sudjelovati kroz određivanje izotopnih omjera ¹³C/¹²C u uzorcima maslinovog ulja masenom spektrometrijom. Tijekom usavršavanja Mr.SC Leder se podrobnije upoznala sa sljedećim temama; (i) teorija i aplikacija omjera stabilnih izotopa ¹³C/¹²C u maslinovom ulju, (ii) priprema uzorka i analitičke sekvence pri analizi maslinovog ulja, (iii) vrste i primjena referentnih materijala, (v) pregled raznih analitičkih tehnika za određivanje stabilnih izotopa u hrani i okolišu (GC-C-IRMS, OH/CNS) te (vi) pregled istraživanja raznim tehnikama (GC-MS, GC-IT-MS, ICP-MS, LC-Qtrap, LC-Qtof) usmjerenim na utvrđivanje patvorenja hrane te kvalitetu okoliša

Project associates visited the entire Croatia’s olive cultivation area, and according the scheduled methodology collected soil samples for further analysis.

In total the project includes 266 soil samples from all olive growing areas in Croatia (North Dalmatia, Central Dalmatia, Central-dalmatian islands, South Dalmatia, Istria and Kvarner islands).

After all planned samples were collected, as planned by protocol the same were transferred to the Institute’s Laboratory for Pedology and Plant Nutrition and competent collaborating institutions for further laboratory analysis.

Suradnici na projektu obišli su čitavo uzgojno područje masline u Hrvatskoj te su prema predviđenoj metodologiji prikupili uzorke tla za daljnje analize.

Ukupno je u projekt uključeno 266 uzoraka tla iz svih uzgojnih područja masline u Hrvatskoj (sjeverna Dalmacija, srednja Dalmacija, srednjedalmatinski otoci, južna Dalmacija, Istra i Kvarnerski otoci).

Nakon što su prikupljeni svi planirani uzorci, isti su prema planiranom protokolu prebačeni u Institutski Laboratorij za pedologiju i ishranu bilj te nadležne suradne ustanove za daljnje laboratorijske analize.

Tender is published on Euraxess (ID 34088139)

14th Festival of Science with a this year theme – “science and art” in the period of April 18 to April 24 2016  took place in 19 cities across the Croatia. Science and art, “never received the world as it is found or it leaves such” (T. Ujević). Therefore, festival objective was the promotion of science through a rich program and plenty participants.

Associate Dr Mirella Žanetić on April 21 2016 in the City Library of Marko Marulic, Ulica slobode 2, Split, held a lecture on “Historical story about olive oil” trought which the project spec-T-oil was presented.

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14. festival znanosti s ovogodišnjom temom – Znanost i umjetnost u vremenu od 18. – 24. travanja 2016 godine odvijao se  u 19 gradova diljem Hrvatske. Znanost, kao i umjetnost, “nikada ne prima svijet kakvim ga je našla, niti ga ostavlja takvim” (T. Ujević). Stoga, cilj festivala i ove godine bio je promocija znanosti kroz bogat program i moštvo sudionika.

Suradnica dr.sc. Mirella Žanetić 21. travnja 2016. u prostorima Gradske knjižnice Marka Marulića, Ulica slobode 2, Split, održala je predavanje na temu “Povijesna priča o maslinovom ulju”  kroz koje je prezentiran projekt spec-T-oil.

Project assoccaites participated in the “18th International manifestation of olive oil producers, Noćnjak 2016, organized by the Cooperative Alliance of Dalmatia, held in Bol, Brač from March 17 to March 20 2016 with oral presentation.

“The  heavy metals remains in soils olive orchards“- BSc Marko Runjić

“The quality and recognition of island Brač olive oils” – Dr Mirella Žanetić

BSc Marko Runjić

Dr Mirella Žanetić

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Usmenim izlaganjem suradnici s projekta sudjelovali su na “18 Međunarodnoj manifestaciji maslinara i uljara, Noćnjak 2016.”  u organizaciji Zadružnog savezaDalmacije održanog u Bolu na Braču od 17. do 20.03.2016.

-“Ostaci teških metala u tlima maslinika” – Marko Runjić, mag.ing.

-“Kvaliteta i prepoznatljivost maslinovog ulja otoka Brača – dr.sc. Mirella Žanetić

On Wednesday February 10, 2016 the article on web site www.braconline.com.hr was published. The article informs about the beginning of the Project’s research on the island of Brač. More detailed information you can find on (Croatian only):

http://www.braconline.com.hr/bracke-vijesti/gospodarstvo/16934-ispitivanje-tla-u-maslinicima.html

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U srijedu 10. veljače 2016. objavljen je članak na mrežnoj stranici www.braconline.com.hr o početku istraživanja u sklopu projekta na otoku Braču. Detaljnije informacije možete pronaći na:

http://www.braconline.com.hr/bracke-vijesti/gospodarstvo/16934-ispitivanje-tla-u-maslinicima.html

Steering Committee meeting was held on Junuary 22, 2016 at the Institute’s lecture hall. Development of detailed research plan and protocols and definition of sampling areas for the field survey were discussed and all of the key stages for the successful implementation of the project were defined.

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Sastanak Nadzornog odbora održan je 22. siječnja 2016. u Vijećnici Instituta. Raspravljalo se o detaljnom planu istraživanja i protokolima te o odabiru lokacija za provođenje planiranih istraživanja. Definirane su sve ključne faze za uspješnu provedbu projekta.

On Thursday January 21, 2016 the workshop as the part of the ‘Role of soil properties and environmental conditions in elemental and isotopic composition of the olive: basis for oil geographic traceability’ Project that is led by the Institute for Adriatic Crops and Karst Reclamation was held in the Institute’s lecture hall, on topic:

Trace elements, research methodology in soil and plant systems

Workshop was followed through video-conference technology by the colleagues from the Croatia Centre for Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs in Zagreb.

Workshop was led by prof Zed Rengel, notable scientist employed at the School of Earth and Environment, The University of Western Australia (M087) (UWA), who is also the project co-leader.

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U četvrtak 21. siječnja 2016. održana je u Maloj vijećnici Instituta za jadranske kulture i melioraciju krša radionica u okviru projekta ‘Role of soil properties and environmental conditions in elemental and isotopic composition of the olive: basis for oil geographic traceability’, kojeg je nositelj Institut, na temu:

Trace elements, research methodology in soil and plant systems

Predavanje su upotrebom videokonferencijske tehnologije pratili kolege iz Hrvatskog centra za poljoprivredu, hranu i selo u Zagrebu.

Radionicu je vodio prof. Zed Rengel, ugledni znanstvenik koji je zaposlen na School of Earth and Environment, The University of Western Australia (M087) (UWA), ujedno i suradnik na projektu.

On December 15, 2015 the contract for the Project “Role of soil properties and environmental conditions in elemental and isotopic composition of the olive: basis for oil geographic traceability” was signed by the Ministry of Science Education and Sports, the Croatian Science Foundation and the Institute for Adriatic Crops and Karst Reclamation.

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Dana 15. prosinca 2015. godine potpisan je ugovor za projekt “Uloga svojstava tla i okolišnih uvjeta u elementarnom i izotopnom sastavu masline: temelj za zemljopisnu sljedivost maslinova ulja”  od strane Ministarstva znanosti, obrazovanja i športa, Hrvatske zaklade za znanost i Instituta za jadranske kulture i melioraciju krša.