What metals can be found in wines?

What metals can be found in wines?

The metals found in wine can come from the fruit, as well as from the machinery used. These metals include aluminum, copper, vanadium, manganese, nickel, zinc, chromium, steel, lead, tin. Some are easily soluble (Fe, Zn), others difficult or practically insoluble (Cu,...
Odor pollution in the air of large cities

Odor pollution in the air of large cities

Industrial and human activities in general generate a type of air pollution, in which odoriferous molecules are released into the environment, resulting in air that is not of quality for people and other living things. This is particularly noticeable in large cities,...
Effects of glyphosate in humans

Effects of glyphosate in humans

Glyphosate is a herbicide that has been classified by the World Health Organization, as well as by various environmental organizations, including Greenpeace, as “probably carcinogenic”; In addition, it is linked to other chronic and neurological diseases...
Expoalimentaria Lima 2019

Expoalimentaria Lima 2019

Picture: (from left to right) Flavio Arribas – CEO Ceimic, Marcos Cayotopa – Gerente de Desarrollo de Negocios Perú, Claudio Losada – Gerente general Ceimic HLAC, Gustavo Artiaga – Gerente general Ceimic Brasil, Héctor Durán – Gerente de Ventas Ceimic Chile   We...
Why pesticide residue analysis is necessary

Why pesticide residue analysis is necessary

Pesticide residue analyses are carried out because producing and/or agro-exporting companies must comply with certain guidelines established by the local and international market organizations to which their products go; These guidelines include keeping the levels of...
Avocado export: Colombian market

Avocado export: Colombian market

Despite the circumstances we are facing in the current coronavirus pandemic, we find good news; for example, the first 24 tons of Colombian avocado were recently shipped to China. It is noteworthy that Colombia is the fifth world producer of this variety, with 11,237...