The benefits of ReNuAL for the laboratories

Terrestrial Environment Laboratory

The TEL is part of the IAEA’s environment programme. It assists Member States in strengthening their understanding and monitoring of ecological processes and environmental pollution, as a necessary element of public health and safety. The IAEA, through the TEL, is the largest worldwide supplier of stable isotope and environmental radionuclide reference materials. It is also the only producer of international scale-defining stable isotope reference materials, used to calibrate measurements worldwide for the elements hydrogen, carbon, oxygen and sulphur.

The benefits of the ReNuAL project      

The updated facilities and equipment will ensure the continuing and future provision of services to Member States' laboratories in terms of capacity-building in environmental analytics, the supply of relevant reference materials, and support to new and emerging techniques. The major role the TEL plays in quality assurance and calibration of materials, necessary for international trade and for emergency preparedness in environmental monitoring, will be assured. ReNuAL will also provide an opportunity to adequately address emerging common needs among Member States' analytical laboratories.