The ICP Forests Heads of the Labs Meeting took place at the Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL on 12-13 May 2022 with 58 participants (15 online) from 20 countries.

Topics that were discussed included the results of the last ring tests (water, foliage and soil) as well as methodical aspects (ICP-MS, Mercury in wood and deposition samples, bark sampling for determination of the nutrient status,…), and the stability of soil solution samples.

Due to the retirement of Alfred Fürst, Anna Kowalska will take over the chair and Tamara Jakovljević will take over the co-chair of the WG QA/QC in labs (to be confirmed at the next TFM).

The next meeting of the Head of the Laboratories will take place in Turkey in spring 2024 organized by Rabia Günhan.

All presentations can be downloaded from the ICP Forests website.