Expertises and prestations

• Environmental risk assessment (nitrate, metals, greenhouse gases ...) related to the recycling of waste and organic matter through agricultural practices
• Analysis of agronomic and environmental impacts of cropping systems: fertility,toxicity, pollution of air, surface and groundwater
• Assistance for the organization and operation of farms and farm groups
• Diagnosis of organization and efficiency of waste recycling channels 

Skills and know-how

• Sampling and testing of soils, plants and water from field to laboratory (nitrogen, carbon, biological activities, gas)
• Analysis of solutions (waste, soil water) to search for organic and inorganic molecules (sugars, polyols, organic acids ...) by ion chromatography. To be used by: research organizations, water agency, consultants
• Measurement of microbial biomass and associated activities (mineralization,nitrification, denitrification ...)
• Adaptation of the channels of sampling and analysis to the constraints of working conditions in developing countries
• Methodological development for the analysis of organic waste by different techniques
• Development of pre-treatment of waste to reduce their environmental impact
• Development of laboratory experimental techniques - under aerobic and anaerobic conditions - (for soil and waste), under controlled conditions of temperature and moisture
• Cultivation of plants under controlled temperature and moisture: phytotron or greenhouse; pot growing or hydroponic solution or rhizotrons 
• Study of soil-plant interactions and dynamics of elements in the rhizosphere
• Study and modeling of the transformation of organic matter in soil
• Study and modeling of the transfer of water and solutes (nitrate, metals, pesticides) in soil and plant
• Control of RHIZOtest: plant laboratory test for assessing the phytoavailability of trace elements in contaminated soils (ISO standardization under ISO / CD 16198)