First NENALAB Meeting, 9-11 June 2020 (online)

1. Research Lab. Valorization of Non-Conventional
Waters – INRGREF
IRESA / University of Carthage
Tunisia
Prof. Mohamed HACHICHA and Ms Wafa BOUMAILA

2. Laboratory profile
Facilities Notes
Surface area of the laboratory
(in m2)
250 In 3 buildings
Number of rooms in the
laboratory
7 5 in a building and 2 in the
2 others buildings
Staff Notes
Number of laboratory staff 23 3 Teams
Qualification of laboratory
staff (e.g. university degree)
Researchers, PhD
students, Post-Doc,
Engineering's,
Technicians,
Workers
- Permanents,
Temporaries, Contractors
- PhD, Masters, Bachelors,
others
Is laboratory staff regularly
trained? If yes, how oftern?
Yes, variable/year Not regular

3. Picture of the lab
Water analysis Soil analysis Plant analysis

4. Laboratory profile
Analysis performed Number of
samples
analysed per
year
Notes
Chemical ~3000 Variable according the
project/study/Students subject and
diploma
Analysis: pH, OC, CaCO3, Major salts (Cl,
Na, SO4, HCO3, Mg, Ca, K), Metallic Trace
Elements (Pb, Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, Co, Mn, Cd,
Cr), B, Ammoniacal Nitrogen, P, CEC
Physical ~300 Same notes
Biological ~200 Same notes
Hydrodynamic test ~150 Same notes

5. Can you please tell us what your labs need the most
in terms of training and capacity building?
Laboratory needs
3 categories are concerned:
Researchers and Post-Doc: Short term trainings; Update methods
and technics, new instruments, equipment’s, data analysis,
interpretation, modelling, smart analysis adapted to environmental
challenge on soil, water and plant pollution and efficiently uses of non
conventional waters (brackish/saline/ treated wastewaters) and
biosolids in agriculture.
Technical staff: Short and long term trainings; Confirm and adjust the
knowledge and Initiation for using the news methods, technics and
instruments and adapted them to our national and local conditions.
 PhD Students: Short and long term trainings in qualified lab for
specifics analyses according the thesis subject. Data analysis and
interpretation and preparing scientific papers.

6. Can you please tell us what your expectations on
GLOSOLAN and NENALAB are?
Expectations from GLOSOLAN
Our expectations from GLOSOLAN and NENALAB are according our Lab needs,
Create a networking and a consortium at different levels: national, regional
and international with sharing experiences, researchers, post-doc, technical
staff and students stays.
Participate to working group for a some specific field of using non
conventional waters and sludges and its effects on crops, soils, waters and the
environmental impacts and health risks.
To be a Reference Lab. and Excellence Lab. for some specifics analyses at
different geographic level.
To be a task force on theses fields and participate in financing projects to
support the common activities, strength the capacity building of all the Lab
staff, exchange visits, and modernize the Lab. (building and equipment) to be
performant and competitive.

7. For more information's and details, please consult:
LR VENC website: www.lrvenc.agrinet.tn (update on going)
facebook page: on going
Thanks for your attention