Climate warning for archaeological sites
From the Chauvet cave to the Ile d’Yeu, prehistoric sites are under close surveillance. The hope: to understand how climate change threatens them. And prevent the disappearance of cave paintings. […]
RT5 - Hydro-biogeochemistry of the Critical Zone
In India, simple management of rainwater and a local lake helps to compensate for polluted groundwater sources for drinking water. How can drinking water be supplied to populations in a […]
Sargassum and fiddler crabs boost carbon storage in mangroves
Against all expectations, sargassum promotes carbon storage in mangrove soils. The Caribbean coasts and mangroves are regularly buried under tons of stranded sargassum. Although the harmful effects of the gases […]
Phosphogypsum foam: a vector of industrial pollution affecting Mediterranean biodiversity and the health of coastal populations in Gabès (SE Tunisia)
This study focuses on phosphogypsum foam from marine discharges from phosphate fertilizer plants in Gabes (SE Tunisia). Its formation process includes three main steps: (i) formation by dissolution of phosphogypsum […]
Looking back the SOLPYR event with the GET laboratory
The first Pyrenees Soil Forum was held on 12, 13 and 14 November in Ax-les-Thermes, Ariège. This event, organised by the university as part of the SOLPYR project (soils of […]
Inauguration of the SMART station in Ban Laksip
The Sustainable Mountain Agroecosystems Research and Training (SMART) station was inaugurated on Tuesday November 19, in the presence of the Vice-Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Chanthakhone BOUALAPHANE, Her Excellency […]
The essential sanitation of tropical mountain villages
Tropical mountain villages without sanitation pollute the hydrosystems very heavily. The work of scientists from the Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET/OMP) laboratory and their partners in France and Laos, carried out in South-East Asia, […]
Research teams
IR OZCAR: links between hydrological diversity and critical zone heterogeneity
The critical zone is the most superficial part of our planet where water, rocks, air and life come together to shape our environment. In order to better understand how regional […]