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The France Exposome national research infrastructure, of which Ineris is a partner, unveils its website: missions, partners, expertise, technological and methodological range, etc.

Winner of the second wave of the “Priority exploratory research programmes and equipment” (Programmes et équipements prioritaires de recherche exploratoires – PEPR) call for projects, the SOUSSol PEPR (“Subsoil as a common good”) of which Ineris is a partner, started on 13 February 2023.

In the autumn of 2022, Ineris welcomed representatives from the scientific committee of the scientific interest group for infrastructure in biology, health and agronomy (Groupement d’intérêt scientifique des infrastructures en biologie santé et agronomie – GIS IBiSA) This visit was part of an application for certification of its toxicology platform following a call focused on the theme of the exposome. This was a successful application that led to certification of the platform at the end of 2022.

The President of the Republic reappointed Ms Nathalie Homobono last November as Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Institute for the Industrial Environment and Risks (Institut national de l'environnement industriel et des risques – Ineris) for a five-year term.

Ineris is participating in the European PEPPERONI project, which aims to assess the impact of the introduction and production of a new pervskite/silicon photovoltaic panel technology in the European market. The consortium will meet in Germany on 24 and 25 December to launch the project.

Raymond Cointe signed this new agreement on September 30 with Laurent Michel, Director of the French Directorate General for Energy and the Climate, Thomas Grenon, Director of the French National Metrology and Testing Laboratory (Laboratoire national de métrologie et d'essais), and Alain-Louis Schmitt, Director of IMT Nord Europe.

On Thursday, September 15, the Institute inaugurated its experimental and educational platform dedicated to the prevention of risks related to underground cavities.
Set up at the Maison de la Pierre in the former Parrain underground quarry in the commune of Saint-Maximin, this facility allows work to be carried out at full scale under real underground quarry conditions and in complete safety.

Forest fires discharge significant amounts of fine particles into the atmosphere and the resultant plumes can travel vast distances. Using digital modelling, Ineris was able to simulate the dispersion and movement of particles emitted by the severe forest fires that occurred in France during the summer of 2022.

With warmer days many of us wish to engage in activities such as swimming, gardening, or DIY. This is why analyses of items belonging to these consumer segments have been carried out within the framework of the LIFE AskREACH project.

The closure of old mines does not mean that the associated risks and hazards disappear for good. This is why post-mining management is a major preoccupation in regions worldwide that have a mining history.