Vision:

The scientific knowledge established at the Atmospheric and Analytic Laboratory (AAL) is meant to serve the environmental community in Lebanon and the region.

Mission:

AAL is committed to conducting analytical research that is directly related to environmental issues that take part of the Lebanese and regional culture.  Our mission is to determine gas and aerosol number, concentration, and chemical composition in the atmosphere, assess their sources and sinks, and understand their atmospheric processes.  It also involves the speciation of smoke emitted from narghile: a local, highly popular and traditional smoking tool, their mechanisms of formation in tobacco pyrolysis and their stability and fates in environmental tobacco smoke.  Furthermore, AAL uses the state of the art analytical techniques to isolate and identify potent anti-cancer and anti-inflammation agents and thereby validate endemic knowledge on medicinal terrestrial and marine plants. 

Of course, our success stimulates also good relationships with research groups from the local governmental Laboratories other Arabic, European and American universities.