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As in past years, AGQ had its own stand in the International Exhibition of water and irrigation (SMAGUA) which took place from March 6th to 9th in Zaragoza (Spain). While the number of visitors has been reduced compared to previous years, according to organizational assessments, the event has been a success in terms of "satisfaction among visitors and support of participating companies". The most revealing figures are the number of exhibiting firms, 1027, and the number of visitors, which exceeded 35,000. Concretely the presence of AGQ was very positive. More than one hundred companies in the water sector (consultants, water and mining consortiums) were able to visit the AGQ stand, which represents a number greater than that of previous years. The most requested services have been environmental analyses in different matrices such as water, soil, and sludge. Sampling and Environmental quality studies were also popular topic of interest. Also, visitors have shown interest in other areas of services including agronomy (nutritional monitoring of crops, water audits, etc…), food testing, industry (BPL-REACH), and mining. Along with South American businesses, companies from North African countries such as Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritania and Ivory Coast have paid attention to analytical services related to mining. In fact, AGQ currently already has a Mining Laboratory in Peru.