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Evaluación de la metodología de tratamiento por adsorción con piedra pómez para un contaminante orgánico emergente en aguas residuales
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2017)
In Costa Rica, atenolol, a β-blocker drug, has been identified like an organic emerging compound of high incidence in urban wastewater. Due to its continue discharge, its potential chronic effect on exposed aquatic organisms ...
Evaluación y modelado de la aplicación de piedra pómez recubierta de hidróxido de hierro (III) como material adsorbente para sistemas de tratamiento de arsénico de pequeña escala
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2017)
In Costa Rica, groundwater contaminated with arsenic (up to 200 μg / L) was detected in the North Pacific and Northern regions in 2008. A possible local solution for its removal is the use of pumice stone coated with iron ...
Diagnóstico y diseño de un plan de mejoras del sistema de abastecimiento de agua potable de la ASADA de San Antonio de León Cortés” de San Antonio de León Cortés
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2017)
In Costa Rica, part of the population is supplied by communal or rural aqueducts; however, many operate under vulnerable conditions. For this reason, this research was proposed in order to evaluate and design an improvement ...
Metodología para la inclusión de criterios ambientales en las compras públicas: Caso de estudio Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2017)
The public sector is the main consumer of the country; therefore, it has the capacity to drive markets towards sustainable production models. Costa Rica has initiatives to promote green and sustainable public procurement. ...
Análisis de la movilidad de estudiantes y funcionarios hacia y en el campus central del Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2017)
Proper transportation planning is one of the biggest challenges that cities are facing today. In
Costa Rica, the lack of transportation planning has caused a series of environmental, social
and economic challenges. The ...
Propuesta de un sistema de gasificación de residuos de hidrocarburos para aprovechamiento energético en el Plantel El Alto de RECOPE S.A.
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2017)
Gasification is an important process for the conversion of solid waste materials into useful gaseous products for direct firing in thermal applications and as well as raw gas for production of electricity, fuels or chemicals. ...
Estudio del biocompuesto Ácido poliláctico-fibra de hoja de piña
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2017)
There is an important production of pineapple in Costa Rica, approximately 40 thousand hectares, which produce 70 tons of biomass after harvesting the fruit. One of the products that can be extracted from this waste is the ...
Validación de la Guía de manejo eficiente de materiales de construcción
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2017)
Costa Rica generates high amounts of construction waste. This country has enough legislation and tools for sustainable waste management but lacks of good mechanisms to monitor and improve construction materials management ...
Estudio de pre-factibilidad de la transformación de residuos orgánicos municipales en energía
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2017)
Energy generation from renewable energy sources is an alternative to the effects of climate change caused by the use of fossil fuels. In this case, the use of garden waste from the Municipality of Escazú for the generation ...
Residuos peligrosos de la construcción en Costa Rica y sus impactos al ambiente
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2017)
Historically the construction sector has been one of the most important contributors in the economy, since it generates many jobs during and after the work, thus creating significant income and progress for the local economy ...