Gestión Ambiental: Recent submissions
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Investigation of pharmaceuticals in a conventional wastewater treatment plant: Removal efficiency, seasonal variation and impact of a nearby hospital
(2021-08)Discharges from the wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are among the main sources of contamination to receiving surface water, therefore the quality of treated wastewater needs to be properly monitored. However, not only ... -
Investigation of pesticides and their transformation products in the Júcar River Hydrographical Basin (Spain) by wide-scope high-resolution mass spectrometry screening
(2019)The Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC implemented by the European Union established as the main objectives to achieve a “good ecological and chemical status” of the surface water and a “good quantitative and chemical ... -
Estrategia de Reactivación Turística para la Cámara de Turismo de Turrialba, Pos Pandemia del COVID-19
(2021)Este estudio presenta el análisis de caso de la propuesta de reactivación del sector Turismo post Covid-19 para el cantón de Turrialba, Costa Rica. Este cantón se caracteriza por su componente multiétnico, presencia de ... -
Ecological risk assessment of pesticides in the Mijares River (eastern Spain) impacted by citrus production using wide-scope screening and target quantitative analysis
(2021-06-15)The widespread use of pesticides, especially in agricultural areas, makes necessary to control their presence in surrounding surface waters. The current study was designed to investigate the occurrence and ecological risks ... -
Pharmaceuticals in farms and surrounding surface water bodies: hazard and ecotoxicity in a swine production area in Costa Rica
(2021)The presence of pharmaceuticals in the environment is known to have multiple origins; livestock activities comprise one scarcely studied source, both globally and specially in Latin-America. This work aims to study the ... -
Using Molecular Methods to Identify and Monitor Xenobiotic-Degrading Genes for Bioremediation
(2021)Environmental pollution is a matter of increasing concern worldwide, for which new and innovative solutions are constantly required. Bioremediation, the transformation of contaminants into less toxic substances using ... -
Simultaneous degradation of pharmaceuticals in fixed and fluidized bed reactors using iron-modified diatomite as heterogeneous Fenton catalyst
(2021)The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of pelletized iron-modified diatomite as heterogeneous Fenton catalyst for the removal of carbamazepine, clindamycin, gemfibrozil, ketoprofen, florfenicol, and sulfamethazine, ... -
Selective-enrichment as a Tool to Obtain Microbial Degrading Consortia for the Remediation of Pesticide Residues
(2021)Inadequate disposal of pesticides during their extensive use in agricultural practices may result in soil, surface, and groundwater pollution. These agrochemicals affect a wide variety of non-target organisms, and their ... -
Multi-residue analysis of pharmaceuticals in water samples by liquid chromatography- mass spectrometry: Quality assessment and application to the risk assessment of urban-influenced surface waters in a metropolitan area of Central America
(2021)The occurrence of pharmaceuticals in surface water has been barely studied in Latin America. This work aimed to i) develop a multi-residue liquid chromatography- triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) method for ... -
Environmental monitoring and risk assessment in a tropical Costa Rican catchment under the influence of melon and watermelon crop pesticides
(2021)A monitoring network was established in streams within a catchment near the Costa Rican Pacific coast (2008–2011) to estimate the impact of pesticides in surface water (84 samples) and sediments (84 samples) in areas under ... -
Nitrification inhibitor nitrapyrin does not affect yiel-scaled nitrous oxide emissions in a tropical grassaland
(2021)Urea is the most common nitrogen (N) fertilizer used in the tropics but it has the risk of high gaseous nitrogen (N) losses. Use of nitrification inhibitor has been suggested as a potential mitigation measure for gaseous ... -
Effects of the nitrification inhibitor nitrapyrin and the plant growth regulator gibberellic acid on yield-scale nitrous oxide emission in maize fields under hot climatic conditions
(2021)Nitrification inhibitors are widely used in agriculture to mitigate nitrous oxide (N2O) emission and increase crop yield. However, no concrete information on their mitigation of N2O emission is available under soil and ... -
Establecimiento de rutas turísticas, un aporte al desarrollo sostenible del cantón de San Ramón, Alajuela, Costa Rica
(2013)San Ramón cuenta con una serie de características de gran potencialidad para la atracción del turismo. Elementos como su posición geográfica estratégica, sus atractivos naturales, artificiales, culturales e históricos, su ... -
Cavernas adecuadas para el desarrollo turístico en los cantones de Corredores y Golfito, Zona Sur de Costa Rica
(2021-09-08)La presente investigación se desarrolló a partir del interés de conocer si las cavernas ubicadas en los cantones de Corredores y Golfito, Zona Sur de Costa Rica, son adecuadas para el desarrollo turístico. En primera ... -
Manual de procesos y procedimientos operativos de la Brigada de Acompañamiento Psicosocial en Situaciones de Emergencias y Desastres, de la Escuela de Psicología de la Universidad de Costa Rica
(2021-07-08)El presente documento es el resultado del trabajo final de investigación aplicada de la Maestría Profesional en Gestión del Riesgo y Atención de Emergencias, del Programa de Posgrado de Geología de la Universidad de Costa ... -
Análisis del proceso administrativo de la gestión ambiental en la Universidad de Costa Rica
(2020)Este trabajo de investigación parte del posicionamiento de las instituciones de educación superior en un contexto global que demanda una especial atención de la gestiónadministrativa para evitar, mitigar o ... -
Ética de la conservación y conflictos territoriales con jaguares (Panthera onca) y fauna silvestre asociada; análisis del discurso de cinco ONG de Costa Rica
(2021-05)La biología de la conservación se desarrolla a partir de fundamentos éticos que suelen ser ignorados por los propios científicos y conservacionistas. Se ha reconocido, sin embargo, que la explicitación de tales fundamentos ... -
El sistema turístico del distrito central del cantón de Golfito
(2020-10-29)La presente investigación se desarrolla a partir del interés de analizar desde el enfoque de sistema turístico el funcionamiento de la actividad turística del distrito Central del cantón de Golfito. Esta comunidad ... -
Informe anual de la Red Costarricense de Instituciones Educativas Sostenibles REDIES, 2019
(2020-08-06)Cumpliendo 10 años de existencia, la Red Costarricense de Instituciones Educativas Sostenibles (REDIES) se mantiene activa gracias al compromiso de sus 18 instituciones miembro, entre las que se encuentran 4 universidades ... -
Desarrollo de un proceso de sensibilización de la niñez acerca de los tiburones en dos escuelas del distrito Puerto Jiménez, Pacífico Sur de Costa Rica
(2018)La implementación de un proceso de sensibilización sobre los tiburones busca involucrar a la niñez de dos escuelas de la Península de Osa del grupo etario de 8 hasta 11 años y su entorno próximo pesquero, para que la niñez ...