[EN] An effective alternative for water purification is reverse osmosis (RO). Laboratory-scale RO
modeling is widely applied worldwide, and allows the evaluation of the behavior of the system to
find the most convenient ...
[EN] Like other Latin American countries, Bolivia is in the race towards development, which
has caused many economic activities to be carried out without due consideration for the care of the environment. At this point, ...
[EN] The accelerated deterioration of water quality in the city of Tarija, Bolivia, has caused several water sources in the Municipality of Tarija to be discontinued due to the presence of toxic contaminants. The current ...
Alvizuri Tintaya, Paola Andrea; Villena Martínez, Esteban Manuel; Torregrosa López, Juan Ignacio; Lo-Iacono-Ferreira, Vanesa G.; Lora-García, Jaime(Asociación Española de Dirección e Ingeniería de Proyectos (AIEPRO), 2020-07-09)
[ES] Bolivia está situada en la posición 20 entre los países con mayor disponibilidad de agua
en el mundo. Sin embargo, su potencial hídrico tanto superficial como subterráneo no
ha sido completamente determinado. Tampoco ...
Alvizuri Tintaya, Paola Andrea(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2023-01-16)
[ES] La problemática de los metales pesados en cuerpos de agua superficial se ha observado a nivel mundial y ha sido objeto de múltiples estudios. La presencia de metales en concentraciones por encima de los límites ...
[EN] Manganese is the Earth¿s crust¿s third most abundant transition metal. Decades of increased mining activities worldwide have inevitably led to the release of large amounts of this metal into the environment, specifically ...
[EN] Bolivia is among the countries with the highest availability of freshwater globally. However, many of its natural sources are impacted by anthropogenic activities, such as mining. Water is intimately linked to public ...
[EN] An investigation of primary water sources in two Bolivian basins identified the presence of heavy metals toxic to health that exceeded the permissible limits for drinking water. Lead deposited in the San Jacinto and ...
Alvizuri-Tintaya, Paola Andrea; Villena Martínez, Esteban Manuel; Torregrosa López, Juan Ignacio; Lo-Iacono-Ferreira, Vanesa G.; Lora-García, Jaime(Asociación Española de Dirección e Ingeniería de Proyectos (AIEPRO), 2020-07-09)
[EN] Several sources contaminate heavy metals in surface waters. Among the main ones are industries and mining, in addition to natural geological pollution. Several international organizations consider heavy metals as toxic ...
[EN] One of the factors with the most significant impact due to pollution caused by mining activities is water. Surface water resources are limited, and in many cases, they are the primary water source for consumption; ...