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Renewable Energies for Water Treatment and REuse in Mining Industries

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Links to deliverables and publications from FP7 projects, as well as links to some specific result types such as dataset and software, are dynamically retrieved from OpenAIRE .

Deliverables

Web-GIS to produce risk maps, scenario, analysis, report to aquifer management (WP3) (opens in new window)

Web-GIS to produce risk maps, scenario, analysis, report to aquifer management

Techno-economic analysis of membrane processes for mining wastewater valorization (opens in new window)

Membrane-based wastewater treatment processes for the recovery of valuable metals and minerals from mining waste streams.

3.3 Environmental Audit in Antofagasta mining district (opens in new window)

Analysis of main mines in Antofagasta mining district and related environmentaldata collection

Short course on surface water treatment and in situ remediation technologies (opens in new window)
Project website and communication infrastructure (opens in new window)
Conceptual model of the site (opens in new window)

Conceptual model of the site WP5

Final report on the collected data set (opens in new window)

Final report on the collected data set and Web-GIS to produce pollution maps of surface and subsurface water

Research training and knowledge exchange of visits with hosting partner's case based project on design of the industrial layout to reuse the process water in the mining activities (opens in new window)

Research training and knowledge exchange of visits with hosting partner’s case based project on design of the industrial layout to reuse the process water in the mining activities

Web-GIS to produce hydrodynamic and hydrodispersive parameters of aquifers (opens in new window)

Web-GIS of aquifers, and hydrodynamic/hydrodispersive parameters of porous media (WP5)

Report on the Wellbeing and Socio-economic impacts of mining activities (opens in new window)
Public report dealing with the selection of the BARE technology for water treatment. (opens in new window)

Public report dealing with the selection of the BARE technology for water treatment. This is based on techno-economic assessment applied to the case studies analyzed in the previous deliverable

Design modeling of renewable energy-driven technologies: Application to selected case studies. Public report describing performance models of different technologies, with emphasis on the main technical parameters and on the commercial products available (opens in new window)

Design modeling of renewable energydriven technologies Application to selected case studies Public report describing performance models of different technologies with emphasis on the main technical parameters and on the commercial products available

Final report on the water treatment plant compliant with local design regulations and logistic/geographical constraints (opens in new window)
Web site and social media (opens in new window)

Web site (featuring general public -oriented, non-technical overview of the project) and social media

Publications

Analysis of Mercury in Aquifers in Gold Mining Areas in the Ecuadorian Amazon and Its Associated Risk for Human Health (opens in new window)

Author(s): Passarelli, I.; Villacis Verdesoto, M.V.; Jiménez-Oyola, S.; Flores Huilcapi, A.G.; Mora-Silva, D.; Anfuso, G.; Esparza Parra, J.F.; Jimenez-Gutierrez, M.; Carrera Almendáriz, L.S.; Avalos Peñafiel, V.G.; et al.
Published in: Toxics, Issue 12(2), 162, 2024, ISSN 2305-6304
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/toxics12020162

History, Current Situation and Challenges of Gold Mining in Ecuador’sLitoral Region (opens in new window)

Author(s): Mestanza-Ramón C., Paz-Mena S., Lopez-Paredes C., Jimenez-Gutierrez M., Herrera-Morales G., D’Orio G., Straface S.
Published in: Land, Issue Volume 10, Issue 11, 2021, ISSN 2073-445X
Publisher: MDPI Journals
DOI: 10.3390/land10111220

Risks to Human Health from the Consumption of Water from Aquifers in Gold Mining Areas in the Coastal Region of Ecuador (opens in new window)

Author(s): Passarelli, I.; Mora-Silva, D.; Arguello Guadalupe, C.; Carrillo Arteaga, T.; Ureta Valdez, R.; Orna Puente, L.M.; Tobar Ruiz, M.G.; Ati-Cutiupala, G.; Sanchez-Salazar, M.; Straface, S.; et al.
Published in: Resources, Issue 13, 53, 2024, ISSN 2079-9276
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/resources13040053

Environmentally Friendly Photothermal Membranes for Halite Recovery from Reverse Osmosis Brine via Solar-Driven Membrane Crystallization (opens in new window)

Author(s): Aquino, M.; Santoro, S.; Politano, A.; D’Andrea, G.; Siciliano, A.; Straface, S.; La Russa, M.F.; Curcio, E.
Published in: Membranes, Issue 2024, 14, 87, 2024, ISSN 2077-0375
Publisher: Molecular Diversity Preservation International
DOI: 10.3390/membranes14040087

Gold mining in Ecuador: Innovative recommendations for the management and remediation of mercury-contaminated waters (opens in new window)

Author(s): Mestanza-Ramon C., D’Orio G., Straface S.
Published in: Green World Journal, 2021, ISSN 2737-6109
Publisher: Green World Journal
DOI: 10.53313/gwj42028

An integrated membrane distillation, photocatalysis and polyelectrolyte-enhanced ultrafiltration process for arsenic remediation at point-of-use (opens in new window)

Author(s): Sergio Santoro, Paola Timpano, Ahmet Halil Avci, Pietro Argurio, Francesco Chidichimo, Michele De Biase, Salvatore Straface, Efrem Curcio
Published in: Desalination, Issue Volume 520, 2021, ISSN 0011-9164
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2021.115378

Membrane technology for a sustainable copper mining industry: The Chileanparadigm (opens in new window)

Author(s): Santoro S., Estay H., Avci A., Pugliese L., Ruby-Figueroa R., Garcia A., Aquino M., Nasirov S., Straface S., Curcio E.
Published in: Cleaner Engineering and Technology, Issue Volume 2, 2021, ISSN 2666-7908
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.clet.2021.100091

Assessment of Hg pollution in stream waters and human health risk in areas impacted by mining activities in the Ecuadorian Amazon (opens in new window)

Author(s): Carlos Mestanza‑Ramón · Samantha Jiménez‑Oyola · Alex Vinicio Gavilanes Montoya · Danny Daniel Castillo Vizuete · Giovanni D’Orio · Juan Cedeño‑Laje · Salvatore Straface
Published in: Environ Geochem Health, 2023, Page(s) 15, ISSN 0269-4042
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-023-01597-6

Role of Integrated Approaches in Water Resources Management: Antofagasta Region, Chile (opens in new window)

Author(s): Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Enrico Suozzi, Carlos Silva, Marina De Maio and Mariachiara Zanetti
Published in: Sustainability, Issue Volume 13, 2021, ISSN 2071-1050
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/su13031297

Drinking Water Supply in the Region of Antofagasta (Chile): A Challenge between Past, Present and Future (opens in new window)

Author(s): Barbara Ruffino, Giuseppe Campo, Dafne Crutchik, Arturo Reyes and Mariachiara Zanetti
Published in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Issue Volume 19, 2022, Page(s) 21, ISSN 1660-4601
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192114406

History, Socioeconomic Problems and Environmental Impactsof Gold Mining in the Andean Region of Ecuador (opens in new window)

Author(s): Carlos Mestanza-Ramon, Robinson Ordonez-Alcivar, Carla Arguello-Guadalupe, Katherin Carrera-Silva, Giovanni D’Orio and Salvatore Straface
Published in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Issue 19,1190, 2022, ISSN 1660-4601
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19031190

Risks to Human Health from Mercury in Gold Mining in the Coastal Region of Ecuador. (opens in new window)

Author(s): Mestanza-Ramón, C.; Jiménez-Oyola, S.; Cedeño-Laje, J.; Villamar Marazita, K.; Gavilanes Montoya, A.V.; Castillo Vizuete, D.D.; Mora-Silva, D.; Carrera Almendáriz, L.S.; Logroño-Naranjo, S.; Mazón-Fierro, G.; et al.
Published in: Toxics, Issue 12, 323, 2024, ISSN 2305-6304
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/toxics12050323

Gold Mining in the Amazon Region of Ecuador: History and a Reviewof Its Socio-Environmental Impacts (opens in new window)

Author(s): Mestanza-Ramon C., Cuenca-Cumbicus J., D’Orio G., Flores-Toala J., Segovia-Caceres S., Bonilla- Bonilla A. and Straface S.
Published in: Land, Issue Volume 2, Issue 11, 2022, ISSN 2073-445X
Publisher: MDPI Journals
DOI: 10.3390/land11020221

Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM): Management and Socioenvironmental Impacts in the Northern Amazon of Ecuador (opens in new window)

Author(s): Mestanza-Ramon C., Mora-Silva D.; D’Orio G.; Tapia-Segarra E.; Domínguez Gaibor I.; Esparza Parra J.F.; Chávez Velásquezand C.R. Straface S.
Published in: Sustainability, Issue Volume 14, Issue11, 2022, ISSN 2673-4079
Publisher: MDPI journals
DOI: 10.3390/su14116854

Green photocatalytic mixed matrix membranes for simultaneous arsenic photo-oxidationand water recovery via membrane distillation (opens in new window)

Author(s): Santoro, Sergio; Occhiuzzi, Jessica; Aquino, Marco; Politano, Antonio; Straface, Salvatore; D'Andrea, Giuseppe; Carrillo, Cristobal; Mallada, Reyes; Garcia, Andreina; Estay, Humberto
Published in: Separation and Purification Technology, 2024, ISSN 1383-5866
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.127042

Human health risk assessment due to mercury use in gold mining areas in the Ecuadorian Andean region (opens in new window)

Author(s): Carlos Mestanza-Ramón, Samantha Jiménez-Oyola, Alex Vinicio Gavilanes Montoya, Danny Daniel Castillo Vizuete, Giovanni D'Orio, Juan Cedeño-Laje, Doménica Urdánigo, Salvatore Straface.
Published in: Chemosphere, Issue Volume 344, 2023, ISSN 0045-6535
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140351

Towards the Global Rise of Zero Liquid Discharge for Wastewater Management: The Mining Industry Case in Chile (opens in new window)

Author(s): Santoro S., Avci A.H., Aquino M., Pugliese L., Straface S., Curcio E.
Published in: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 2021, ISSN 1616-864X
Publisher: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/698_2021_785

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