Oil spills can cause serious damage to resources in the fisheries and aquaculture sector through physical contamination, toxic effects on fish and shellfish stocks and business interruption. In some cases, effective protection measures and cleanup can prevent or minimize damage. As a result of this, the ideas of looking for possible solutions arise. This is how our research tries to contribute to the ecosystem, capturing the hydrocarbons present on the Caldera coast, with the use of human hair filters (F.C.H.) in artisanal fishing boats.

Oil spills can cause serious damage to the resources of the fishing sector and the aquaculture through physical contamination, toxic effects on fish and shellfish populations and by interruption of business activities. In some cases, the application of effective protection measures and cleaning can prevent or minimize damage. As a result of this, ideas arise to seek possible solutions. This is how our research tries to contribute to the ecosystem, capturing the hydrocarbons present in the Coasts of Caldera, with the use of human hair filters (FCH) in artisanal fishing vessels.

Oil spills can cause serious damage to the resources of the fishing sector and the aquaculture through physical contamination, toxic effects on fish and shellfish populations and by interruption of business activities. In some cases, the application of effective protection measures and cleaning can prevent or minimize damage. As a result of this, ideas arise to seek possible solutions.
This is how our research tries to contribute to the ecosystem, capturing the hydrocarbons present in the Coasts of Caldera, with the use of human hair filters (FCH) in artisanal fishing vessels.

Efficient, inexpensive technologies to monitor physical and chemical parameters in seawater can have significant commercial and scientific benefits if properly used and managed in a spirit of partnership, cooperation, and understanding. More than ever before, our oceans need sustainable solutions.

Wood stoves are a major source of air pollution in both Chile’s capital Santiago and some cities in the country’s south. A wood stove can emit up to PM 10 μg/m3 (equivalent to the air pollution caused by 1,500 new cars). This problem is often compounded by the widespread use of highly-polluting wet wood.

The role played by water in reducing atmospheric CO2 is well known. Rain, for example, dissolves CO2 into bicarbonate, an ion which in lakes and rivers binds with certain anions to form carbonates.

We designed a system capable of reducing carbon dioxide emissions based on water recirculation. This process dissolves unwanted gases and converts them into carbonic acid, an easily-handled, weak, and environmentally-safe aqueous solution.

Fogs catchers of Atacama, care and preservation of regional flora and fauna