Peru Peruvian Researchers Tender

Initiative seeks to improve the quality of life of the population through a healthy environment recovering lagoons and rivers affected by mining.In order to contribute to the recovery care and conservation of the environment the National University of Callao UNAC with the support of Concytec and the World Bank has been developing a technology that seeks to use the wastewater of the surrounding populations to the mining deposits eliminating the discharges on the rivers and allowing to reuse these acidic waters of industrial origin. Currently domestic wastewater acid mine drainage and acidic high Andean lagoons have different treatments some conventional ones produce high costs in labor materials maintenance inputs and inefficient energy which consume considerable private and state financial resources. That is why this technology called Synergie winner of the advanced research project competition proposes that the combined treatments of these wastewater constitute a viable and sustainable alternative since without the use of chemical products it will be possible to minimize costs reduce potential pollution and its consequent effects on human health and the environment. This treatment system will be developed on a pilot scale as part of the validation of the product the treated water will comply with the water quality standard ECA reaching efficiencies greater than 98. The implementation of this system considers an economy with a low dependence on extra resources generates a very low stress to the ecosystem and a high cost benefit ratio is projected. This type of treatment will benefit the population improving their quality of life thanks to a healthier environment and the reuse of treated water will promote alternative economic activities such as agroforestry livestock and aquaculture stated Carmen Elizabeth Barreto Pio principal investigator of the draft. He also pointed out that in the first stage basic experiences were developed and after that a continuous flow system was designed and built to later carry out pilot-scale tests in the contaminated areas. 55 of all treated wastewater discharged into bodies of water is from the mining sector which is why at the end of the project we seek to achieve a new knowledge product or process with a scientific and technological base whose application contributes to solving problems and take advantage of relevant opportunities for a prioritized sector he emphasized. For the execution of this initiative UNAC received financing from Concytec in agreement with the World Bank through its executing unit Fondecyt.