Research Papers by J.M. Arnal

Access to a sufficient quantity of water of adequate quality for human consumption is a global problem. Nowadays, among the 1 billion people estimated to lack access to improved water sources and sanitation worldwide, rural populations are disproportionately underserved. As a consequence, sustainabl

Water consumption in textile processes is very high and moreover a large amount of polluted effluents is generated. Many textile industries perform only a biological treatment of these effluents. In countries with water scarcity, the reuse of the secondary effluents represents an interesting solutio

Access to safe drinkable water is a basic human right and an international goal. Since 1996, AQUAPOT international project, has researched and developed low cost, easy to use and effective water treatment technologies able to be used in developing countries. Recently, the project has carried out the

In the last two years, international AQUAPOT project has carried out the installation of three drinking water treatment plants based on ultrafiltration (UF), in rural areas of the Andean region of Ecuador without access to drinking water. In addition, the project has carried out an applied parallel

The designed membrane facilities are effective in the pathogenic microorganism removal from surface water and allow to obtain safe drinkable water in rural areas of Ecuador. Natural coagulants from oil seeds show promising results in coagulation and antimicrobial test. Agro-based materials can be an

Radioimmunoassay (RIA) is a laboratory technique within Nuclear Medicine that generates a great volume of radioactive liquid wastes. Generally, these wastes are temporarily stored in the sanitary centre for partial activity decay and then they are managed by an authorized company. However, sometimes

One of the most critical problems in developing countries is the lack of drinking water. People in these regions are supplied with surface water, which contains a significant amount of microorganisms that can cause several diseases. In fact, one of the main causes of infantile mortality is the high