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Dr. Eduardo Nicolau: creating solutions with nanoparticle chemistry

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Dr. Eduardo Nicolau
Dr. Eduardo Nicolau

The International Space Station (ISS) as well as space shuttles possess a limited amount of energy to keep their equipment working once they have been launched into space. Could you imagine being able to generate energy, for the ISS, using molecules found in the astronauts’ urine? Or being able to turn non-drinking water into one that is actually safe to drink?  Moreover, being able to use special materials, called biomaterials, to develop bone grafts?

Investigadores del RUM comparan concentraciones de metales entre agua potable y embotellada

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El agua es esencial para la vida y es vital para el funcionamiento de los procesos metabólicos que se llevan a cabo en el organismo. El asunto es cómo obtenemos el agua y cuál es la mejor para nosotros. Investigadores del RUM compararon el agua embotellad

EPA Proposes to Add Dorado, Puerto Rico Site to the Federal Superfund List Drinking Water Contaminated with Solvents

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(New York, N.Y. – April 6, 2016) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today proposed adding the Dorado Groundwater Contamination Site in the municipality of Dorado, Puerto Rico to its Superfund National Priorities List of the country’s most hazardous waste sites. Sampling at the site has found chemical contamination that is impacting wells used to supply drinking water to the local communities.

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Biennial Symposium on Potable Water

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The Center for Education, Conservation and Environmental Interpretation (CECIA, in Spanish) of the Puerto Rico Interamerican University and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host the 11th Biennial Symposium on Potable Water Issues; Science, Technology and Regulation on February 12 and 13th in the Bayamon campus of the aforementioned university.

To register or for more information call (787) 264-1912, extensions 7630 and 7631.

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Simposio Bienal sobre Asuntos Relacionados al Agua Potable, Ciencia, Tecnología y Reglamentación- UIPR

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La Junta de Síndicos de la Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico (UIPR) el Presidente de la Institución, la Vicepresidencia de Asuntos Académicos, Estudiantes y Planificación Sistémica,

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