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Colombian specialist will give a lecture at the Faculty of Engineering
The activity will take place on Wednesday, March 19, at 11:30 a.m., in the Brillador room of the Mining Engineering Department.
Within the framework of the Research Seminar on Geology, Mining, Metallurgy, and Environment (SIGMMA), organized by the Department of Mining Engineering of the University of La Serena, the exhibition ''Biological Reactors for the Treatment of Acid Drainage of Mines'', dictated by Dr. (c) Norma Pérez.
Dr. (c) Pérez, is a Biologist from the Universidad del Valle, Colombia (2006), Master of Science, mention Microbiology from the University of Concepción (2011) and candidate for Doctor in Agricultural Engineering, mention Water Resources, at the University of Concepción. Likewise, she is a member of the study groups on Bioremediation and Analysis of Environments Contaminated with Mining Passives.
In her presentation, Dr. (c) Pérez will describe her work related to the development of a biological treatment system where sulfate reduction with organic material as reactive substrates predominates, in particular the viability of biological treatment with active diffusion (ADBT) as new treatment system for water contaminated with metals. Results will be presented regarding the effect of the distribution of the reactive material, operation under demanding conditions (low pH and high metal load) and studies of the capacity of the inoculum to treat drains with copper. Emphasis will be placed on chemical and microbiological results (molecular analysis of the microorganisms present in the remediation).
The activity will take place on Wednesday, March 19, at 11:30 a.m., in the Brillador room of the Department of Mining Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of La Serena, located at 980 Benavente Street.
For more information, contact: Patricio Jofré or Ricardo Oyarzún at