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    • Biogardens as constructed wetlands in tropical climate: A case study in the Central Pacific Coast of Costa Rica 

      Pérez-Salazar, Roy; Mora Aparicio, Carmen; Alfaro-Chinchilla, Carolina; Sasa Marín, Jihad; Scholz, Carola; Rodríguez-Corrales, José (Elsevier, 2019-03-25)
      In Costa Rica, <10% of wastewater is treated before its discharge. This generates a significant impact on the environment, public health, and tourism industry, which is one of the country's main economic activities. ...
    • Exploring Dissolved Organic Carbon Variations in a High Elevation Tropical Peatland Ecosystem: Cerro de la Muerte, Costa Rica 

      Sanchez-Murillo, Ricardo; Gastezzi-Arias, Paola; Sánchez-Gutiérrez, Rolando; Esquivel-Hernández, Germain; Pérez-Salazar, Roy; Poca, María (Frontiers Media (Suiza), 2022-01)
      Tropical peatlands are distributed mainly in coastal lowlands; however high elevation regions exhibit a large prevalence of small and fragmented peatlands that are mostly understudied. Artificial drainage of peatlands to ...
    • Variación Espacial de la Composición de 222RN en los Acuíferos Barva y Colima Superior, Costa Rica 

      Sanchez-Murillo, Ricardo; Delgado, Miguel; Espinach, Diego; Lobo, Marcela; Madrigal, Fabián; Morera, Adolfo; Rojas, Karla; Saénz, Wendy; Ugalde, Susana; Umaña, Brayan; Pérez-Salazar, Roy; Mora, José; Esquivel-Hernández, Germain; Birkel, Christian; Ulloa, Franz; Rojas, Luis D.; Alvarado, Guillermo E. (Universidad de Costa Rica (Costa Rica), 2016)
      Radon (222Rn) is a useful natural-occurring tracer to elucidate groundwater to surface water connectivity with important implications for human health. This study presents the first spatial distribution of 222Rn in ...