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First measurements of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) in the ambient air in San Jose, Costa Rica
(2014)
A great interest has arisen in establishing the impact of organic compounds on human health and air quality, especially those compounds emitted by automotive traffic. Knowledge of urban air pollutant concentrations is ...
Physical, mechanical and hydration kinetics of particleboards manufactured with woody biomass (Cupressus lusitanica, Gmelina arborea, Tectona grandis), agricultural resources, and Tetra Pak packages
(Waste Management and Research vol.32 no.2 106-114 2014, 2014-02-11)
Lignocellulosic wastes resulting from agricultural activities as well as Tetra Pak residues from urban centres can cause significant levels of pollution. A possible action to minimize this problem is to use them in the ...
The manufacture and properties of oil palm and pineapple leaf fiberboard panels
(WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 2014)
Particleboards were manufactured from oil palm fruit, the oil palm mesocarp fiber of Elaeis guineensis, the leaves of pineapple (Ananas comosus) and the sawdust from three fast-growing species of trees (Gmelina arborea, ...
Evaluación de los niveles de hidrocarburos en sedimentos marinos, su posible origen y efectos sobre la actividad de acuicultura entre Punta Morales y Costa de Pájaros en el Golfo de Nicoya
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2014)
En el presente trabajo se realizó una evaluación de los niveles de hidrocarburos en los
sedimentos marinos de la región interna del Golfo de Nicoya, como insumo para determinar
su posible efecto sobre las actividades de ...