Enargite, Cu3AsS4, is common in some deposit types, eg porphyry systems and high
sulphidation epithermal deposits. It is of environmental concern as a potential source of …

Droughts can have serious negative impacts on the water quality needed for irrigated
agriculture. The Metropolitan region of Chile is a relevant producer of high-value crops and …

Adsorption technologies are a focus of interest for the removal of pollutants in water
treatment systems. These removal methods offer several design, operation and efficiency …

Ecuador has among the world's highest biodiversity, despite being a tiny fraction of the
world's land area. The threat of extinction for some of this biodiversity has dramatically …

An abundance of world-class copper deposits in the Atacama region of northern Chile has
made Chile the world's leading copper producer. However, despite extensive exploration …

We collected groundwaters in and around a large (313 Mt at 1.08% Cu and 0.3% cutoff)
undisturbed porphyry copper deposit (Spence) in the hyperarid Atacama Desert of northern …

Rivers of central-northern Chile are exposed to pollution from different sources, including
mining activities, natural orogenic process, volcanic activity, and geology. In order to …

Chinchorros, a fishermen culture, who lived about 7000 years ago in the coastal region of
the Atacama Desert in the northern outpost of present-day Chile, practiced an intricate …

The Chilean bottled water market has experienced continuous growth since 2000,
surpassing 500 million liters sold in 2015. Generally, consumers tend to associate the …

Surface water quality has increasing importance worldwide and is particularly relevant in the
semiarid North-Central Chile, where agriculture and mining activities are imposing heavy …