Personal profile
Professional Experience
His academic work focuses on applied research and outreach, particularly on issues related to water quality, environmental pollution, and chemical and microbiological processes.
He has participated as a researcher and coordinator in various projects, including studies on:
- Heavy metal contamination in aquatic environments.
- Environmental risk assessment in water bodies.
- Technology transfer for agricultural sustainability (such as on coffee farms).
In the scientific field, he has published in specialized journals on topics such as:
- Water treatment and filtration (manganese removal).
- River and sediment contamination in Costa Rica.
- Modeling of wastewater systems and nitrate leaching.
Research Interests
1. Water quality and treatment
2. Environmental pollution in aquatic systems
3. Environmental risk assessment
4. Applied chemical and microbiological processes
5. Environmental modeling
6. Agricultural management and sustainability
7. Air quality and atmospheric emissions
Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor, Environmental Engineering
2 Feb 2012 → 3 Mar 2018
Keywords
- TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Fields of knowledge of Science and Technology according to the OECD Frascati Manual
- Engineering and Technology
- Natural Sciences
Campus del Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
- CAMPUS TECNOLOGICO CENTRAL CARTAGO
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Bioeconomía en la práctica: de residuos en ferias del agricultor a productos con valor
Brenes Peralta, L. (Institutional academic coordinator), Jimenez Morales, M. F. (Institutional academic collaborator), Campos-Rodríguez, R. (Institutional academic collaborator), Caballero Chavarría, A. (Institutional academic collaborator), Jiménez Piedra, R. (External collaborating researcher ) & Leiva Leiva, Y. (External collaborating researcher )
1/01/26 → 31/12/27
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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ACTI-CHAR: Chemical and biological functionalization of carbons derived from Costa Rican agroforestry production to increase their added value as soil amendment and for the protection of water resources.
Masís Meléndez, F. (Coordinating Researcher (may be from TEC or another entity)), Caballero Chavarría, A. (Institutional academic collaborator), Quesada González, A. (Institutional academic collaborator) & Villagra Mendoza, K. (Institutional academic collaborator)
1/01/26 → 31/12/27
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Biofiltración: una opción sostenible para la remoción de hierro y manganeso en agua potable de comunidades rurales
Romero Esquivel, L. G. (Institutional academic coordinator), González Rodríguez, J. R. (Institutional academic coordinator), Infante-Alfaro, S. (Institutional academic coordinator), Caballero Chavarría, A. (Institutional academic coordinator), Quesada González, A. (Institutional academic coordinator), Ariza Castro, N. (Institutional academic coordinator), Pino Gómez, M. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Araya Obando, J. A. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Internally funded extension projects › Participatory and collaborative action
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Evaluación de la contaminación y el riesgo por metales pesados generados por la industria cementera en Agua Caliente de Cartago.
Calvo Brenes, G. (Institutional academic coordinator), Salazar Rojas, T. (Institutional academic coordinator), Caballero Chavarría, A. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Cejudo-Ruiz, F. R. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/01/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Estrategia integral de transferencia de tecnología para la productividad y sostenibilidad de fincas de café (Coffea arabica) en La Zona de Los Santos
Brenes Peralta, L. (Institutional academic coordinator), Campos-Rodríguez, R. (Institutional academic collaborator), Masis Jiménez, M. (Institutional academic collaborator), Caballero Chavarría, A. (Institutional academic collaborator), Masís Meléndez, F. (Institutional academic coordinator), Porras Barrantes, J. (External collaborating researcher ), Montero Vega, M. (External collaborating researcher ), García Barquero , M. E. (Institutional academic collaborator) & Fernanda Jimenez-Morales, M. (Institutional academic collaborator)
1/01/23 → 31/12/25
Project: Internally funded extension projects › Participatory and collaborative action
Research output
- 6 Article
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Nitrate leaching in an on-site wastewater system: Monitoring and modeling with HYDRUS 1D
Zúñiga-Gutiérrez, J., Caballero-Chavarría, A., Zambrano, D., Ulate-Molina, R. & Masís-Meléndez, F., Feb 2025, In: Journal of Water Process Engineering. 70, 107049.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Heavy metals content in sediments of several rivers in Costa Rica
Calvo-Brenes, G., Quiros-Bustos, N., Robles-Chave, D. & Caballero-Chavarria, A., 2024, In: Tecnologia En Marcha. 37, 4, p. 141-151 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Start-up of non-bioaugmented pumice biofilters in flow-through and recirculating flow regime for Mn removal
Araya-Obando, J. A., Rietveld, L. C., Kelly-Coto, D. E., Quesada-González, A., Caballero-Chavarría, A. & Romero-Esquivel, L. G., 1 Apr 2023, In: Water Science and Technology: Water Supply. 23, 4, p. 1587-1598 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Start-up of bench-scale biofilters for manganese removal under tropical conditions: A comparative study using virgin pumice, silica sand, and anthracite filter media
Araya-Obando, J. A., Rietveld, L. C., Quesada-González, A., Caballero-Chavarría, A., Pacini, V. & Romero-Esquivel, L. G., Aug 2021, In: Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology. 7, 8, p. 1504-1515 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access9 Scopus citations -
Autochthonous tropical groundwater bacteria involved in manganese(ii) oxidation and removal
Calderón-Tovar, I. L., Rietveld, L. C., Araya-Obando, J. A., Quesada-González, A., Caballero-Chavarría, A. & Romero-Esquivel, L. G., 11 Nov 2020, In: Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology. 6, 11, p. 3132-3141 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access10 Scopus citations