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Education/Academic qualification
Dr. Eng., Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Award Date: 4 Aug 2012
MSc, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
Award Date: 4 Aug 2001
Bachelor, BSc. Chemistry, Universidad de Costa Rica
Award Date: 3 Aug 1996
External positions
Comité Revisor de Compuestos Orgánicos Persistentes (POPRC) de la Convención de Estocolmo
1 May 2026 → 31 Dec 2030
Keywords
- QD Chemistry
- TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
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 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Uso de adsorbentes comerciales y desarrollo de un nano-adsorbente para la eliminación del metabolito de clorotalonil R471811 en agua para consumo humano
Romero Esquivel, L. G. (Coordinating Researcher (may be from TEC or another entity)), González Rodríguez, J. R. (Institutional academic collaborator), Ariza Castro, N. (Institutional academic collaborator), Rietveld, L. C. (External collaborating researcher ) & Araya-Sibaja, A. M. (External collaborating researcher )
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Remoción de plaguicidas de agua potable en comunidades rurales y periurbanas mediante el uso de bioaumentación en filtros lentos con retrolavado: aplicación en Costa Rica y Brasil
Romero Esquivel, L. G. (Coordinating Researcher (may be from TEC or another entity)), Quesada González, A. (Institutional academic collaborator), Castro-Gutiérrez, V. (External collaborating researcher ), Soares, M. (External collaborating researcher ) & Soares Binsfeld, M. (External collaborating researcher )
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
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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Remoción de clorotalonil y sus metabolitos en agua para consumo humano en zonas rurales utilizando carbón activado
Romero Esquivel, L. G. (Institutional academic coordinator), González Rodríguez, J. R. (Institutional academic coordinator), Ariza Castro, N. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Infante-Alfaro, S. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Internally funded extension projects › Participatory and collaborative action
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Remoción de fluoruro y arsénico con piedra pómez modificada
Halem, D. V. (External collaborating researcher ), Rietveld, L. (External collaborating researcher ), Romero Esquivel, L. G. (Institutional academic coordinator), González Rodríguez, J. R. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Caballero Chavarría, A. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/01/20 → 31/12/21
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Effect of granulometric characteristics of the filtration medium in pre-filtration systems for domestic use purposes in isolated rural communities
Poncio, T., Lunardi, S., Decezaro, S. T., Romero-Esquivel, L. G., Medeiros, R. C., Aguiar, L. D. & Soares, M., 1 Jul 2025, In: Revista Brasileira de Ciencias Ambientais. 60, e2180.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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HRMS Characterization and Antioxidant Evaluation of Costa Rican Spent Coffee Grounds as a Source of Bioactive Polyphenolic Extracts
Navarro-Hoyos, M., Vargas-Huertas, L. F., Chacón-Vargas, J. D., Leandro-Aguilar, V., Alvarado-Corella, D., Vega-Baudrit, J. R., Romero-Esquivel, L. G., Sánchez-Kopper, A., Monge-Navarro, A. & Araya-Sibaja, A. M., Feb 2025, In: Foods. 14, 3, 448.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations -
Spent Coffee Ground-Based Materials Evaluated by Methylene Blue Removal
Araya-Sibaja, A. M., Quesada-Soto, T., Vega-Baudrit, J. R., Navarro-Hoyos, M., Valverde-Cerdas, J. & Romero-Esquivel, L. G., May 2025, In: Processes. 13, 5, 1592.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access9 Scopus citations -
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
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Evaluation of pumice stone as an alternative low-cost adsorbent for atenolol removal, an emerging contaminant
Quesada-Rodríguez, J., Ledezma-Espinoza, A., Roa-Gutiérrez, F. & Romero-Esquivel, L. G., Apr 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 19, 4, p. 3177-3188 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
12 Scopus citations