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Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Doctor, Delft University of Technology
Award Date: 30 Sep 2021
Master, Urban Water Sanitation: Sanitary Engineering, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
Award Date: 27 Apr 2016
Bachelor, Environmental Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Award Date: 10 Jun 2011
External positions
Consultora, Fundatec
1 Jan 2024 → 31 Dec 2027
Keywords
- TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Fields of knowledge of Science and Technology according to the OECD Frascati Manual
- Engineering and Technology
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 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Tamizaje de contaminantes en plantas de tratamiento de aguas residuales de Costa Rica
Barrios Hernández, M. L. (Coordinating Researcher (may be from TEC or another entity)) & Ariza Castro, N. (Institutional academic collaborator)
1/01/26 → 31/12/27
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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LAG: Obtención de núcleos de granulación para la transición eficiente de sistemas de lodos activados a lodos aerobios granulares en plantas de tratamiento convencionales de Costa Rica
Barrios Hernández, M. L. (Coordinating Researcher (may be from TEC or another entity)), Quesada González, A. (Institutional academic collaborator), Rodríguez Quesada, L. (Institutional academic collaborator) & Romero Mendoza, B. (External collaborating researcher )
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Technological Development
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Fortalecimiento de la capacidad técnica para utilizar la tecnología de radiación en el tratamiento de aguas residuales
Chaves Barquero, L. (Institutional academic coordinator), Barrios Hernández, M. L. (Institutional academic coordinator), Léon Salazar, J. L. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Léon Salazar, J. L. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/01/24 → 31/12/27
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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ARCAL CXCI: Fortalecimiento de la capacidad técnica para utilizar la tecnología de la radiación en el tratamiento de aguas residuales.
Léon Salazar, J. L. (Institutional academic collaborator), Chaverri Quiros, O. (Institutional academic collaborator), Chaves Barquero, L. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Barrios Hernández, M. L. (Institutional academic collaborator)
1/01/24 → 3/06/26
Project: International Projects › Technical Cooperation
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Lodos aerobios granulares para el tratamiento simultáneo de aguas residuales domésticas en Costa Rica
Barrios Hernández, M. L. (Institutional academic coordinator), Quesada González, A. (Institutional academic coordinator), Chacón, L. (Institutional academic coordinator), Miranda Castro, L. Á. (External collaborating researcher ), Ortiz Mora, A. (Institutional academic coordinator) & López Vázquez, C. (Institutional academic coordinator)
29/10/23 → 31/12/25
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Genome-resolved metagenomics of a neotropical wastewater treatment plant reveals community-wide metal and biocide-resistance genes and the diversity of phosphate-accumulating and denitrifying bacteria
Mendoza-Guido, B., Castro-Camacho, V., Quesada-Gonzalez, A., Chacón, L. & Barrios-Hernandez, M. L., 30 Jan 2026, In: International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation. 208, 106258.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Temperature-driven dynamics in prokaryotic and eukaryotic communities of an aerobic granular sludge lab-scale reactor
Barrios-Hernandez, M. L., Solomon, T., Orias-Obando, F., Mendoza-Guido, B. & Hooijmans, C. M., 10 Apr 2026, In: Science of the Total Environment. 1024, 181591.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessment of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes and Pathobiome Diversity in Domestic Wastewater of a Tropical Country
Molina-Ospina, F., Mendoza-Guido, B., Quesada-Gonzalez, A., Chacon, L. & Barrios-Hernandez, M. L., Jun 2025, In: Water (Switzerland). 17, 11, 1574.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Medidas de control de olores para un tanque homogeneizador de una planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales en Costa Rica
Translated title of the contribution :Odor control measures for a homogenization tank of a wastewater treatment plant in Costa Rica Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unravelling the removal mechanisms of bacterial and viral surrogates in aerobic granular sludge systems
Barrios-Hernández, M. L., Bettinelli, C., Mora-Cabrera, K., Vanegas-Camero, M. C., Garcia, H., van de Vossenberg, J., Prats, D., Brdjanovic, D., van Loosdrecht, M. C. M. & Hooijmans, C. M., 1 May 2021, In: Water Research. 195, 116992.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access16 Scopus citations