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Chemist with 20 years of professional experience across the public, private, and academic sectors, specializing in applied scientific research, university-level teaching, and analytical quality control. She has led national and international projects focused on the identification and monitoring of contaminants in environmental matrices, using advanced instrumental techniques such as HPLC/UPLC-MS/MS, GC-MS, atomic absorption spectroscopy, and UV-Vis spectrophotometry. She has extensive experience in analytical method validation, implementation of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 requirements, and laboratory assessments as a technical expert for the Costa Rican Accreditation Body. Her professional background also includes scientific publications in international journals, presentations at national and international conferences, and extensive experience as a professor-researcher and supervisor of undergraduate and graduate research projects at the Costa Rica Institute of Technology.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, PhD in Water Sciences, Universidad de Montpellier
Award Date: 17 Dec 2019
Master, Master’s Degree in Industrial Chemistry, Universidad de Costa Rica
Award Date: 31 Jul 2011
Keywords
- Q Science (General)
Fields of knowledge of Science and Technology according to the OECD Frascati Manual
- 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 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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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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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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Valorización de biomasas de cadenas agroindustriales bajo un modelo de bioeconomía circular en la producción de bioadsorbentes como medio de descontaminación ambiental (EcoValor)
Ariza Castro, N. (Institutional academic coordinator), Rodríguez Zúñiga, A. L. (Institutional academic coordinator), Hernández Chaverri, R. A. (External collaborating researcher ), Rojas Sánchez, C. (External collaborating researcher ), Bastante Menezes, D. (External collaborating researcher ) & Jiménez Silva, A. (External collaborating researcher )
1/01/26 → 31/12/27
Project: Research Projects With national external funds › 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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Informe: análisis de la encuesta “Medicamentos de uso veterinario” empleados en fincas localizadas en las principales cuencas del Golfo de Nicoya para el período 2022-2023
Arias, E., Romero-Blanco, E., González-Solórzano, F., Salazar-Chacón, M., Sánchez-Brenes, R., Arias-Valverde, S., Zúñiga-Calero, G., Ledezma-Espinoza, A., Roa-Gutiérrez, F., Gómez-Duarte, I., Braga-de-Castro, Í., Courant, F., Duporte, G., Gómez, E. & Ariza-Castro, N., 2023Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
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Informe: análisis de la encuesta “Productos de uso y consumo humano: núcleo familiar” en cantones localizados en los alrededores del Golfo de Nicoya para el período 2022-2023
Arias, E., Romero-Blanco, E., González-Solórzano, F., Salazar-Chacón, M., Sánchez-Brenes, R., Arias-Valverde, S., Zúñiga-Calero, G., Ledezma-Espinoza, A., Roa-Gutiérrez, F., Gómez-Duarte, I., Braga-de-Castro, Í., Courant, F., Duporte, G., Gómez, E. & Ariza-Castro, N., 2023Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
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Informe: análisis de los principios activos de los medicamentos consumidos a partir del reporte de tres hospitales públicos con influencia en el Golfo de Nicoya para el período 2021-2022
Arias, E., Romero-Blanco, E., González-Solórzano, F., Salazar-Chacón, M., Sánchez-Brenes, R., Arias-Valverde, S., Zúñiga-Calero, G., Ledezma-Espinoza, A., Roa-Gutiérrez, F., Gómez-Duarte, I., Braga-de-Castro, Í., Courant, F., Duporte, G., Gómez, E. & Ariza-Castro, N., 2023Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
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Informe: análisis seleccionado de los lineamientos de política pública relacionados con ecosistemas marinos
Arias, E., Gómez-Duarte, I., González-Solórzano, F., Salazar-Chacón, M., Sánchez-Brenes, R., Arias-Valverde, S., Zúñiga-Calero, G., Ledezma-Espinoza, A., Roa-Gutiérrez, F., Braga-de-Castro, Í., Courant, F., Duporte, G., Gómez, E. & Ariza-Castro, N., 2023Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
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Informe: caracterización biológica y bioquímica del mejillón (Mytella guyanensis) y la ostra (Magallana gigas) y cultivados en el Golfo de Nicoya
Arias, E., González-Solórzano, F., Salazar-Chacón, M., Sánchez-Brenes, R., Arias-Valverde, S., Zúñiga-Calero, G., Romero-Blanco, E., Ledezma-Espinoza, A., Roa-Gutiérrez, F., Gómez-Duarte, I., Braga-de-Castro, Í., Courant, F., Duporte, G., Gómez, E. & Ariza-Castro, N., 2023Research output: Other contribution › peer-review