BE MUSES: Proposal for a Planning Grant: Implementing a Natural-based Process for Removing Contaminants in Water

BE / MUSES：实施基于自然的水污染物去除工艺。阿尔坎塔（工程-USF），Elena Centeno Karla Davis-Salazar（人类学-USF），Rafael Huizar Babu Joseph先生（工程-USF），Michel Picasso（物理学- UAM），马克·斯图尔特（地质学-USF），Tomas Viveros（工业工程-UAM）该BE/ MUSES规划赠款的目标是开发一种基于经济上可行的“绿色技术”的水净化系统，调查其对墨西哥农村社区的适用性，并为完整的Muses提案制定行动计划。目标是为对现有经济、社会和文化模式敏感的农村社区低收入居民提供一种经济上可行的水净化方法，使用仙人掌粘液和硅酸盐阵列。该项目超越国界，因为它包括南佛罗里达大学（USF），两所领先的墨西哥公立大学：“墨西哥国立自治大学”（UNAM）和“墨西哥国立自治大学”（UAM）以及墨西哥国家环境研究所（INE）的研究人员之间的合作。拟议的研究领域是墨西哥中部的Temamatla农村社区。其位置（墨西哥城东南25英里/40公里）对本研究至关重要，因为其靠近火山土壤，当地供水中的重金属浓度（如钴、汞、镍、铜、锌、铁、锰、铬、碘、砷、钼和铅）可能高于推荐值。这一项目的更广泛影响包括美国和墨西哥研究人员多学科地参与与两国相关的问题，因为两国毗邻而居，而且两国之间已有联系。这种合作将为研究、教育、培训、联网和未来的伙伴关系促进共同的机会和基础设施，最重要的是，拟议的技术将改善极端需要领域目前与水有关的问题。该奖项将由BES / ENG的Tom Waite和CTS /ENG的Robert Wellek管理。

BE / MUSES :Implementing a Natural-based Process for Removing Contaminants in WaterNorma A. Alcantar (Engineering-USF), Elena Centeno (Geology-UNAM), Karla Davis-Salazar (Anthropology-USF), Rafael Huizar (Geology-UNAM), Babu Joseph (Engineering-USF), Michel Picquart (Physics- UAM), Mark Steward (Geology-USF), Tomas Viveros (Industrial Engineering-UAM)The objectives of this BE/ MUSES planning grant are to develop a water purification system based on an economically viable "green technology", investigate its applicability to a rural community in Mexico, and generate a plan of action for a full MUSES proposal. The goals are to produce an economically feasible method of water purification using cactus mucilage and silicate arrays for low-income inhabitants of rural communities that are sensitive to existing economic, social, and cultural patterns. This project transcends national boundaries as it includes collaborations between investigators at the University of South Florida (USF), two leading Mexican public universities: the 'Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico' (UNAM) and the 'Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana' (UAM), and the National Institute of the Environment (INE) in Mexico. The proposed area of study is the rural community of Temamatla in central Mexico. Its location (25mi/40 km southeast of Mexico City) is critical for this study owing to its proximity to volcanic soils where the concentration of heavy metals such as cobalt, mercury, nickel, copper, zinc, iron, manganese, chromium, iodine, arsenic, molybdenum, and lead in local water supplies may be higher than recommended values. The broader implications of this project include the multidisciplinary participation of American and Mexican researchers in issues that are relevant to both countries owing to their proximity and preexisting ties. Such collaboration will promote mutual opportunities and infrastructure for research, education, training, networking, future partnerships, and most importantly, the proposed technology will improve current water-related issues and problems in areas of extreme need. This award will be managed by Tom Waite, BES / ENG and Robert Wellek, CTS / ENG.