Environmental Sciences Center EULA-CHILE: 20 years of existence

June 2010. Year 1, No 2Contents3ontentsACCREDITATION OF THE 2PROGRAM• Doctoral program in environmentalsciences with specialization ininland water systemsEnvironmental Sciences Center EULA-CHILE, Universidad de ConcepciónEnvironmental Sciences CenterEULA-CHILE: 20 years of existence“Providing environmental sustainability to the reconstruction”RESEARCH• Research for post-earthquake andtsunami reconstructionTRAINING4• Summary of the 2009 results fromthe Training Programs in whichthe EULA-Chile Center is involved.OUTREACH ACTIVITIESNEWSRECENT PUBLICATIONS• ISI Publications• Non-ISI Publications• Book Chapters• Books561010101112Editor´s noteThe EULA’s observatory (OBEMA) for environmentalmonitoring, in the context of the reconstruction plan:A tool for transferring to the population scientificinformation associated with investment ordevelopment projects and with other environmentrelatedactions of the private and public sectorsthat incide in the people’s quality of life, natureprotection and the country’s development.Besides the challenge of applying interdisciplinarityin its theoretical and methodological approaches,the Environmental Science or Sciences face anotherchallenge, that of being an applied science andacting as one. The effects of human activities onecologic, economic, and social sistems produceconflicts which require solutions that are appropriateand timely to the context in which they aredeveloped. This is why the scientific knowledgegenerated by the environmental sciences must beproperly transferred to the community and to thepolitical and economic actors making the decisionsaimed at achieving the country’s sustainabledevelopment.The decision-making which is both economicallyand environmentally important has a better socialacceptance as it is based on the interdisciplinaryscientific and technical knowledge. An efficient wayto transfer this information to the community andat the same time to provide the necessary publicdebate are the so-called “Environmental MonitoringObservatories”. These are organisms or entitiesorganized independently or by an institution whosepurpose is to perform the environmental monitoringof investment or development projects ofenvironmentally relevant actions (long-term andmajor plans or programs) and report objectively tothe community.During the 20 years of existence of the EULA-Center– founded four years before the promulgation ofthe General Environmental Framework Law Nº19.300/1994 – hundreds of projects have passedthrough the Environmental Impact Evaluation System(SEIA), some of which have been controversial at aregional and national level. Some of these projectshave even attracted the attention of the internationalcommunity (e.g.: projects in the area of energy,forest industry, mining, salmon farming, etc.).The OBEMA will institutionally and permanentlyassume the responsibility for doing theenvironmental monitoring of investment projectsthat are relevant in different production areas, ofpublic and private environment-related initiativessuch as the promulgation of laws, standards,decontamination projects, productiondevelopments with influence on the use of naturalresources, urban expansions, civil infrastructureprojects, etc. To do so, the OBEMA will focus onthe work developed by a scientific community withexperience and active participation in environmentalissues, which is composed of researchers,academics, technicians, undergraduate andpostgraduate students of EULA, as well as academicsand students from other academic units at theUniversidad de Concepción.The OBEMA will be officially established this year.This corresponds to one of the EULA’s institutionalactivities with which the celebration of the 20 yearsof life of the Center will begin. The Observatorywill be managed by an Executive Director appointedby the Director of EULA in consultation with theExecutive Committee of the Center. The EULA’sEnvironmental Monitoring Observatory will publishthe results of its activities and products through theEULA website, , and the EULA Newsletter.We establish the OBEMA this 2010, a year whichwas marked by the earthquake and tsunami. TheOBEMA also begins its operations during thedevelopment of the country’s Reconstruction Plan,which will imply a series of projects that will requireenvironmental monitoring. This initiative willstrengthen the Center’s academic work in the areasof environmental diffussion and outreach, thusincreasing the transfer of knowledge and theinteraction with different actors of the regional,national and international communities.Dr. Oscar ParraDirector of EULA-Chile

ACCREDITATION OF THE PROGRAMACCREDITATION OF THE PROGRAMThe doctoral program in environmental sciences with specialization in inland watersystems receives accreditation for seven yearsEnvironmental Sciences Center EULA-Chile, Universidad de Concepción.1989 - 2010 Period.The Program was created in 1989 as aninitiative within the framework of the EULA-Chile Project from which the European-LatinAmerican International University Center forEnvironmental Research and Training -currently known as EULA-Chile Center- wascreated in close relationship with the Italiangovernment and academics from differentItalian universities.Nowadays, the Program has a stable staff of28 academics who teach and direct thesesand research. This interdisciplinary group hasdiverse professionals such as biologists, marinebiologists, biochemists, chemists,geographers, civil, chemical, industrial, forestengineers, sociologists, among others. Mostof them belong to the EULA-Center, but thereare also academics from the Faculties ofBiological Sciences, Engineering, Sociology,Natural Sciences and Oceanography,Agricultural Engineering, and ChemicalSciences. Aditionally, the Program has strongrelationships with national and internationalorganisms whose cooperation is expressedthrough specialization courses during theacademic year or in the framework of theEnvironmental Summer School, held everysummer. To date, the Program also includesinternational co-tutors that help supervisedoctoral theses and international researchersthat participate in the final evaluationcommissions of graduates. This joint work ispossible thanks to the international researchprojects being carried out by the professorsof the Program.The first promotion of the Program graduatedin 1993. To date, 74 people have receivedthe Doctoral Degree, 12 of which are fromcountries such as Spain, Brazil, Peru, Panama,Mexico, Costa Rica, Uruguay and Venezuela.Throughout its history, the Program has beendirected by several academics: Dr. CarlosMillán (1989-1992), Dr. Lizandro Chuecas(1993), Dr. Víctor Ariel Gallardo (1994-1996),Dr. Lizandro Chuecas (1996-2000), Dr.Ricardo Barra (2000-2003) and Dr. GladysVidal (2004-to date). Almost from thebeginning of the Program, its Secretary hasbeen Ms. Lorena Valencia (1991-to date).The Program currently has 31 regular studentsat different stages of their training. Most ofthem are from Chile, but the Program alsohas the valuable presence of students fromPeru, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Ecuador. Allstudents have been granted scholarships forDoctoral studies. 84% of them havescholarships from the National Commissionof Science and Technology (CONICYT) andthe rest are supported either by the Instituteof Agricultural Research (INIA), theOrganization of American States (OAS), theResearch Center of Patagonian Ecosystems(CIEP), or the Graduate School of theUniversidad de Concepción.In May of this year, the Doctoral Program’sDirection received the news that the Programhad been accredited for seven years. This isone of two Doctoral Programs at the University(out of 23) that has been regarded as reliableby the National Accreditation Commission(CNA). This award represents a big challengefor a Program that must develop, mature,and become stronger in its goal of doingEnvironmental Sciences-related research,having at the same time a deep commitmentto regional and national issues and withoutneglecting the level of quality, presence andinternational connection.Environmental Sciences Center EULA-CHILE, Universidad de Concepción 2

RESEARCHRESEARCHResearch for post-earthquake and tsunami reconstruction.After last February’s earthquake, the Universityestablished the “UDEC RegionalReconstruction Program”, from which tenworking groups were constituted in differentsubject areas in order to effectively contributeto the reconstruction process in the BiobíoRegion. These groups will put their academicand infrastructure skills at the community’sservice through the joint work with localauthorities. In this context, the EULA-ChileCenter coordinates Group 8 called“Environmental Impact and Recovery”, headedby Dr. Oscar Parra.From this perspective, the EULA-Chile Centerand its researchers have developed 14different lines of action that originated theprojects listed below.• Project 1: Geo-referenced database of thelocation and characterization of the mainenvironmental issues emerging as aconsequence of the earthquake andtsunami in the Biobío Region. Mainresearcher: Dr. Mauricio Aguayo, Land andUrban Planning Research Unit, EULA-ChileCenter, Universidad de Concepción.• Project 2: Effects of the earthquake on themorphology of rivers and its consequenceson (1) the behavior of floods, (2) theconstruction of civil works (bridges, realestateprojects, etc.), and (3) availability ofhabitats for the protection of the aquaticbiota. Main researcher: Dr. DiegoCaamaño, Environmental EngineeringResearch Unit, EULA-Chile Center,Universidad de Concepción.• Project 3: Quality of water of the mainrivers, lakes, lagoons, sources of drinkingwater, estuaries and the coastal marinearea. Main researcher: Dr. Ricardo Figueroa,Aquatic Systems Research Unit, EULA-ChileCenter, Universidad de Concepción.• Project 4: Strategic management of urbansolid wastes. Main researcher: Dr. AlbertoBezama, Environmental EngineeringResearch Unit, EULA-Chile Center,Universidad de Concepción.• Project 5: Environmental Impact andRecovery of the Gran Concepción: qualityof air. Main researcher: Dr. Jorge Jiménez,Environmental Engineering Research Unit,EULA-Chile Center, Universidad deConcepción.• Project 6: Early environmental assessmentof the Reconstruction Plan projects in theBiobío Region. This project aims toincorporate the environmental variable incivil works considered in the ReconstructionPlan of the Biobío Region. Main researcher:M.Sc. Adolfo Acuña, Aquatic SystemsResearch Unit, EULA-Chile Center,Universidad de Concepción.• Project 7: Updated Chart of Natural HazardAreas in the Gran Concepción. Mainresearcher: Dr. María Mardones,Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty ofChemical Sciences, Universidad deConcepción.• Project 8: Evaluation of changes causedby the mega-earthquake on the biodiversityof marine and coastal wetlands of the BiobíoRegion, and development of restorationplans. Main researcher: Dr. ClaudioValdovinos, Aquatic Systems Research Unit,EULA-Chile Center, Universidad deConcepción.• Project 9: Scientific research program forthe environmental restoration of urbanlakes in the city of Concepción. Mainresearcher: Dr. Roberto Urrutia, AquaticSystems Research Unit, EULA-Chile Center,Universidad de Concepción.• Project 10: Study of a pilot system fordrinking water supply from the lagoonsystem of the Gran Concepción inemergency situations due to naturaldisasters. Main researcher: Dr. Ana CarolinaBaeza, Environmental Engineering ResearchUnit, EULA-Chile Center, Universidad deConcepción.• Project11:Environmental impact andrecovery of the landscape and the naturaland cultural heritage of the Biobío Region.Main researcher: Dr. (c) María DoloresMuñoz, Land and Urban Planning ResearchUnit, EULA-Chile Center, Universidad deConcepción.• Project 12: Environmental and HealthEducation Program in post-earthquake andtsunami emergency settlements. Theobjective of this project is to developeducational material taking intoconsideration different subjects for healthpromotion and environmental care. Mainresearcher: Prof. Ana Lorena Castillo,Environmental Engineering Research Unit,EULA-Chile Center, Universidad deConcepción.• Project 13: Review and implementation ofenvironmental regulations in a state ofcatastrophe and in the context of aReconstruction Plan. Main researcher:Attorney Bolívar Ruiz, CONAMA’s RegionalDirector and Professor in the EULA-ChileCenter, Universidad de Concepción.• Project 14: Analysis and evaluation of thesituation of domestic and industrial liquidwaste after the earthquake. Phase I:Collection of basic information for planningand management proposals. Mainresearcher: Dr. Gladys Vidal, EnvironmentalEngineering Research Unit, EULA-ChileCenter, Universidad de Concepción.June 2010 3

TRAININGTRAININGSummary of the 2009 results from the Training Programsin which the EULA-Chile Center is involved.Environmental engineering Stays and AgreementsIn 2009, 54 students entered this program, Stays by students from other programs thanksthe final enter score reached 590.60 points, to agreements that EULA maintains with otherthe highest since the program was opened, institutions: Elizabeth Monsalvez, a Biologyand the first 6 Environmental Engineers student at the Universidad de Concepción,graduated. After the first promotion did a research stay for 6 months (fromgraduated, the program’s curriculum was September 3 rd to February 28 th , 2009) atexamined and the necessary changes were the Spanish National Research Council, Spain,made, which coincided with the creation of under the guidance of Dr. Joseph Bayonathe Environmental Engineering Program at and with the financial support of the Alfa IItheFaculty of Agricultural Enginnering in 0543-FI-FA-FCD Project, “TECSPAR-SustainableChillán Campus. In 2010, the new studies Technologies for Wastewater Purification andprogram has begun to be applied to the 57 Treatment”. Daniela López, a Marine Biologistnew students of the EULA- Center and to at our university conducted a research staythose of the aforementioned Faculty. at the Laboratory of Environmental and HealthMobility of UndergraduateStudentsDuring the 2009-2010 period, the mobilityof undergraduate students from theEnvironmental Engineering Program hascontinued. Within the framework of theExchange and Academic Mobility Program(PIMA-PROMADE Program) of theOrganization of Ibero-American States (OEI)and the Junta de Andalucía (AndalusianAutonomous Government), the studentGerardo Ortiz attended the Universidad deOlavide, in Seville, Spain. Jaime Hernándezand José Miguel Hernández went to theUniversidad Nacional del Litoral, in Santa Fe,Argentina, and Guillermo Rodríguez from theUniversidad de Guadalajara (2009), Mexico,and Matilde Aleu (2010) from Seville, Spain,were received in the program. Within theframework of the Bilateral Agreement withthe Universidad de Murcia, Spain, studentsPaola Jara, Valeria Hemmelmann and CamiloDe Los Santos attended this university in 2009,whereas Soledad Pérez, Paz Quezada andNatalia Sánchez did it in 2010. In turn, theProgram received the students Inés López(2009) and María Jesús Férez (2010) fromthat university. Finally, thanks to the BilateralAgreement with the Universidad de Córdoba,Spain, the student Victoria López came toour University to attend the EnvironmentalEngineering Program for two academicperiods.During this year, we have been invited toparticipate in another PIMA-Engineeringnetwork, in which in addition to the EULA-Center, the Faculty of Engineering has alsobeen incorporated. This network is composedof the Universidad de Huelva, Spain, theInstituto Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico,the Universidad de San Carlos, Guatemalaand the Universidad de Concepción, Chile.Cleaner Production ThesisThe National Council for Clean Productionand the Environmental Sciences Center EULA-Chile have developed for the third year theContest “Thesis on Cleaner Production in theBiobío Region”, aimed at undergraduate andpostgraduate students who are working ontheir theses during the year each contest isheld. The following thesis projects wereapproved in 2009:Microbiology of the Universitat Politècnica deCatalunya, Spain, for 9 months (November2008-September 2009). This stay was fundedby the the Alfa II-0543-FI-FA-FCD Project,“TECSPAR-Sustainable Technologies forWastewater Purification and Treatment”.Finally, Elisabet André, an EnvironmentalEngineering student from the ErasmusProgram at the Department of ChemicalEngineering of the Universidad de Valladolid(Valladolid, Spain) conducted a research stayat EULA between September 2009 and July2010 under the guidance of Prof. Dr. GladysVidal.Student’s Name Program Faculty Thesis Title Sponsoring ProfessorWalter Noack Environmental EULA-Center “Estimación y gestión de la huella Claudia UlloaFirst Place Engineering de carbono de una planta cervecera artesanalde la Octava Región” (Estimation andManagementof the Carbon Footprint in a CraftBrewery of the VIII Region).Cindy Figueroa Bioengineering Biological “Recuperación de nutrientes de efluente Gladys VidalSecond Place Sciences tratado anaeróbicamente mediante obtenciónde estruvita”(Nutrient Recovery from anAnaerobically TreatedEffluent via StruviteProduction).Jacqueline Environmental EULA-Center “Diagnóstico de las cargas ambientales Alberto BezamaMéndez Engineering asociadasa la generación de energía eléctricaThird Placedel sistema interconectado central”.(Diagnosis of the Environmental LoadsAssociated with Electricity Generation in theChilean Central InterconnectedSystem).Fernanda Vidal Environmental EULA-Center “Establecimiento de una estrategia de gestión Alberto BezamaHonorable Engineering de RSD para la Región del Bío Bío, basadaMentionen el uso debiometano como sustituto degas natural” (Establishment of a DomesticSolid Waste Management Strategy for theBio Bío Region,Based on the Use ofBiomethane as a Substitute for Natural Gas).Rodrigo Badillo Bioengineering Biological “Eliminación de nitrógeno presente en purines Gladys VidalHonorable Sciences de cerdo mediante procesos biológicos”Mention(Elimination of Nitrogen Present in PigManure by Biological Processes).Guillermo Bustos Civil Chemical Engineering “Producción de CaCl2 (seco) a partir de Fernando MárquezHonorable Engineering cloruro de hidrógeno y caliza” (Production ofMention(dry) Hydrogen Chloride and Limestone).Environmental Sciences Center EULA-CHILE, Universidad de Concepción 4

TRAININGOUTREACH ACTIVITIESEnvironmental ModuleThe environmental module offered to all theUniversity programs has been maintained.This module is composed of 3 sequencialcourses: Introduction to the Study of theEnvironment, Environmental Issues of ModernSociety, and Environmental Management. In2009, 119 students from 34 programsattended this module and during the firstsemester of 2010, two of the three coursesof the module are being given to students.Postgraduate ProgramsCertificate Course in EnvironmentalAnalysis and Management13 professionals from different fields graduatedfrom this Course in 2009 and 17 studentsfrom the Certificate Course in EnvironmentalEngineering attended modules I and II of thecourse. In 2010, 11 students attend thisCertificate Course in Environmental Analysisand Management and 13 attend theCertificate Course in EnvironmentalEngineering.Master’s Program in IntegratedManagement, Environment,Occupational Hazards, and CorporateSocial ResponsibilityThis program, which belongs to the Facultiesof Engineering, Biological Sciences and theEULA-Center, is currently in its third version.It has 17 students from different academicfields, which along with those students fromthe previous class sum up a total of 25 studentswho make up the 2009 version of theProgram. In April 2010, the first 15 Master’sstudents in Integrated Managementgraduated. In 2010, only 15 applicants forthe Program will be accepted.Doctoral Program in EnvironmentalSciences with specialization in InlandWater Systems.Currently, this program has 31 students, 22of whom are supported by CONICYTscholarships. 6 Doctors graduated in 2009.In 2010, 6 students have been admitted tothe program in the first call for application, 1in the second call, and 5 of them have officiallyenrolled the Program; 3 of them haveCONICYT scholarships and 1 has a scholarshipfrom the Organization of American States.Seminar and ExhibitionThe Seminar “Lagoons for Concepción:Let’s recover the lagoons for the inhabitantsof Concepción” was held in September2009 with a large attendance of citizensfrom Concepción. This seminar wasorganized by the EULA-Center and theMunicipality of Concepción. On thisoccasion, the travelling exhibition“Interurban Lagoons of Concepción” wasalso presented. This exhibition wasdeveloped by researchers of the Centerand given as a present to the Municipalityso that it could be shown in the differentneighborhoods of the city.Regional ContestThe Regional Contest “Basins for theTercentenary”, a joint initiative between theEULA-Center, the EXPLORA Biobío Programand CONAMA Biobío, attracted manyparticipants. The prize-giving ceremony washeld in December 2009 and the winnersin the short-story category were Luis Ossesand Jorge Sepúlveda with the works“Concepción de los Puentes Largos”(Concepción: City of Long Bridges) and“Lonquén: Un Río de Emociones” (Lonquén:A River of Emotions), respectively. In thephotography category, the first prize waswon by Christopher Aravena and MarcosGómez with the works “Fuera de Sí” (Outof Itself) and “Jóvenes Río Ñuble” (The youngfrom Ñuble River), respectively. The prizesconsisted of an aerial tour with a view ofthe Biobío Basin. Dr. Ricardo Figueroa,M.Sc. Silvia Basualto, Agric.Engineer PatricioParedes and Prof. Ana Lorena Castilloparticipated in the ceremony.June 2010 5

EXTENSIÓNOUTREACH ACTIVITIESNEWSSeminarOn April 13 th , 2010, the Seminar“Environmental Impact and Recovery” washeld in the EULA-Center, in the frameworkof the UdeC Program for the RegionalReconstruction. In this opportunity,representatives from public, private and localacademic institutions participatedEULA campaign for thevictims in LlicoIn March 2010, the EULA community set upa solidarity campaign to provide support forthe victims of the earthquake and tsunami inthe towns of Llico and Arauco.Environmental SciencesCenter celebrates 20 yearsof existenceBy the end of November of this year, theEULA-Center will celebrate 20 years ofexistence. For this occasion, seminars,workshops and exhibitions on the topic"Environmental Sciences, consolidation andits contribution to the sustainable developmentof the country" will be carried out. On theoccasion, we expect the visit of Italiancolleagues who participated in the EULAProject, as well as former collaborators andChilean and foreign graduates from ourtraining programs. This activity was originallyscheduled for April, but the problems causedby the February 27 th earthquake and tsunamiforced us to postpone it to the aforementioneddate.A special ceremony for the first graduates ofthe Training Programs of the EULA-Center isplanned to be held, namely the DoctoralProgram in Environmental Sciences withspecialization in Inland Water Systems, theMaster’s Program in Integrated Management,Environment, Occupational Hazards andCorporate Social Responsibility (in conjunctionwith the Faculties of Engineering andBiological Sciences), the Certificate Course inEnvironmental Analysis and Managementand the undergraduate program inEnvironmental Engineering.New DIUC-Patagonia SeedProjectsManagement Agreementin Risk Prevention betweenEULA-Center and ACHSOn May 6 th , 2010, the Agreement“Management in Risk Preventions, EULA-ChileCenter, UDEC-ACHS” was signed betweenthe Chilean Safety Association (AsociaciónChilena de Seguridad, ACHS) and the EULA-Chile Center. Thanks to this agreement, theACHS will provide qualified consulting servicesin a joint implementation plan of GPS-ACHS.GPS-ACHS is an Occupational Health andSafety Management System that will enablethe EULA-Center to control risks in a practicaland effective way. It promotes and developsbehavior that is both safe and appropriatefor the worker’s self care. It will also preparethe Center to obtain the certification of itssafety and occupational health system,according to the international standard OHSAS18001:2007 (Occupational Health and SafetyManagement System). The GPS-ACHS Systemalso meets the requirements for the QualityManagement System ISO 9001:2000 andmay be easily integrated with anenvironmental management system basedon the ISO 14001:2004 standard.16 new Seed Patagonia projects wereapproved, four of which are from researchersof the EULA-Center, Drs. Alberto Araneda,Evelyn Habit, Ricardo Figueroa and GladysVidal. Each of these projects will receive about5 million Chilean pesos for a two year periodto conduct research in Patagonia that servesas a stepping-stone to apply for largercompetitive funds (Fondecyt, INNOVA,Fondef, etc).Environmental Sciences Center EULA-CHILE, Universidad de Concepción 6

NEWSNEWSDr. Oscar Parra is a memberof the National ConsultativeCouncil of CONAMADr. Oscar Parra, Director of EULA, wasappointed a member of the NationalConsultative Council of CONAMA (Chile’sNational Commission for the Environment)for the period 2010-2012, on behalf ofscientists. According to the general provisionsof the Law on the General Bases of theEnvironment, President Sebastián Piñeradesignated the members of this Council, whohold office for a period of two years, andwhich may be extended only once..Situation of the EULA-CHILE Center after the earthquakeThe EULA-Chile Center suffered some damagedue to the earthquake of last February.In terms of infrastructure, the damage wasas follows:• EULA building 1:Building with minor structural damage. Totalcollapse of false ceilings on the third floor,including lighting and ventilation systems ofthree classrooms and broken windows. Thestaircase showed non-structural damage; theeaves and stucco detached. Systems thatpump water to the third floor were destroyed.• EULA building 2:Building with no structural damage, onlysome broken windows and collapse of falseceilings. Two walls must be repaired.• EULA building 3 (Francesco Faranda):This was the building with the most damageon both the first and second floor. Aconsiderable structural damage is evidentthrough a crack in the slab between the firstand second floor, cracks in the walls of thebuilding, and the collapse of one part of thebuilding due to a probable sinking that mustbe evaluated for repair. There were brokenwindows in the entrance hall.Teaching and Research Equipment: TheEnvironmental Chemistry Laboratory is wherethe biggest amount of equipment was eitherlost or severely damaged. The major damagereported is in the area of chromatography.In the laboratories of Environmental Biologyand Microbiology, there are estimated lossesespecially in optical equipment (photonmicroscopy), autoclaves, incubation ovensand precision balances. In the Laboratory ofGeomatics and Computing, 22 computerswere damaged beyond recovery, as well asprinters and scanners. In the Laboratory ofEnvironmental Engineering andBiotechnology there was damage inequipment, loss of molecular reagents dueto the interruption of the cold chain and lossof expendable materials and strains used asbiosensors.The earthquake of February 27 th , 2010 willsurely affect the growing activity rhythm ofthe Center, particularly with regard to researchand loss of equipment and research materials.It is for this reason that the recovery work indifferent areas is in progress and the physicalinfrastructure of the Center is expected to befully operational by the end of June of thisyear.Inauguration of academic activities for postgraduateprogramsOn April 22 th , 2010, the opening ceremonyfor the academic year of the PostgraduatePrograms was held. On this occasion, Dr.María Mardones Flores, Professor at theDepartment of Earth Sciences of the Facultyof Chemical Sciences gave a master classcalled “Natural Hazards and Disasters: AChallenge for Land-Use Planning”.June 2010 7

NEWSNEWSThe following foreignstudents have doneresearch work at EULA• Michela Salvato from the Doctoral Programin Agricultural Sciences of the Universitàdegli Studi di Padova (Padua–Italy)conducted a research stay in theframework of the Alfa II-0543-FI-FA-FCDProject: “TECSPAR-Sustainable Technologiesfor Wastewater Purification and Treatment”(March 6 th –May 6 th , 2009). ResponsibleProf.: Gladys Vidal.• Cristina Alejandra Villamar Ayala (M.Eng.Scin Environmental Engineering) from theNational Polytechnic School (Quito-Ecuador). Ms.Villamar participates in theInnova Bio Bio Project 07-PC S1-198 asthe Project Engineer (April–January 2009).Responsible Prof.: Gladys Vidal.• Tatiana Costa, from Brazil, participates inthe Alfa GovAgua Project Nº II-0433-FA-FCD-FI and did her research work underthe guidance of Dr. Gerardo Azócar(March-August 2009).• Golde Maria Sifelman, from Brazil,participates in the Alfa GovAgua ProjectNº II-0433-FA-FCD-FI and did her researchwork under the guidance of Prof. M.Sc.Adolfo Acuña (March-August 2009).• Elisabet Andrés García, from theUniversidad de Valladolid, Valladolid,Spain, is in the last year of theEnvironmental Engineering Program withthe support of the Erasmus MundusProgram. She is currently working on herundergraduate thesis, entitled: “Evaluaciónde la eliminación de nutrientes a travésde sistemas híbridos mediante lacombinación de grava y zeolita”(Evaluation of the nutrient eliminationthrough hybrid systems by thecombination of grave and zeolite) underthe guidance of Dr. Gladys Vidal(September 2009-June 2010).• Samia Nacimento Sulaiman, from theUniversidade de São Paulo, Brazil, is astudent of the Master’s Program in Culture,Organization and Education at thatUniversity. She participates in the GovAguaProgram and did her research under theguidance of Prof. Ana Lorena Castillo (July-September 2009).Estadía de estudiantes dedoctorado en el extranjeroDentro del Programa de Internacionalizacióndel Programa del Doctorado en CienciasAmbientales con mención en sistemasacuáticos han realizado estadías enreconocidos centros de investigacióninternacional los candidatos a doctores:• Catalina Plaza de Los Reyes. UniversitatPolitècnica de Catalunya, División eIngeniería Medioambiental delDepartamento Marina e IngenieríaAmbiental, España, bajo la supervisión delDr. Joan García (noviembre a diciembrede 2009).• Mauricio Díaz. Universidade Federal do RíoGrande, bajo la supervisión de los profesoresJosé María Monserrat y Ana Rosi Linde Arias(27 de septiembre al 20 de diciembre,2009).• Gustavo Chiang Rojas. Universidad de Siena,Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales,bajo la supervisión de Dra. Cristina Fossi eIlaria Corsi (noviembre de 2009 a enero de2010).• Alex García. Universidad de Idaho, EstadosUnidos, bajo la supervisión del Dr. PeterGoodwin (septiembre 2008 a enero, 2009)y INBO, Instituut voor Natur- enBosonderzoek, Bruselas, Bélgica, bajo lasupervisión del profesor Ans Mouton (01de agosto al 30 de septiembre, 2009).• Fernanda Saavedra. Universidad deWaterloo, Canadá, bajo la supervisión delDr. Mark Servos (octubre a noviembre de2009).• Marisol Belmonte. Universidad de Santiagode Compostela, España, bajo la supervisiónde la Dra. Anuska Mosquera (diciembre2009 a abril de 2010).• Denisse Alvarez. Universidad de Liege,Bélgica, bajo la supervisión de la Dra. NathalieFagel, Bélgica (21 de septiembre a 13 dediciembre, 2009) y en la Universidad AdamaMickiewicza, Póznan, Polonia (14 al 20 dediciembre de 2009).• Ismael Vera. Universitat Politécnica deCatalunya, España, bajo la supervisión delDr. Joan García (07 de Julio al 02 de octubre,2009).Environmental SummerSchool 2010COURSES“Presence of organic micro-contaminantsin water: Characterization, effects andtreatment alternatives” (from January 04 thto 12 th , 2010).Course Coordinator: Dr. Oscar Parra.Visiting Professors:• Dr. Godwin Ayoko, Queensland Universityof Technology, Australia.• Dr. Silvano Focardi, Faculty of Sciences,Università di Siena, Italy.• Dr. Bernhard Karrasch, Helmholtz-Zentrumfür Umweltforschung (UFZ), Germany.• Dr. Detlef Knappe, North Carolina StateUniversity, USA.• Dr. Martin Pusch, Leibniz-Institut fürGewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei,Germany.“Revalorización de subproductos orgánicosdel sector agropecuario y las implicanciasambientales” (from January 11 th to 20 th ,2010).Course Coordinator: Dr. Gladys VidalVisiting Professors:• Dr. Xavier Flotats i Ripoll, GIROTechnological Center, Barcelona, Spain.• Dr. Lorna Guerrero, Universidad TécnicoFederico Santa María, Valparaíso, Chile.• Dr. David Jeison, Universidad de laFrontera, Temuco, Chile.Environmental Sciences Center EULA-CHILE, Universidad de Concepción 8

NEWSNew DoctoralcandidatesThe students who entered the DoctoralProgram in 2008, Catalina Plaza de LosReyes del Ríos, Pedro Pedreros Troncoso,and Catterina Sobones Vennekool, havesuccesfully passed all the stages of thequalifying examination and are nowcandidates to the Doctor’s Degree. Theyare currently working on the research fortheir Thesis Projects.Stays abroad of Professorsfrom the EULA-Center• Stay of Profs. Dr. Claudia Ulloa and Dr.Jorge Jiménez at the Università degliStudi di Milano, Politecnico di Milano andUniversità degli Studi di Teramo, Italy.October 9 th -19 th .• Stay of Prof. Dr. Alberto Araneda at IowaLakeside Laboratory, University of Iowa,USA. July 11 th -26 th .• Stay of Prof. Dr. Jorge Jiménez atWashington State University. April 24 th-May 03 rd .• Stay of Prof. Dr. Evelyn Habit at BrighamYoung University, USA, and DalhousieUniversity, Canada. November 2009.• Stay of Prof. Dr. Cristian Vargas at theFaculty of Sciences of the Universidad dela República, Uruguay, where he gavea lecture on plankton to postgraduatestudents from that university. December2 nd -12 th , 2009.• Stay of Dr. Ricardo Barra at theDepartment of Chemistry of theUniversidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.November 23 rd -27 th , 2009.• Stay of Prof. Marcelo Araya at theDepartment of City and Territory of theUniversità di Palermo, Italy. December10 th , 2009-February 10 th , 2010.Other Stays Abroad• Stay of María D. Carrasco at theDepartment of City and Territory of theUniversità di Palermo, Italy. December10 th , 2009-February 10 th , 2010.Workshops• “Aspectos emergentes asociados a lainvestigación y operación de fuentes deabastecimiento de agua potable de usomúltiple”. January 08 th , 2010. Thisworkshop had over 60 attendees,including representatives from thecountry’s water companies and from thepublic and academic services in general.• “Hacia un desarrollo bioenergético delsector agropecuario: Oportunidades ydesafíos”. January 15 th , 2010. Thisworkshop had over 60 attendees,including people from the public, privateand academic sectors.Recent graduates of theDoctoral Program inEnvironmental Sciences• Javiera Cárdenas Mancilla (Chile). DissertationTitle: “Efecto de los cambios de temperaturay nivel del mar sobre la malacofauna marinadurante el holoceno medio, región deMagallanes, Chile” (Effect of Changes inTemperature and Sea Level on the MarineMalacofauna During the Middle Holocene,Magallanes Region, Chile). Major Professor:Dr. Claudio Valdovinos, EnvironmentalSciences Center EULA-CHILE, Universidadde Concepción, January 08 th , 2009.• Carlos Priego González de Canales (Spain).Dissertation Title: “Opinión pública,valoración y uso de espacios naturales enzonas urbanas: Análisis comparado entrelas ciudades de Halle (Alemania),Concepción (Chile) y Córdoba (España)”(Perception and Value of Nature in UrbanLandscapes: a Comparative Analysis of citiesin Germany, Chile and Spain). MajorProfessor: Dr. Jorge Rojas, Faculty of SocialSciences, Universidad de Concepción,January 19 th , 2009.• Mariela Valenzuela Huber (Chile).Dissertation Title: “Origen, dinámica espaciotemporaly factores ambientalesrelacionados a la contaminaciónmicrobiológica fecal de las aguassubterráneas de una microcuenca” (Origin,spatio-temporal Dynamics, andEnvironmetal Factors Related toGroundwater MicrobiologicalContamination at a Dryland RuralWatershed). Major Professor: Dr. OscarParra, Environmental Sciences Center EULA-CHILE, Universidad de Concepción, January22 nd , 2009.• Marcelo Lagos López (Chile). DissertationTitle: “Optimización metodológica para lazonificación de la amenaza de tsunamien un estuario como base para elordenamiento territorial de asentamientoscosteros (Maullín, X Región, Chile)”(Methodological Optimization for theTsunami Risk Zoning in an Estuary as aBasis for Land-Use Planning of CoastalSettlements). Major Professor: Dr. MaríaMardones, Faculty of Chemical Sciences,Universidad de Concepción, April 15 th ,2009.• Silvia Lagos Padilla (Chile). Dissertation Title:“Calidad de vida laboral en el contextode responsabilidad social empresarial delsector forestal chileno” (Quality of WorkingLife in the Context of Corporate SocialResponsibility in the Chilean ForestryIndustry). Major Professor: Dr. Jorge Rojas,Faculty of Social Sciences, Universidad deConcepción, April 12 th , 2010.• Gabriela Mancilla Guajardo (Chile).Dissertation Title: “Efecto de la sustituciónde bosque nativo sobremacroinvertebrados en ríos de la cordillerade la costa chilena” (Effect of theSubstitution of Native Forest onMacroinvertebrates in Rivers of the ChileanCoast Range). Major Professor: Dr. ClaudioValdovinos, Environmental SciencesCenter EULA-CHILE, Universidad deConcepción, April 23 rd , 2010.June 2010 9

PUBLICATIONSPUBLICATIONSISI Publications• Aedo, J.R. Belk, M.C. and Habit, E.M. (2009).Geographic Variation in Age, Growth and SizeStructure of Percilia irwini from South-CentralChile. Journal of Fish Biology 74, 278-284.• Aguayo, L. Barra, R. Becerra, J. and Martínez,M. (2009). Degradation of 2,4,6-tribromophenoland 2,4,6-trichlorophenol by AerobicHeterotrophic Bacteria Present in PsychrophilicLakes. World Journal of Microbiology &Biotechnology 25, 553-560.• Aguayo, M. Pauchard, A. Azócar, G. andParra, O. (2009). Cambio del uso del suelo enel centro sur de Chile a fines del siglo XX.Entendiendo la dinámica espacial y temporal delpaisaje. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 82,361-374.• Araneda, A. Torrejón, F. Aguayo, M. Alvial, I.Mendoza, C. and Urrutia, R. (2009). Historicalrecords of Cipreses glacier (34°S): combiningdocumentary-inferred Little Ice Age evidencefrom Southern and Central Chile. Holocene 19(1),1173-1183.• Barra, R. Quiroz, R. Sáez, K. Araneda, A.Urrutia, R. and Popp, P. (2009). Sources ofpolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) insediments of the Biobio River in south centralChile. Environmental Chemocal Letter 7, 133-139.• Caamaño, D. Goodwin, P. Buffington, J.M.Liou, J.C. and Daley-Larsen, S. (2009). Aunifying criterion for velocity reversal hypothesisin gravel-bed rivers. Journal of HydraulicEngineering ASCE, 135(1), 66-70.• Chamorro, S. Xavier, C. Hernández, V. Becerra,J. and Vidal, G. (2009). Aerobic removal ofstigmasterol contained in kraft mill effluents.Electronic Journal of Biotechnology 12(2), 1-7.• Fernández, M. Astorga, A. Navarrete, S.Valdovinos, C. and Marquet, P. (2009).Deconstructing latitudinal species richness patternsin the ocean: does larval development hold theclue? Ecology Letters 12, 601-611.• Fiege, K. Miller, C.A. Robinson, L. Figueroa,R. and Peucker-Ehrenbrink, B. (2009).Strontium isotopes in Chilean rivers: the flux ofunradiogenic continental Sr to seawater. ChemicalGeology 268, 337-343.• Habit, E. Jara, A. Colin, N. Oyanedel, A.Victoriano, P. González, J. and Solis, K. (2009).Threatened Fishes of the World: Diplomystescamposensis Arratia, 1987 (Diplomystidae).Environmental Biology of Fishes 84, 393-394.• Lang, N.J. Roe, K.J. Renaud, C.B. Gill, H.S.Potter, I.C. Freyhof, J. Naseka, A. Cochran, P.Pérez, H.E. Habit, E.M. Kuhajda, B.R. Lyons,J. Neely, D.A. Reshtnikov, Y. Salnikov, V.Stoumboudi, M.T. Mayden, R.L. (2009). Novelrelationships among lampreys(Petromyzontiformes) revealed by a taxonomicallycomprehensive dataset. Transactions of theAmerican Fisheries Society (72).• Mancilla, G. Valdovinos, C. Azócar, M.Henríquez, M. and Figueroa, R. (2009).Multimetric aproach to water quality evaluationof basin with different levels of antropicperturbation. Interciencia 34 (12), 587-864.• Moernaut, J. De Batist, M. Heirman, K. VanDaele, M. Pino, M. Brümmerb, R. and Urrutia,R. (2009). Fluidization of buried mass-wastingdeposits in lake sediments and its relevance forpaleoseismology: Results from a reflection seismicstudy of lakes Villarrica and Calafquén (South-Central Chile). Sedimentary Geology 213 (3-4),121-135.• Ortiz-S, J.J. Ortiz, N. Cifuentes, R. González,J. and Habit, E. (2009). Respuesta de lacomunidad de peces al dragado de ríos costerosde la Región del Biobío (Chile). Gayana 73(1),64-75.• Quiroz, R. Popp, P. and Barra, R. (2009).Analysis of PCB levels in snow from the AconcaguaMountain (Southern Andes) using the stir barsorptive extraction. Environmental Chemical Letter7, 283-288.• Rosenfeldt, E.J. Baeza, C. and Knappe, D.R.U.(2009). Effect of free chlorine application onmicrobial quality of drinking water inchloraminated distribution systems. JournalAmerican Water Works Association 101(10), 60-70.• Stehr, A. Debels, P. Arumí, J.L. Romero, F. andAlcayaga, H. (2009). Combining the Soil andWater Assessment Tool (SWAT) and MODISimagery to estimate monthly flows in a datascarceChilean Andean basin. HydrologicalSciences Journal 54(6), 1053-1067.• Ulloa, C.A. Gordon, A.L. García, X.A. (2009).Thermogravimetric study of interactions in thepyrolysis of blends of coal with radiata pinesawdust. Fuel Processing Technology 90, 583-590.• Unmack, P. Habit, E. and Johnson, J. (2009).New records of Hatcheria macraei from ChileanProvince. Gayana 73(1), 102-110.• Vargas, C.A. Martínez, R.A. Escribano, R. andLagos, N.A. (2009). Seasonal Relative Influenceof Food Quantity, Quality, and Feeding Behaviouron Zooplankton Growth Regulation in CoastalFood Webs. Journal of the Marine BiologicalAssociation of United Kingdom 89, 1-13.• Vargas, C.A. and Martínez, R.A. (2009). Grazingimpact in natural populations of cilates anddinoflagellates over a river-influenced continentalshelf. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 56, 93-108.• Villamar, C.A. Jarpa, M. Decap, J. and Vidal,G. (2009). Aerobic moving bed bioreactortreating kraft mill effluents from Pinus radiata andEucalyptus globulus as raw material. WaterScience and Technology 59 (3), 507-514.• Von Gunten, L. Grosjean, M. Eggenberger,U. Grob, P. Urrutia, R. and Morales, A. (2009).Pollution and eutrophication history AD 1800 -2005 as recorded in sediments from five lakes inCentral Chile. Global and Planetary Change 63,198-208.• Von Gunten, L. Grosjean, M. Rein, B. Urrutia,R. and Appleby, P. (2009). A quantitative highresolutionsummer temperature reconstructionbased on sedimentary pigments from LagunaAculeo, Central Chile, back to AD 850. TheHolocene 19, 873-881.• Von Gunten, L. Grosjean, M. Beer, J. Grob,P. Morales, A. and Urrutia, R. (2009). Agemodeling of young non-varved lake sediments:methods and limits. Examples from two lakes inCentral Chile. Journal of Paleolimnology 42,401-412.• Wright, S.J. Habit, E. Adlerstein, S. Parra, O.and Semrau, J.D. (2009). Graham ScholarsProgram: sustainability education through aninterdisciplinary international case study.Sustainability Science 4, 29-36.• Yeber, M.C. Soto, C. Riveros, R. Navarrete, J.and Vidal, G. (2009). Copper (II) and toxicityremoval using a photocatalytic process with TiO2as semiconductor. Chemical Engineering Journal152, 14-19.Non ISIPublications• Basualto, S. (2009). Gestión de los RecursosHídricos: Comparación de los aspectoslegales e institucionales entre Chile y Brasil.Aqua-LAC Journal of the UNESCO’sInternational Hydrological Programme forLatin America and Caribbean. Issue 2 (1),115-140.• Córdova, S. Gaete, H. Aránguiz, F. andFigueroa, R. (2009). Evaluación de lacalidad de las aguas del estero Limache(Chile central), mediante bioindicadores ybioensayos. Lat. Am. J. Aquat. Res., 37(2):199-209. (SCIELO)• Franck, S. and Pérez, L. (2009). Más queuna suma de cosas: La unidad vecinal VillaSan Pedro de Coronel. Revista INVI, 24(67):127-152. ISSN: 0718-1299.• Monsálvez, E. Jarpa, M. Xavier, C. andVidal, G. (2009). Evaluación de tecnologíasde tratamiento biológicas convencionalespara eliminar potencial estrogénico deefluentes de celulosa. Tecnología del Agua,29 (307), 54-62.Environmental Sciences Center EULA-CHILE, Universidad de Concepción 10

PUBLICATIONSBook Chapters• Araneda, A. Martínez, C. & Urrutia R. (2009).Sedimentos del río Itata y área marina adyacente.In: Parra, O. Castilla, J.C. Romero, H. Quiñones,R. and Caamaño, A. (Eds.) “La cuenca hidrográficadel Río Itata: Aportes científicos para su desarrollosustentable”. Editorial Universidad de Concepción(Concepción, Chile), pp. 59-87, 389 p.• Azócar, G. and Aguayo, M. (2009). El desarrollosilvoagropecuario en la cuenca del río Itata:Situación actual y tendencias. In: Parra, O. Castilla,J.C. Romero, H. Quiñones, R. and Caamaño, A.(Eds.) “La cuenca hidrográfica del Río Itata: Aportescientíficos para su desarrollo sustentable”. EditorialUniversidad de Concepción (Concepción, Chile),pp. 241-255, 389 p.• Basualto, S. Parra, O. Acuña, A. Figueroa, R.and Azócar, G. (2009). Aspectos de la Gestióndel agua en Chile. In Jacobi, P.R. and Sinisgalli,P. (Eds.) “Gobernanza del agua y de las PolíticasPúblicas en Latinoamérica y Europa”. EditorialAnnablume (São Paulo, Brazil). Vol. I p. 85, 217p.• Basualto, S. (2009). Water crisis or governabilitycrisis?. In Jacobi, P.R. and Sinisgalli, P. (Eds.)“Political and Institutional Dimensions of WaterGovernance in Latin America and in Europe”.Editorial Annablume (São Paulo, Brazil). Vol II,pp. 197-211. 250 p.• Di Cesare, M. and Acuña, M. (2009).Características socio-demográficas de la poblaciónde la cuenca del Río Itata. In: Parra, O. Castilla,J.C. Romero, H. Quiñones, R. and Caamaño, A.(Eds.) “La cuenca hidrográfica del Río Itata: Aportescientíficos para su desarrollo sustentable”. EditorialUniversidad de Concepción (Concepción, Chile),pp. 257-267, 389 p.• Dussaillant, A. (2009). Hidrología de la cuencadel río Itata. In: Parra, O. Castilla, J.C. Romero,H. Quiñones, R. and Caamaño, A. (Eds.) “Lacuenca hidrográfica del Río Itata: Aportes científicospara su desarrollo sustentable”. EditorialUniversidad de Concepción (Concepción, Chile),pp. 27-43, 389 p.• Fuentes, P. and Pérez, L. (2009). Campusuniversitarios en Chile. Formas alternativas delurbanismo moderno. In: Torrent, H. & Ferrada,J. (Eds.) “Patrimonio moderno y ciudad”. EditorialUniversidad de Valparaíso-DOCOMOMO(Valparaíso, Chile). pp. 94-98. 134 p. ISBN 978-956-332-242-2.• Grünewald, V. Figueroa, R. and Parra, O.(2009). Water resources and mining activities inthe Aymara territory. In Jacobi, P.R. and Sinisgalli,P. (Eds.) “Water governance in Latin American:social players, conflicts and territoriality”. EditorialAnnablume (São Paulo, Brazil). Vol III, pp. 175-194. 213 p.• Habit, E. and Ortiz, N. (2009). Composición,distribución y conservación de los peces de aguadulce de la cuenca del río Itata. In: Parra, O.Castilla, J.C. Romero, H. Quiñones, R. andCaamaño A. (Eds.) “La cuenca hidrográfica delRío Itata: Aportes científicos para su desarrollosustentable”. Editorial Universidad de Concepción(Concepción, Chile), pp. 127-141, 389 p.• Link, O. Monsalve, A. Stehr, A. García, A. andUrrutia, R. (2009). Régimen térmico del río Itata.In: Parra, O. Castilla, J.C. Romero, H. Quiñones,R. and Caamaño, A. (Eds.) “La cuenca hidrográficadel Rio Itata: Aportes científicos para su desarrollosustentable”. Editorial Universidad de Concepción(Concepción, Chile), pp. 45-57, 389 p.• Muñoz, M.D. (2009). Paisaje y estructuraterritorial en la cuenca del río Itata. In: Parra, O.Castilla, J.C. Romero, H. Quiñones, R. andCaamaño, A. (Eds.) “La cuenca hidrográfica delRio Itata: Aportes científicos para su desarrollosustentable”. Editorial Universidad de Concepción(Concepción, Chile), pp. 269-289, 389 p.• Parra, O. Acuña, A. and Basualto, S. (2009).La cuenca hidrográfica como unidad de estudioy gestión del territorio regional. In: Parra, O.Castilla, J.C. Romero, H. Quiñones, R. andCaamaño A. (Eds.) “La cuenca hidrográfica delRío Itata: Aportes científicos para su desarrollosustentable”. Editorial Universidad de Concepción(Concepción, Chile). pp. 13-25. 389 p.• Parra, O. Castilla, J.C. Romero, H. Quiñones,R. and Caamaño, A. (2009). Reflexiones sobrela gestión ambiental integrada y perspectivasfuturas de desarrollo sustentable de la cuencadel Itata. In: Parra, O. Castilla, J.C. Romero, H.Quiñones, R. and Caamaño, A. (Eds.) “La cuencahidrográfica del Río Itata: Aportes científicos parasu desarrollo sustentable”. Editorial Universidadde Concepción (Concepción, Chile). pp. 347-352. 389 p.• Parra, O. Urrutia, R. Cruces, F. and Alvarez,D. (2009). Fitoplancton y fitobentos río Itata. In:Parra, O. Castilla, J.C. Romero, H. Quiñones, R.and Caamaño, A. (Eds.) “La cuenca hidrográficadel Río Itata: Aportes científicos para su desarrollosustentable”. Editorial Universidad de Concepción(Concepción, Chile). pp. 101-109. 389 p.• Parra, O. Muñoz, M.D. and Pérez, L. (2009).Gestión integrada de cuencas como base delordenamiento territorial descentralizado. In: VonBaer, H. (Ed.) “Pensando Chile desde susregiones”. Editorial Universidad de la Frontera:Serie AU-Sinergia Regional (Temuco, Chile),October 2009. pp. 490-494. 819 p.• Pérez, L. and Salinas, E. (2009). Fragmentosde ciudad. Transformaciones del Concepciónmetropolitano. In: Hidalgo, R. De Mattos, C. andArenas, F. (Eds.) “Chile: Del país urbano al paísmetropolitano”. Editorial Pontificia UniversidadCatólica: GEOlibros Series and EURE Libros Series(Santiago, Chile). pp. 269-300. 469 p. ISBN: 978-956-14-1054-1.• Urrutia, R. Parra, O. Cruces, F. Araneda, A.Barra, R. and Cid, H. (2009). Calidad de Aguadel Río Itata. In: Parra, O. Castilla, J.C. Romero,H. Quiñones, R. and Caamaño, A. (Eds.) “Lacuenca hidrográfica del Río Itata: Aportescientíficos para su desarrollo sustentable”. EditorialUniversidad de Concepción (Concepción, Chile).pp. 89-109. 389 p.• Valdovinos, C. Mancilla, G. and Figueroa, R.(2009). Biodiversidad dulceacuícola de Chilecentral: Macroinvertebrados bentónicos del RíoItata. In: Parra, O. Castilla, J.C. 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