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    Maria Mar ARECO, PhD

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Laboratorio de Análisis Ambiental
Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnología
Universidad Nacional de San Martin (UNSAM)
BUENOS AIRES, Cap.Fed. - ARGENTINA  
                                 




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      CURRENT POSITION


  • Post-doctorate Fellow - BIOLOGY
    Laboratorio de Análisis Ambiental, Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnología
    UNSAM
    PhD Studies
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  • PhD - BIOLOGY
    Institute of Chemical Physics of Materials Environment and Energy, CONICET
    School of Sciences, University of Buenos Aires (FCEyN - UBA).
    April 2006 - March 2011. Director: M. dos Santos Afonso, PhD.
    THESIS TOPIC:
 


"Alternative Methods for the Treatment of Environmental Contamination by Heavy Metals"
Biosorption of heavy metals is seen as an alternative method for detoxifying particularly industrial effluents. The use of seaweed biomass for this purpose is attractive because of their ubiquitous nature along the Argentinian shorelines.
    EDUCATION
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  • M.Sc. in Biology, School of Science, University of Buenos Aires (FCEyN – UBA).  Seven years of courses with thesis work. Thesis: “Ulva sp. y Gymnogongrus torulosus como posibles depuradores de metales pesados”. March, 2006. Thesis director: M. dos Santos Afonso, PhD.

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  • “Industrial Water Pollution Control”  (intensive professional postgraduate course, 30 hours),
    Lecturer: Prof. B. Volesky, McGill University, Montreal - Canada.
    May 31 – June 4, 2010. Rosario National University, Rosario, Argentina.
  • “Ecology and diversity of the fresh water phytonplankton and peryphiton” (post graduate course)
    December 2009, School of Sciences, Buenos Aires University.
  • “Unconventional technologies for water, air and soils treatment” (post graduate course)
    August- November 2008, San Martin National University, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • “Scientific Communication” (post graduate course), August- November 2008
    School of Sciences, Buenos Aires University, Argentina.
  • “Environmental Contamination. Multidisciplinary analysis” (post graduate course)
    July-August 2008. Professional Chemistry Council, Morón, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • “Green Technology and Entrepreneurship Academy”
    July 2008. Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences (UC Davis), Incline Village, NV, USA.
  • “Planctology” (post graduate course). December 2007, School of Sciences, Buenos Aires University, Argentina.
  • “3rd Regional Course of  Evaluation and Reduction of Aquatic Environment’s Contamination”
    (post graduate course), September 2007, National Water Institute – INA and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Buenos Aires, Argentina..
  • American Chemical Society Summer School on Sustainability and Green Chemistry.
    May 29 - June 10, 2007. Iberoamericana University, Mexico City, Mexico.
  • “Contamination of aquatic Systems: Evaluation and Handling” (post graduate course)
    March 2007, School of Sciences, Buenos Aires University.
  • “Medicine and Biology of Marine Mammals”, October 2006
    Fundación Mundo Marino, Mundo Marino, San Clemente del Tuyú, Argentina.
  • “Phitoflagelates Biology” (post graduate course), August 2006.
    School of Sciences, Buenos Aires University
  • “Marine Mammals” - December 2003, Mar del Plata National University, Argentina.
  • “Introductory Course to the Marine Biology” - May 2000
    Argentinian Museum of Natural Sciences “Bernardino Rivadavia”
  • “Killer Whales” - November 1997, Argentinian Museum of Natural Sciences “Bernardino Rivadavia”

  
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  • Research Fellowship - CONICET type II.
    Research Program: “Alternative Methods for the Treatment of Environmental Contamination by Heavy Metals”.
    Supervisor: M. dos Santos Afonso, PhD. Laboratory of Water Research, INQUIMAE. From April 2009 to April 2011.
  • Research Fellowship for Graduate Students - Buenos Aires University (UBA).
    Research Program: “Alternative Methods for the Treatment of Environmental Contamination by Heavy Metals”.
    Supervisor: M. dos Santos Afonso, PhD. Laboratory of Water Research, INQUIMAE.
    From April 2006 to April 2008 subject to renewal until April 2010.

  
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Research:
 
  • 2006-    Graduate student. School of Science, University of Buenos Aires. Field of study: Alternative Methods for the Treatment of Environmental Contamination by Heavy Metals. Supervisor: M. dos Santos Afonso, PhD. Laboratory of Water Research, Institute of Chemical Physics of Materials Environment and Energy (formerly INQUIMAE), Bs. As., Argentina.

  • 2002-2005. Undergraduate. Thesis. Title: “Ulva sp. y Gymnogongrus torulosus como posibles depuradores de metales pesados”. Supervisor: M. dos Santos Afonso, PhD. Laboratory of Water Research, INQUIMAE, FCEyN, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  
  Teaching:  


  • Teaching Assistant. Argentinean Chemical Olympic Program. Experimental workshop: “Sustainable Chemistry”. School of Science, Buenos Aires University. October-November 2009.
  • Teaching Assistant. Argentinean Chemical Olympic Program. Experimental workshop: “Sustainable Chemistry”. School of Science, Buenos Aires University. October-November 2008.
  • Teaching Assistant. Sciences Workshop Program, 2007. “Science, pots and frying pans”. Undergraduate student’s training in laboratory work. School of Science, Buenos Aires University. Second semester, 2007.

  
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  • “Biosorción, una técnica sustentable para la remoción de metales pesados de efluentes contaminados”.
    M.M. Areco, E. Valdman, M. dos Santos Afonso
    Las Fronteras de la Física y Química Ambiental en Ibero América. Ponencias completas del V Congreso Iberoamericano de Física y Química Ambiental.
    ISBN 978-987-1435-09-8
  • “Zinc biosorption by Seaweed Illustrated by the Zincon Colorimetric Method and the Langmuir Isotherm”
    M.M. Areco, E. Valdman, M. dos Santos Afonso
    Journal of Chemical Education, Vol. 84 Nº2, ISSN 0021-9584
  • “Gymnogongrus torulosus y Ulva sp. como posibles depuradores de metales pesados”
    M.M. Areco, E. Valdman, M. dos Santos Afonso
    Investigaciones Marinas. Editorial de la Escuela de Ciencias del Mar de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaiso. ISSN 0717-7178
  • (Further manuscripts in preparation)

  
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15.
 Estudio de la adsorción de Cd(II) y Pb(II) por Ulva lactuca empaquetada en columnas
M. M. Areco, L. Saleh Medina and M. dos Santos Afonso (oral presentation).
Congreso de Ciencias Ambientales – COPIME October 2009, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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 Biosorción de metales pesados por algas, una tecnologiacute alternativa para la depuración de aguas. M. M. Areco, M. C. Rodriguez and M. dos Santos Afonso (oral presentation).
XXXII Jornadas Argentinas de Botánica. October, 2009, Huerta Grande, Córdoba, Argentina.
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 Adsorción de Glifosato por Ulva lactuca. A. Trinelli, M. M. Areco and M dos Santos Afonso
Simposio sobre adsorcion, adsorbentes y sus aplicaciones. February, 2009, San Luis, Argentina.
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 Biosorción de Cu, Zn, Cd y Pb por Ulva lactuca fijada en agar
M. M. Areco, L. Saleh, S. Hanela, J. Duran and M dos Santos Afonso
Simposio sobre adsorción, adsorbentes y sus aplicaciones. February, 2009, San Luis, Argentina.
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 Avena fatua as a natural biosorbent for Cu(II) and Zn(II) and the effect of these metals on weed growth.
M. M. Areco and M dos Santos Afonso.
5th International Weed Science Congress. June, 2008, Vancouver, Canada.
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 Biosorción, una técnica sustentable para la remoción de metales pesados de efluentes contaminados
M. M. Areco and M dos Santos Afonso. 5th Congreso Iberoamericano de Física y Química Ambiental. April, 2008, Mar del Plata, Argentina.
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 Biosorption of copper and lead by marine green alga Ulva lactuca in packed column
M. M. Areco and M dos Santos Afonso. 11th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference. June, 2007. Washington DC, USA.
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 U. lactuca, una aplicación efectiva para la Biosorción de metales pesados
M. M. Areco and M dos Santos Afonso. XII Congreso Latinoamericano de Ciencias del Mar
        April, 2007. Florianópolis, Brasil.
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 Biosorción de Metales pesados por algas. Efectos competitivos
M. M. Areco and M dos Santos Afonso. VI Jornadas Nacionales de Ciencias del Mar 
y XIV Coloquio de Oceanografía. December, 2006. Puerto Madryn, Argentina.
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 Gymnogongrus torulosus as a New Biosorbent for Heavy Metal Removal
M. M. Areco, E. Valdman and M. dos Santos Afonso
XIII International Conference on Heavy Metals in the Environment. June, 2005. Río de Janeiro, Brasil.
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 Gymnogongrus torulosus y Ulva sp. como Posibles Depuradores de Metales Pesados
M. M. Areco, E. Valdman and M. dos Santos Afonso
XI Congreso Latinoamericano de Ciencias del Mar, May, 2005. Viña del Mar, Chile.
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 Gymnogongrus torulosus, una Herramienta Alternativa para la Remocion de Metales Pesados.
M. M. Areco, E. Valdman and M. dos Santos Afonso
XIV Congreso Argentino de Fisicoquímica y Química Inorgánica
April 2005. Termas de Río Hondo, Santiago del Estero, Argentina.
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 Isoterma de Biosorción de Cu(II), Zn(II), Pb(II) y Cd(II) en Ulva sp y Gymnogongrus sp.
M. M. Areco, E. Valdman and M. dos Santos Afonso
V Jornadas Nacionales de Ciencias del Mar, December 2003. Mar del Plata, Argentina.
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 Biosorption of Trace Metals by Ulva sp.
M. M. Areco, E. Valdman and M. dos Santos Afonso
11th International Conference on Surface and Colloid Science, September 2003. Iguazu, Brasil
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 Cinética de Biosorción De Cu(II) Y Zn(II) por Ulva sp.
M. M. Areco, E. Valdman and M. dos Santos Afonso
XIII Congreso Argentino de Fisicoquímica y Química Inorgánica.
April, 2003. Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

 
     
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