Mangroves provide ecosystem services worth billions of dollars worldwide. Although countries with extensive mangrove areas implemented management and conservation programs since the 1980s, the global area is still decreasing. To recuperate this lost...
Untreated domestic wastewater discharged into rivers and streams severely deteriorates water quality and aquatic ecosystems, especially in regions lacking adequate treatment infrastructure. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of phytoremed...
Implementation of real-scale systems for rainwater harvesting, treatment and reuse of greywater in residential areas is challenging because several factors should be considered for full adoption and satisfaction of decision-makers, urban developers a...
Walker’s Manihot, Manihot walkerae, is an endangered species endemic to south Texas and northeastern Mexico and is a Crop Wild Relative (CWR) of the international and economically important crop cassava (M. esculenta). Manihot walkerae is globa...
Population growth has led to an increased volume of wastewater from industrial, domestic, and municipal sources, contaminating aquatic bodies in the state of Veracruz. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of a water treatment system incorporating...
As a member of the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Mexican Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources publishes the Pollutant Releases and Transfers Registry of Substances annually, in accordance with the Official Mexican Norm Standard NO...
In this study, we document the distribution, current knowledge, and conservation of twenty-six tree species of gymnosperms (four species) and angiosperms (twenty-two species) characteristic of the Mexican cloud forests and most endemic to Mexico. Man...
Agricultural soil contamination by waste motor oil (WMO) is a worldwide environmental problem. The phytotoxicity of WMO hydrocarbons limits agricultural production; therefore, Mexican standard NOM-138-SEMARNAT/SSA1-2012 (NOM-138) establishes a maximu...
Sandy beaches in the Central Region of Veracruz (CRV) face constant anthropogenic pressure from port and urban activities. This study aimed to evaluate total hydrocarbon (TH) concentrations in the intertidal interstitial water of five beaches in the...
Vessel traffic is one of the major sources of underwater anthropogenic noise. Dolphins can modify their vocal repertoire, especially whistles, in presence of vessels to facilitate their communication. Acoustic data were collected (sampling rate 96 kH...
This paper presents a technology based on the use of aged refuse that has proven to be highly effective in the treatment of low biodegradability leachates. The tests were developed using two filled bioreactors arranged in series and operated at stead...
This paper presents an analysis of sound pressure levels through theoretical modeling and experimental validation in a 1 kW small wind turbine. The models used in the theoretical analysis are BPM (Brooks, Pope, and Marcolini) and BM (Brooks and Marco...
Soils contaminated by waste motor oil (WMO) affect their fertility, so it is necessary to recover them by means of an efficient and safe bioremediation technique for agricultural production. The objectives were: (a) to biostimulate the soil impacted...
The agricultural sector faces significant sustainability, productivity, and environmental impact challenges. In this context, geographic information systems (GISs) have become a key tool to optimize resource management and make informed decisions bas...
This study investigates the performance of large-scale ornamental treatment wetlands (TW) for the treatment of municipal wastewater in the municipality of Nautla, Veracruz, Mexico, specifically within a contaminated estuary in the Gulf of Mexico. The...
The most important operational expense during wastewater treatment is electricity for pumping and aeration. Therefore, this work evaluated operational parameters and contaminant removal efficiency of a microbial fuel cell stack system (MFCSS) that us...
This study compiles and updates the checklist of ferns and lycophytes from the Sierra Madre Occidental (SMOc). For this, we revised information on these taxa from regional floristic studies, databases, and herbaria. Our updated list includes 312 spec...
Rivers worldwide are increasingly affected by pollution from untreated wastewater, industrial effluents, agricultural runoff, and solid waste. In Mexico, the Atoyac and Salado rivers in Oaxaca present critical cases of environmental degradation. This...
The herpetofauna of the insular systems of Mexico is composed of 226 species, of which 14 are anurans, two are salamanders, and 210 are reptiles, comprised of two crocodilians, 195 squamates, and 13 turtles. Although the surface of the Mexican island...
Agro-industrial residues from livestock and sugarcane production—particularly abundant in regions such as Veracruz, Mexico, where both agro-industries co-occur in high density—constitute underutilized carbon and nitrogen streams with high...
The tequila industry faces several environmental challenges due to its high yields of contaminants, especially tequila distillation stillage or tequila vinasses, with ten to twelve liters produced per liter of tequila. All treatments aim to shorten r...
Background/Objectives: Improper medication use, premature treatment discontinuation, and inadequate disposal contribute to irrational drug consumption and environmental contamination. Although pharmaceutical take-back programs have expanded globally,...
The herpetofaunal diversity of northwestern Mexico, encompassing the Californian, Baja California, and Sonoran Desert biogeographic provinces, is characterized by relatively low species richness but a high degree of endemism. This region, particularl...
Considering both biological and non-biological polygonal shape organizations, in this paper we introduce a quantitative method which is able to determine informational entropy as spatial differences between heterogeneity of internal areas from simula...
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Concerns regarding the health risks associated with employe exposure to volatile chemicals during gasoline refueling necessitates rigorous investigation and effective countermeasures. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of vapor recovery systems...
One hundred new COI sequences of nesting female Kemp’s ridley turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) were obtained in the Rancho Nuevo Sanctuary (RNS). The COI sequences were analyzed and contrasted with others retrieved from BOLD and GenBank with the a...