SMI-ICE-Chile had an active presence in the 3rd. version of this environmental monitoring meeting organized by the Center for Research in Technologies for Society C+, of the UDD, with the purpose of sharing experiences and knowledge around topics that affect human and environmental health.
The 3rd National meeting on monitoring and sensors for environmental health that ends today at the C+ Center of the Faculty of Engineering of the Universidad del Desarrollo, brought together the scientific community, public and private, and representatives of indigenous communities, all interested as data and new approaches to collection and environmental monitoring.
The meeting included a series of talks, conferences, project presentations, case studies and round tables, around topics such as: social and community monitoring, the intersections of human health and environmental health, and the so-called “environmental intelligence”, related to local data, remote data and knowledge generation.
Among the many experiences made known, some stood out on participatory environmental monitoring in the coastal area of Los Lagos and in the Pampa Lagunillas wetland of the high plateau of the Tarapacá Region; on local water management in indigenous communities of Tarapacá; also the talks and presentations on measurements of oxidative stress due to atmospheric pollutants, and on data and perception of pollution in La Pintana; studies on satellite measurements of snow in the Andes of Chile.
Dr. David Rubinos, Research Leader of SMI-ICE-Chile, participated in the conversation panel: “One Health: Intersections of human health and environmental health”, together with researchers Carlos Manzano, from the University of Chile, Paola Rubilar, from the UDD and Estela Blanco, from the PUC.
SMI-ICE-Chile also had a very active and visible presence through a corporate stand with graphic pieces about the work carried out by the Center. In this context, Dr. Fernanda Caro Beveridge and Dr. David Rubinos, researchers in the area of Environmental Rehabilitation, developed a poster on the use of advanced techniques in applied environmental research, a crucial aspect to develop a robust understanding of the interactions between mining activity, ecosystem dynamics and human health. “This allows us to formulate strategies that mitigate impacts and prevent future damage,” explain both scientists.
