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Ignacio Tomás Vargas Cucurella

Profesor Asociado

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Ingeniería Ambiental, Biotecnología Ambiental, Microbiología Ambiental, Biocorrosión, Biogeoquímica, Tratamiento y Reúso de Agua .

Educación

  •  Ingeniería Civil, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2009
  •  Magister en Ingeniería Ambiental, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2007
  •  Ingeniero Civil, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2007
  •  Licenciado en Ciencias de la Ingeniería, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2004

Experiencia Académica

  •   Profesor Asistente Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Ingeniería

    Chile

    2012 - 2016

  •   Postdoctoral researcher Full Time

    PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

    Engineering

    Chile

    2010 - 2011

  •   Profesor Asociado Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Ingeniería

    Chile

    2016 - A la fecha

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Profesor Full Time

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Chile

    2012 - A la fecha

Formación de Capital Humano


Postdoctorado
Dr. Claudia Rojas (Postdoc)
Dr. Eduardo Leiva (Postdoc)
Dr. Camila Canales (Postdoc)
Dr. Leslie Daille (Postdoc)

Doctorado
Dr. Marcela Vega (PhD. 2019)
Dr. Leslie Daille (PhD. 2019)
Dr. María José De La Fuente (PhD. 2021)
Dr. Felipe Torres (PhD. 2022)
Dr. Luis Caro (PhD. 2022)
Dr. Diana Muñoz (PhD. 2023)

Magister
Javiera Anguita (MSc. 2016)
Natalia Tapia (MSc. 2016)
Vasty Zamorano (MSc. 2017)
Enzo Leiva (MSc. 2019)
Carlos Gallardo (MSc. 2023)
Favio Escobar (Master Eng. 2017)

Ingenieros (memorias y trabajos de título)
Ignacio Araneda (Civil Eng. 2016)
Heber Herrera (Civil Eng. 2020)
Graciela Hernández (Civil Eng.2021)
Macarena Morgado (Civil Eng.2021)
María Isidora Dahms (Civil Eng. 2022)
Benjamin Rosenblitt (Civil Eng. 2022)
Daniela López (Civil Eng. 2023)
Bernardita Undurraga (Civil Eng. 2023)
Rodolfo Bertoli (Civil Eng. 2023)
Tomás Cabezón (Civil Eng. 2023)
Sofía Lehuedé (Civil Eng. 2024)
Javier Ríos (Civil Eng. 2024)


Difusión y Transferencia


Consultor DICTUC S.A.
Proyectos realizados desde 2017- presente.


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Premio de Excelencia a la Tesis Doctoral 2009.

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Chile, 2009

    Primer lugar como la mejor tesis doctoral en la división de tecnología y procesos productivos año 2009.

  •   Premio Centro de Medio Ambiente

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Chile, 2007

    Mejor estudiante de la especialidad de ingeniería ambiental 2007.

  •   Premio al Mejor Instrumento de Titulación Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental (DIHA).

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Chile, 2007

    Mejor instrumento de titulación Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental 2007.

  •   Premio a la Excelencia Docente Escuela de Ingeniería 2022. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Chile, 2022

    Premio de excelencia en docencia al profesor destacado de la Escuela de Ingeniería PUC del año 2022

  •   Premio Laboratorio más innovador 2022. Programa Laboratorio Seguro

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Chile, 2022

    Premio al laboratorio más innovador en implementar estrategias para un trabajo seguro en la UC. Programa Laboratorio Seguro 2022.

  •   Reconocimiento a la Investigación e Innovación en Sustentabilidad. Reconocimiento a la Investigación en la Categoría Planeta 2024

    Red Campus Sustentable - Red de Universidades Estatales “Compromiso con el Desarrollo Sustentable” del CUECH y Metared S de Universia

    Chile, 2024

    Reconocimiento a la Investigación e Innovación en Sustentabilidad. Reconocimiento a la Investigación en la Categoría Planeta 2024. Red Campus Sustentable - Red de Universidades Estatales “Compromiso con el Desarrollo Sustentable” del CUECH y Metared S de Universia. Award for Research in Sustainability.


 

Article (45)

Energy and copper recovery from acid mine drainage by microbial fuel cells. Effect of the hydrochar doping on carbon felt anodes

Delgado, Yelitza; Lopez, Ester; Llanos, Javier; Vargas, Ignacio; Fernandez-Morales, Francisco Jesus

Article ISI SCOPUS
Separation and Purification Technology  (2025)

Effect of hydrochar-doping on the performance of carbon felt as anodic electrode in microbial fuel cells

Muñoz-Morales, Martín

Article SCOPUS
Environmental Science and Pollution Research  (2024)

Long-term evaluation of soil-based bioelectrochemical green roof systems for greywater treatment

Rojas, Claudia

Article ISI SCOPUS
Journal of Environmental Management  (2024)

Marine biocorrosion inhibition of Pseudomonas sp. biofilms on 304 stainless steel coated with poly-6-aminoindole produced by two different electrochemical methods



Article ISI SCOPUS
Progress in Organic Coatings  (2024)

Seasonal variation in the biological succession of marine diatoms over 316L stainless steel in a coastal environment of Chile

Daille, Leslie K.; Vargas, Ignacio T

Article ISI
BIOFOULING  (2024)

Synthetic greywater treatment using a scalable granular activated carbon bioelectrochemical reactor



Article ISI SCOPUS
Bioelectrochemistry  (2024)

Electrotrophic perchlorate reduction by a psychrotolerant acidophile isolated from an acid rock drainage in Antarctica

Hernandez, Pedro; Vargas, Ignacio T; Nancucheo, Ivan

Article ISI SCOPUS
Bioelectrochemistry  (2023)

Microbial electrochemistry and technology capacity building challenges-focus on Latin America & Caribbean and Africa

Cercado, Bibiana; Corton, Eduardo; Gomaa, Ola; Harnisch, Falk; Spiller, Valeria Reginatto

Article ISI SCOPUS
JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE ELECTROCHEMISTRY  (2023)

Perchlorate and chlorate assessment in drinking water in northern Chilean cities

Munoz-Arango, Diana; Torres -Rojas, Felipe; Vega, Marcela; Alvear, Cristobal; Pizarro, Gonzalo; Pasten, Pablo; Calderon, Raill; Vargas, Ignacio T

Article ISI SCOPUS
Environmental Research  (2023)

Synergistic effect of electrotrophic perchlorate reducing microorganisms and chemically modified electrodes for enhancing bioelectrochemical perchlorate removal

Leyton, Felipe; Veloso, Nicolas; Vargas, Ignacio T

Article ISI SCOPUS
Environmental Research  (2023)

Toward sustainability and resilience in Chilean cities: Lessons and recommendations for air, water, and soil issues

Vega, Alejandra; Bustamante, Waldo; Greene, Margarita; Vargas, Ignacio; Suarez, Francisco; Pasten, Pablo

Article ISI SCOPUS
Heliyon  (2023)

When material science meets microbial ecology: Bacterial community selection on stainless steels in natural seawater

Daille, Leslie K.; Vargas, Ignacio T; Pizarro, Gonzalo; Walczak, Magdalena; De La Iglesia, Rodrigo

Article ISI
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES  (2023)

Biofilm formation of Ancylobacter sp. TS-1 on different granular materials and its ability for chemolithoautotrophic As(III)-oxidation at high concentrations

Vera, Mario A.; Vargas, Ignacio T

Article ISI
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS  (2022)

Bioprospecting for electrochemically active perchlorate-reducing microorganisms

Canales, Camila Pia; Vargas, Ignacio T

Article ISI
BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY  (2022)

Chlorate addition enhances perchlorate reduction in denitrifying membrane-biofilm reactors

Vega, Marcela; Ontiveros-Valencia, Aura; Vargas, Ignacio T

Article ISI
APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY  (2022)

Enhanced nitrogen and carbon removal in natural seawater by electrochemical enrichment in a bioelectrochemical reactor

De La Iglesia, Rodrigo; Vargas, Ignacio T

Article ISI
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT  (2022)

Enhancing the contact-killing effect of copper by surface laser texturing

Vargas, Ignacio T; Pizarro, Gonzalo E.

Article ISI
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING  (2022)

Mathematical modelling of microbial corrosion in carbon steel due to early-biofilm formation of sulfate-reducing bacteria via extracellular electron transfer.

Javiera Anguita, Gonzalo Pizarro, Ignacio T. Vargas

Article ISI
 (2022)

Microbial Electrochemical Technologies for Sustainable Nitrogen Removal in Marine and Coastal Environments

María José De La Fuente, Carlos Gallardo-Bustos, Rodrigo De la Iglesia and Ignacio T. Vargas.

Article WoS
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH  (2022)

Rumen Inoculum Enhances Cathode Performance in Single-Chamber Air-Cathode Microbial Fuel Cells



Article WoS
MATERIALS  (2022)

Winogradsky Bioelectrochemical System as a Novel Strategy to Enrich Electrochemically Active Microorganisms from Arsenic-Rich Sediments

Cantillo-González A, Anguita J, Rojas C, Vargas IT.

Article WoS
MICROMACHINES  (2022)

Electrochemical enrichment of marine denitrifying bacteria to enhance nitrate metabolization in seawater

De la Fuente, Maria Jose; De La Iglesia, Rodrigo; Daims, Holger; Lukumbuzya, Michael; Vargas, Ignacio T

Article ISI
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING  (2021)

Experimental Assessment of a Conducting Polymer (PEDOT) and Microbial Biofilms as Deterrents and Facilitators of Macro-Biofouling: Larval Settlement of the Barnacle Notobalanus flosculus (Darwin, 1854) from Central Chile

Vargas, Ignacio T; Fernandez, Miriam

Article ISI
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING  (2021)

Initial adhesion suppression of biofilm-forming and copper-tolerant bacterium Variovorax sp. on laser microtextured copper surfaces

Caro-Lara, Luis; Ramos-Moore, Esteban; Vargas, Ignacio T; Walczak, Magdalena; Barrera, Nelson P.; Pizarro, Gonzalo

Article ISI
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES  (2021)

Mining for Perchlorate Resistance Genes in Microorganisms From Sediments of a Hypersaline Pond in Atacama Desert, Chile

Diaz-Rullo, Jorge; Torres-Rojas, Felipe; Cid, Luis; Vargas, Ignacio T

Article ISI
Frontiers in Microbiology  (2021)

Testing the Test: A Comparative Study of Marine Microbial Corrosion under Laboratory and Field Conditions

Rubio, Francisca; Pineda, Fabiola; Anguita, Javiera; Barros, Ramon; Daille, Leslie K.; Aguirre, Javiera; Pizarro, Gonzalo E.; Walczak, Magdalena; De La Iglesia, Rodrigo; Vargas, Ignacio T

Article ISI
ACS OMEGA  (2021)

Bioelectrochemical chlorate reduction by Dechloromonas agitata CKB

Munoz, Diana; Tapia, Natalia; Vargas, Ignacio T

Article ISI
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY  (2020)

Dynamics of Biocorrosion in Copper Pipes under Actual Drinking Water Conditions

Vargas, Ignacio T; Pizarro, Gonzalo E.

Article ISI
Water  (2020)

Effect of Tidal Cycles on Bacterial Biofilm Formation and Biocorrosion of Stainless Steel AISI 316L

Galarce C.; la Iglesia R.D.

Article ISI SCOPUS
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING  (2020)

Electrochemical Bacterial Enrichment from Natural Seawater and Its Implications in Biocorrosion of Stainless-Steel Electrodes

Daille, Leslie K.; De La Iglesia, Rodrigo; Walczak, Magdalena; Pizarro, Gonzalo E.; Vargas, Ignacio T

Article
MATERIALS  (2020)

Soil microbial community responses to labile organic carbon fractions in relation to soil type and land use along a climate gradient

Ramírez, Paulina B.; Fuentes-Alburquenque, Sebastián; Vargas, Ignacio

Article ISI SCOPUS
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY  (2020)

Chlorine Reduction Kinetics and its Mass Balance in Copper Premise Plumbing Systems During Corrosion Events



Article ISI SCOPUS
MATERIALS  (2019)

Effect of Hazardous Bacteria Isolated From Copper Plumbing System on Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion of Copper

Galarce C.; Fischer, DA; Vargas, IT

Article ISI SCOPUS
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTROCHEMICAL SCIENCE  (2019)

The effect of scan rate on the precision of determining corrosion current by Tafel extrapolation: A numerical study on the example of pure Cu in chloride containing medium

Fischer, Diego A.; Vargas, Ignacio T; Pizarro, Gonzalo E.; Walczak, Magdalena

Article ISI SCOPUS
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA  (2019)

A new aerobic chemolithoautotrophic arsenic oxidizing microorganism isolated from a high Andean watershed

Anguita, JM

Article ISI SCOPUS
BIODEGRADATION  (2018)

A New Method for Sensing Soil Water Content in Green Roofs Using Plant Microbial Fuel Cells



Article ISI
SENSORS  (2018)

Arsenic removal mediated by acidic pH neutralization and iron precipitation in microbial fuel cells

Leiva, Eduardo; Vargas, Ignacio

Article ISI SCOPUS
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT  (2018)

Constructed Wetland-Microbial Fuel Cells for Sustainable Greywater Treatment

Araneda, I; Vargas, IT

Article ISI SCOPUS
Water  (2018)

The Electrochemically Active Arsenic Oxidising Bacterium Ancylobacter sp. TS-1

Vera, M.A.

Article ISI SCOPUS
ChemElectroChem  (2018)

Electrochemically active microorganisms from an acid mine drainage-affected site promote cathode oxidation in microbial fuel cells

Bruns M.A.

Article ISI SCOPUS
BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY  (2017)

Evaluation of Sedum as driver for plant microbial fuel cells in a semi-arid green roof ecosystem

Tapia, NF

Article ISI SCOPUS
ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING  (2017)

Study of poly(3,4-ethylendioxythiphene) as a coating for mitigation of biocorrosion of AISI 304 stainless steel in natural seawater



Article ISI SCOPUS
PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS  (2017)

Use of OnabotulinumtoxinA in Post-Traumatic Oromandibular Dystonia

Pedemonte, C; Gutierrez, HP; González, E; Vargas, I; Lazo, D

Article ISI SCOPUS
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery  (2015)

Multi-technique approach to assess the effects of microbial biofilms involved in copper plumbing corrosion

Vargas, Ignacio T; Alsina, Marco A.; Pavissich, Juan P.; Jeria, Gustavo A.; Pastén, Pablo A.; Walczak, Magdalena; Pizarro, Gonzalo E.

Article ISI SCOPUS
BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY  (2014)

Evaluation of rapid methods for in-situ characterization of organic contaminant load and biodegradation rates in winery wastewater

Carvallo, MJ; Vargas, I; Vega, A; Pizarr, G; Pastén, P

Article ISI
WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY  (2007)

Proyecto (6)

How do we keep the cooling potential of green roofs and walls in the water scarcity context to make cities more resilient against urban warming and heat waves? Effects using greywater from green roof and wall irrigation in warm and dry climates

Vera, Sergio; Vargas, Ignacio

Proyecto
 (2024)

Multi-Technique and Multiscale Evaluation of Electrochemical Granular Activated Carbon Biofilters for Energy-Efficient and Low-Cost Decentralized Greywater Treatment

Vargas, Ignacio

Proyecto
 (2024)

Desarrollo de instrumentos públicos basados en ciencia para el recambio y nueva infraestructura verde urbana (IVU) que enfríe las ciudades en un contexto de escasez y riesgo hídrico

Vera, Sergio; Vargas, Ignacio

Proyecto
 (2023)

Climate Change and Tap Water Safety: Developing Mathematical Models to Predict and Mitigate Health Effects

Vargas, Ignacio

Proyecto
 (2022)

Interdisciplinary study of the effects of hierarchical surface texturing on bacterial colonization onto stainless steel in marine environments

Ramos Moore, Esteban; Vargas, Ignacio T; De La Iglesia, Rodrigo; Pizarro, Gonzalo E.; Walczak, Magdalena

Proyecto
 (2022)

Perchlorate Occurrence and Development of Sustainable Treatment Strategies from Complex Drinking Water Matrices, Brines and Spent Ion-Exchange Resins

Vargas, Ignacio T; Pavissich, Juan P.; Pizarro, Gonzalo E.

Proyecto
 (2020)

Review (2)

Perchlorate contamination in Chile: Legacy, challenges, and potential solutions

Nerenberg R.; Vargas, IT

Review ISI SCOPUS
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH  (2018)

Copper Corrosion and Biocorrosion Events in Premise Plumbing

Pablo A.

Review ISI SCOPUS
MATERIALS  (2017)

1
Francisco Suarez

Profesor Asociado

Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

8
Gonzalo Pizarro

Profesor Titular

Hidráulica y Ambiental

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

5
Pablo Pasten

Associate Professor

Department of Hydraulic & Environmental Engineering

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

1
Laura Farias

Profesor Titular

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepcion, Chile

4
Juan Armijo

Asociado

Inorgánica

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

1
Miriam Fernández

Profesora Titular

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

7
Rodrigo De la Iglesia

Profesor Asociado

Genética Molecular y Microbiología

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Bernardo González

Full Professor

UNIVERSIDAD ADOLFO IBAÑEZ

Santiago, Chile

1
Sergio Navarrete

Full Profesor

Ecología

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Las CRuces, Chile

1
Donovan Diaz

Associate Professor

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Marcos Flores

profesor asociado

departamento de física

UChile

santiago, Chile

53
Ignacio Vargas

Profesor Asociado

Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

5
Magdalena Walczak

Associate Professor

Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE, ESCUELA DE INGENIERÍA

Santiago, Chile

1
Waldo Bustamante

Director

Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urban Studies

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Nelson Barrera

Associate Professor

Physiology

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Beatriz Diez

PROFESORA TITULAR

Universidad Mayor de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Raul Calderon

Investigador

Universidad de Las Américas

Santiago, Chile

1
Ivan Nancucheo

Profesor Titular

Facultad de Ingeniería, Arquitectura y Diseño

Universidad San Sebastián

Concepción, Chile

1
Jorge Gironás

Associate Professor

Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engiineering

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

3
SANDRA CORTES

ASSOCIATED PROFESSOR

PUBLIC HEALTH

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

1
Katherine Lizama

Assistant Professor

Civil Engineering

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Eduardo Leiva

Profesor Asistente

Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental/ Departamento de Química Inorgánica

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Facultad de Química, Escuela de Ingeniería

Santiago, Chile

2
Juan Pavissich

Profesor Asociado

Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias

UNIVERSIDAD ADOLFO IBANEZ

Santiago, Chile

1
Sebastián Fuentes

Profesor asociado

Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins

Santiago, Chile

2
Fabiola Pineda

Assistant professor

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Universidad Mayor de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Mario Vera

Profesor Asociado

Instituto de Ingeniería Biológica y Medica

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

5
Claudia Rojas

Associate professor

Instituto de Ciencias Agroalimentarias, Animales y Amientalesas y Veterinarias

Universidad de O'Higgins

San Fernando, Chile

1
Jennyfer Serrano

Académico regular

Facultad de Ciencias

Universidad Mayor

Santiago, Chile

2
Marcela Vega

Investigadora académica

Universidad de Talca

Curicó, Chile

1
Marco Alsina

Research Professor

Facultad de Enginiería

Universidad San Sebastián

Santiago, Chile

1
Francois Simon

Investigador Postdoctoral

CEDEUS

Providencia, Chile

1
Paulina Ramirez

Research associate

Oregon State University

Adams, Estados Unidos

1
Benjamín Glasner

Investigador

Ciencias Biológicas

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

4
Leslie Daille

Postdoctorado

Genética Molecular y Microbiología

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - MERIC

Santiago, Chile

7
Carlos Galarce

Postdoctorante

FIAD

Universidad San Sebastián

Santiago, Chile

1
Carolina Rodríguez

Ingeniera de Proyectos

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Diego Lazo

4
Felipe Torres

Post-doctorado

Ingeniería

Universidad San Sebastián

Concepción, Chile

2
Alejandra Vega

Other researcher

CEDEUS / Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

5
Diana Muñoz

Evaluador Ambiental

Departamento de Evaluación Ambiental

Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental

Santiago, Chile

3
Luis Caro

Encargado Ambiental

Instituto Antártico Chileno

PUNTA ARENAS, Chile