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Diagnostics and Pollution Control GDCON
Research group
Spanish
Diagnostics and Pollution Control GDCON
Academic Unit: Faculty of Engineering
OECD
Area
Engineering and technology
Subarea
Environmental engineering
Strategic Focus
Training undergraduate, master, and doctoral researchers to solve environmental problems in water, soil, food, and air.
Research Lines and/or Areas
- Pollution and air quality.
- Pollution and soil quality.
- Pollution and water quality.
- Environmental stewardship.
- Food safety.
- Environmental microbiology.
- Treatment of industrial water and soil.
- Hazardous waste management.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)




Group Coordinator
Gustavo Antonio Peñuela Mesa, Ph.D.
Ph.D. in Environmental chemistry.
Universidad de Barcelona, Spain
Scientific Cooperation
Collaborative Relationships
- Ministry of Health of Medellin
- Superintendency of Residential Public Services (Superintendencia de Servicios Públicos Domiciliarios, SSP)
- Popular University of Cesar
- Dioxins and furans laboratory - Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain
Highlighted Projects
- Environmental recovery of the Moravia neighborhood.
- Toxic waste in dairy cattle’s milk.
- Persistent organic pollutants in human milk.
- Degraded land restoration by coal mining.
- Greenhouse gas emissions in reservoirs.
Key Research Findings
- Environmental recovery of the Moravia neighborhood.
- Quality of drinking water in Medellin.
- Greenhouse gas emissions in reservoirs.
- Persistent organic pollutants in human milk.
Services and/or Products Portfolio
- Analysis of drinking water and wastewater accredited by the Colombian National Accreditation Body (ONAC) and the National Meteorological, Hydrological, and Environmental Institute (IDEAM), respectively.
- Toxic waste in food.
- Advice on treatment of industrial water and water purification.
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