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The work presented Martin Lopez is based on the model of system water use Caño-Contracaño characteristic in the municipality of Puerto Lumbreras.
The competition promotes research among young people by awarding prizes for work done on basic or applied research, or prototypes related to any area of ​​the curriculum of teaching by secondary, upper secondary and vocational training.
Young lumbrerense Mejide Martin Lopez has won the second prize in the Contest for Young Scientists 2015 with his work "Water quality in the Caño-Contracaño hydraulic system. A model of sustainability for the future."
Thus, the work that Martin Lopez presented is based on the model of system water use Caño-Contracaño characteristic in the municipality of Puerto Lumbreras.
In summary, the work presented deals with groundwater collection systems by filtering galleries which are useful in semi-desert areas.
In his research he states that it is essential to know the quality of the water collected by the Caño-Contracaño system, which has allowed the socio-economic development in a sustainable manner.
Notably, the research part of a historical study of similar galleries and continues with three types of analysis of the filtered water: microbiological, physical-chemical and microscopic.
The study concludes that these waters are of excellent quality, but are not fit for human consumption to be pathogens.
Finally, it notes that the Young Scientists Competition organized by elInstituto Youth and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, promotes research among young people by granting awards for work done on basic or applied research, or prototypes related with any area of ​​the curriculum of teaching by secondary, upper secondary and vocational training.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras
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