die annually just from consuming mercury in water, thus making the aquatic conditions terrible for all

animals from the smallest ant to the most common human since they depend on water to survive and by consuming mercury they can
separate minerals and after using it it is normally dumped in the water

I. E. COLEGIO LOYOLA PARA LA CIENCIA Y LA INNOVACIÓN

10ª MUESTRA INSTITUCIONAL 2020
Mercury separation in the Piedras Blancas Reservoir
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTIFICATION AND
Team fénix IMPACT
Integrantes
This project begins since more than 8,000 people die
 Daniel Gaviria Vásquez annually just from consuming mercury in water, thus
 Julián Camilo Giraldo
making the aquatic conditions terrible for all animals
 Juan Manuel Upegui Gaviria
 Samuel Zapata Vargas
from the smallest ant to the most common human
Asesor(es) since they depend on water to survive and by
 Alex Wilson García consuming mercury they can be contaminated causing
this living being to die.
Mercury comes out since illegal mining uses it to
separate minerals and after using it it is normally
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM dumped in the water
the s.m.a project seeks to develop a non-toxic chemical
which can safely separate mercury from water so that
living beings do not become intoxicated in this way, thus
achieving a better environment since it is affected by
humans

RESEARCH QUESTION
HOW CAN MERCURY BE SEPARATED FROM
WATER SO THAT LIVING BEINGS INCLUDING
HUMANS ARE IN AN OPTIMAL ENVIRONMENT?

THANKS
GENERAL AND SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE
specific objectives: GooglePhotos and Weather

-Determination of the mercury content in water in the

Piedras Blancas river.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
-Search for information on possible chemicals that can be
TIME,
used to develop the chemical
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-Develop the chemical with the information already found The country
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Apply the chemical in the sector of the hydraulic source of

the Piedras Blancas Reservoir

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