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Scopus Author ID: 56026724900
Scopus Author ID: 57202627193
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Constructed Wetlands; Wastewater treatment; Water Quality; Environmental Sciences

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Chile

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Employment (2)

Universidad Católica del Maule: Talca, Región del Maule, CL

2016-08-16 to present | Associate Professor (Obras Civiles)
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Ismael L. Vera-Puerto

Universidad Arturo Prat: Iquique, Región de Tarapacá, CL

2013-06-01 to 2015-06-30 | Investigador en Tecnologías Ambientales (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Recursos Hídricos)
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Education and qualifications (3)

Universidad de Concepción: Concepcion, CL

2008-03-15 to 2012-12-15 | Doctor in Environmental Science
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Ismael L. Vera-Puerto

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana: Bogota, CO

2004-07-15 to 2007-09-01 | Magister in Hydrosystems
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Ismael L. Vera-Puerto

Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander: Cucuta, CO

1999-03-01 to 2004-04-30 | Civil Engineer
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International Water Association: London, GB

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Funding (7)

Aplicación y adaptación de tecnologías en el reúso de agua a través de humedales depuradores, como solución basada en la naturaleza

2025-01 to 2026-07 | Grant
CORFO (La Serena, Región de Coquimbo, CL)
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Ismael L. Vera-Puerto

Fortalecimiento de capacidades tecnológicas locales por la vinculación internacional en soluciones basadas en la naturaleza para tratamiento y reutilización de aguas contaminadas: mitigación de la sequía y protección de los recursos hídricos

2022-12 to 2023-12 | Grant
Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (Santiago, CL)
GRANT_NUMBER:

FOVI220019
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Ismael L. Vera-Puerto

HUCLAM: Solución basada en la naturaleza para mitigar el impacto negativo de las descargas de agua mixta (residual + lluvia) en cuerpos hídricos naturales

2022-10 to 2024-10 | Grant
Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (Santiago, CL)
GRANT_NUMBER:

ID22I10085
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Ismael L. Vera-Puerto

Treatment wetlands to mitigate the water scarcity emergency in Chile: nature-based solutions as innovation tool for wastewater treatment, reclamation, and reuse

2022-01 to 2023-06 | Grant
Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (Santiago, CL)
GRANT_NUMBER:

FSEQ210015
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Ismael L. Vera-Puerto

Resilience and adaptability to the water crisis: sponge cities and sustainable campus through treatment wetlands

2020 to 2021 | Grant
CORFO-Los Ríos (Valdivia, CL)
GRANT_NUMBER:

20VEILR-134185
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Ismael L. Vera-Puerto

Laboratory evaluation of vertical flow constructed wetlands with the new paradigm of sustainable sanitation to improve their use in rural wastewaters treatment for developing countries. FONDECYT Iniciación 11180672

2018-11 to 2021-10 | Award
Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (Santiago, CL)
GRANT_NUMBER:

FONDECYT 11180672
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Ismael L. Vera-Puerto

Proyecto MEC80170068 -Tecnologías sustentables no convencionales de tratamiento de aguas para su utilización en la descontaminación de sistemas acuáticos

2018-08 to 2020-01 | Award
Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (Santiago, CL)
GRANT_NUMBER:

MEC80170068
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Ismael L. Vera-Puerto

Works (29)

First report of components responsible for odor sensation from a vertical flow constructed wetland treating combined sewer overflow

Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology
2024 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00303A
Contributors: Ismael L. Vera-Puerto; Shrabana Sarkar; Gianfranco Moris; Hugo Valdés; Marco Quiroz; Juan López; Francisco Encina; Pascal Molle; Carlos A. Arias
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Conceptual model for facultative symbiosis between sustainable construction and nature-based solutions in the training of engineers in Chile

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
2024-12-24 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1108/ijshe-06-2024-0378
Part of ISSN: 1467-6370
Part of ISSN: 1758-6739
Contributors: Hugo Valdes; Christian Correa; Cristian Suarez; Luis Alberto Laurens Arredondo; Mariela Faviola Hurtado Espinosa; Ismael L. Vera-Puerto; Myrna Zagal; Carlos A. Arias
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Educating Professionals to Develop Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) as Infrastructure for Water Pollution Control: A Course Proposal

Sustainability
2024-08-22 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/su16167199
Contributors: Ismael Vera-Puerto; Hugo Valdés; Luis Laurens-Arredondo; Xaviera López-Cortés; Marco Quiroz; Carmen Hernández-Crespo; Marisol Belmonte; José Luis Campos; Miguel Martín-Monerris; Rosa Miglio et al.
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Performance of vertical and horizontal treatment wetlands planted with ornamental plants in Central Chile: comparative analysis of initial operation stage for effluent reuse in agriculture

Environmental Science and Pollution Research
2024-08-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-34575-1
Contributors: Ismael Vera-Puerto; Nataly Marca; Claudio Contreras; Franklin Zuñiga; Jose López; Claudia Sangüesa; Christian Correa; Carlos A. Arias; Mariela Valenzuela
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Variation of the feeding/resting period in modified vertical treatment wetlands (depth, zeolite as medium) employed for treating rural domestic wastewater in tourist areas

Water Science & Technology
2023-09-15 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2023.283
Contributors: Ismael Vera-Puerto; Hugo Valdés; Christian Correa; Jorge Olave; Valeria Pérez; Carlos A. Arias
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Effects of Environmental Conditions and Bed Configuration on Oxygen Transfer Efficiency in Aerated Constructed Wetlands

Water
2022-10-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/w14203284
Contributors: Ismael Vera-Puerto; José Campal; Sandra Martínez; Laura Cortés-Rico; Hadher Coy; Sheyie Tan; Carlos A. Arias; Gustavo Baquero-Rodríguez; Diego Rosso
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Reclamation of Treated Wastewater for Irrigation in Chile: Perspectives of the Current State and Challenges

Water
2022-02-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/w14040627
Contributors: Ismael Vera-Puerto; Hugo Valdés; Marcos Bueno; Christian Correa; Jorge Olave; Marcos Carrasco-Benavides; Flavia Schiappacasse; Carlos A. Arias
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Reverse Osmosis Concentrate: Physicochemical Characteristics, Environmental Impact, and Technologies

Membranes
2021-09 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.3390/membranes11100753
Contributors: Hugo Valdés; Hugo Valdes; Marcos Flores; Ismael L. Vera-Puerto; Hector Aviña; Marisol Belmonte
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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Performance Comparison of Vertical Flow Treatment Wetlands Planted with the Ornamental Plant Zantedeschia aethiopica Operated under Arid and Mediterranean Climate Conditions

Water
2021-05-25 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/w13111478
Contributors: Ismael Vera-Puerto; Joyce Escobar; Francisca Rebolledo; Valeria Valenzuela; Jorge Olave; Rocío Tíjaro-Rojas; Christian Correa; Carlos Arias
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Evaluation of Bed Depth Reduction, Media Change, and Partial Saturation as Combined Strategies to Modify in Vertical Treatment Wetlands

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2021-05-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18094842
Contributors: Ismael Vera-Puerto; Hugo Valdés; Christian Correa; Valeria Perez; Roberto Gomez; Erica Alarcon; Carlos Arias
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Reuse of Treated Municipal Wastewater from Constructed Wetlands for Cut Flowers Irrigation in Aeroponic Cultivation

Ingenieria y Universidad
2020-10-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.11144/Javeriana.iued24.tmwr
Contributors: Ismael Leonardo Vera-Puerto; Jorge Leonardo Olave-Vera; Sussy Tapia; Wladimir Antonio Chávez; Carlos Arias
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Proposal of competencies for engineering education to develop water infrastructure based on “Nature-Based Solutions” in the urban context

Journal of Cleaner Production
2020-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121717
Part of ISSN: 0959-6526
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Ismael L. Vera-Puerto

Potential Application of Chilean Natural Zeolite as a Support Medium in Treatment Wetlands for Removing Ammonium and Phosphate from Wastewater

Water
2020-04-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/w12041156
Contributors: Ismael Vera-Puerto; Matias Saravia; Jorge Olave; Carlos Arias; Erica Alarcon; Hugo Valdes
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Sensitivity of Radiative and Thermal Properties of Building Material in the Urban Atmosphere

Sustainability
2019-12-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/su11236865
Contributors: Marcos Vinicius Bueno de Morais; Viviana Vanesa Urbina Guerrero; Edmilson Dias de Freitas; Edson R. Marciotto; Hugo Valdés; Christian Correa; Roberto Agredano; Ismael Vera-Puerto
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Aromatic Compounds and Organic Matter Behavior in Pilot Constructed Wetlands Treating Pinus Radiata and Eucalyptus Globulus Sawmill Industry Leachate

Applied Sciences
2019-11-22 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/app9235046
Contributors: C. Muñoz; G. Gómez; A.I. Stefanakis; C. Plaza de los Reyes; I. Vera-Puerto; G. Vidal
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Analysis of Salix humboldtiana to be used as the plant species in evapotranspirative willow systems in Latin American highland climate conditions

Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A
2019-11-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2019.1642695
Contributors: Fredy Moreno; Jaime Lara-Borrero; Luis Rojas; Ismael Vera-Puerto
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Atacama Desert: water resources and reuse of municipal wastewater in irrigation of cut flower aeroponic cultivation system (first laboratory experiments)

Desalination and Water Treatment
2019-05-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2019.23612
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Ismael L. Vera-Puerto

Phosphate removal using zeolite in treatment wetlands under different oxidation-reduction potentials

Ecological Engineering
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.03.008
EID:

2-s2.0-85044574544
Contributors: Andrés, E.; Araya, F.; Vera, I.; Pozo, G.; Vidal, G.
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Ismael L. Vera-Puerto via Scopus - Elsevier

Reuse and Recycling of Livestock and Municipal Wastewater in Chilean Agriculture: A Preliminary Assessment

Water
2018-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/w10060817
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Performance of ornamental plants in mesocosm subsurface constructed wetlands under different organic sewage loading

Ecological Engineering
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2016.11.058
EID:

2-s2.0-84995933100
Contributors: Burgos, V.; Araya, F.; Reyes-Contreras, C.; Vera, I.; Vidal, G.
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Ismael L. Vera-Puerto via Scopus - Elsevier

Constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment and reuse in Chile: Reflections,Humedales construidos para tratamiento y reúso de aguas servidas en Chile: Reflexiones

Tecnologia y Ciencias del Agua
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85030485663
Contributors: Vera, I.; Jorquera, C.; López, D.; Vidal, G.
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Ismael L. Vera-Puerto via Scopus - Elsevier

Effects of aeration and natural zeolite on ammonium removal during the treatment of sewage by mesocosm-scale constructed wetlands

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2015.1133715
EID:

2-s2.0-84958047307
Contributors: Araya, F.; Vera, I.; Sáez, K.; Vidal, G.
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Ismael L. Vera-Puerto via Scopus - Elsevier

Influence of hydraulic retention time and plant species on performance of mesocosm subsurface constructed wetlands during municipal wastewater treatment in super-arid areas

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2015.1087732
EID:

2-s2.0-84983185946
Contributors: Vera, I.; Verdejo, N.; Chávez, W.; Jorquera, C.; Olave, J.
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Relationship between the removal of organic matter and the production of methane in subsurface flow constructed wetlands designed for wastewater treatment

Ecological Engineering
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.06.037
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2-s2.0-84936995787
Contributors: López, D.; Fuenzalida, D.; Vera, I.; Rojas, K.; Vidal, G.
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Enhanced phosphorus removal from sewage in mesocosm-scale constructed wetland using zeolite as medium and artificial aeration

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2013.877984
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2-s2.0-84899576098
Contributors: Vera, I.; Araya, F.; Andrés, E.; Sáez, K.; Vidal, G.
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Ismael L. Vera-Puerto via Scopus - Elsevier

Influence of season and species Phragmites australis and Schoenoplectus californicus on the removal of organic matter and nutrients contained in sewage wastewater during the start up operation of the horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland,Influencia de la estación y de las especies Phragmites australis y Schoenoplectus californicus en la eliminación de materia orgánica y nutrientes contenidos en aguas servidas durante la operación de puesta en marcha de humedales construidos de flujo horizontal subsuperficial

Revista Facultad de Ingenieria
2013 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84893464845
Contributors: Rojas, K.; Vera, I.; Vidal, G.
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Performance of 14 full-scale sewage treatment plants: Comparison between four aerobic technologies regarding effluent quality, sludge production and energy consumption

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2013.765921
EID:

2-s2.0-84886101941
Contributors: Vera, I.; Sáez, K.; Vidal, G.
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Ismael L. Vera-Puerto via Scopus - Elsevier

Performance evaluation of eight years experience of constructed wetland systems in Catalonia as alternative treatment for small communities

Ecological Engineering
2011 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2010.11.031
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2-s2.0-78751704430
Contributors: Vera, I.; García, J.; Sáez, K.; Moragas, L.; Vidal, G.
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Discusión de operadores involucrados en un proceso de calibración mediante algoritmos genéticos para un modelo de calidad del agua de corrientes superficiales trabajando con la herramienta Qual2Kw

Rev. Fac. Ing. Univ. Antioquia
2009-12-01 | Journal article
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Ismael L. Vera-Puerto

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Review activity for Ecological engineering. (4)
Review activity for Environmental science and pollution research international (2)
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