Essays about: "Chontales"

Found 2 essays containing the word Chontales.

  1. 1. Does the technology mercury retort have a potential to be adopted by artisanal gold miners in Chontales, Nicaragua?

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Avdelningen för ekoteknik och hållbart byggande

    Author : Linda Grinell; [2014]
    Keywords : mercury retort; artisanal gold mining; nicaragua; mercury; gold amalgam;

    Abstract : Emissions of mercury is a global problem and the sector artisanal and small scale gold mining is the major mercury emission source. This study has been made within the artisanal gold mining in Santo Domingo, Nicaragua. The focus has been on the burning process in the artisanal gold extraction. READ MORE

  3. 2. Efficacy, sustainability and diffusion potential of rock dust for soil remediation in Chontales, Nicaragua

    University essay from Institutionen för teknik och hållbar utveckling

    Author : Henrik Haller; [2011]
    Keywords : Nicaragua; Chontales; Phaseolus vulgaris; rock dust; stone meal; organic agriculture; Nicaragua; Chontales; Phaseolus vulgaris; stenmjöl; ekologiskt jordbruk; Nicaragua; Chontales; Phaseolus vulgaris; harina de roca; agricultura orgánica;

    Abstract : To produce enough food for a growing population, soil remediation is crucial unless more forests are to be cleared to make way for agriculture land. Finely ground rocks have been proposed as a soil amendment for highly weathered soils. In Chontales, Nicaragua most of the forest has been converted to cattle pasture. READ MORE