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    River Contamination: Clean up of the Paraná River
    (2022-12-21) Heit, Lucas E.; Ulrich, Elian
    Summary: The Paraná river is a massive river in the mid-east of South America which flows in the south-west direction. It is one of the most important plain rivers in the world and it is able to develop all the biological complexes that the environment presents. However, due to its powerful water flow, it also drags garbage and toxic products with it. The principal cause of the contamination is human activity, which affects one of the most vital and important resources for the development of the species. The purpose of this project is to maximize the amount of awareness of the relevance of the rivers that are used for potable water and to minimize the effect of the pollution and different kinds of damage caused to the environment the river is part of. In order to achieve this aim, strategies connected with political, legal and engineering actions to clean up the Paraná river are presented. Resumen: El río Paraná es un río enorme en el este medio de Sud América el cual fluye en la dirección sur oeste. Es uno de los más importantes ríos llanos en el mundo y en él es posible desarrollar todos los complejos biológicos que el ambiente presente. Sin embargo, dado su potente flujo de agua, este arrastra basura y productos tóxicos con él. La principal causa de la contaminación es la actividad humana, la cual afecta a uno de los más vitales e importantes recursos para el desarrollo de las especies. El propósito de este proyecto es maximizar la cantidad de conciencia de la relevancia de los ríos que son usados para el agua potable y minimizar el efecto de la contaminación y los distintos tipos de daño que son causados al ambiente donde el río es parte. Para lograr este objetivo, se presentan estrategias relacionadas con la política, lo legal y acciones ingenieriles para la limpieza de los ríos.
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    Smart Farming for a Sustainable Future: Automating Hydroponics
    (2023-11-21) Zorn, Marcos; Ulrich, Elian
    Abstract - As the population grows, so does food consumption, but the planet has a limited capacity for growing fruit or vegetables. Moreover, there are vast areas of challenging soils worldwide where traditional farming is not feasible. Hydroponics plays a vital role in those areas where crops cannot be grown due to the absence of suitable soils. In a worldwide context, the United Nations called to action through the Sustainable Development Goals. Target 12.1 aims to implement programs on Sustainable Consumption and Production in many countries. Argentina is a country where there is a wide variety of soils, but not all soils are suitable for agriculture. For this reason, the automated hydroponics system is implemented, enabling cultivation in difficult terrain. This paper aims to highlight the significant promise of automated hydroponics for a more sustainable, efficient, and resilient future of agriculture in Argentinian sterile soils. The structure of the paper is organized as follows. Section II presents the problem description, focusing on the challenges posed by sterile soils in Argentina. Section III explores the sensors and Arduino-based boards used in automating hydroponics. Section IV discusses the automation process involved in hydroponics. The anticipated impact of this work is considerable because it addresses critical challenges in agriculture as the global population expands. With traditional farming facing limitations in challenging soils worldwide, hydroponics emerges as a key solution. The use of this type of vertical farming approach has the potential of maximizing land utilization.