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15/09/2010 - Unidad de Calidad del Aire en conjunto con el CETAM de la UTFSM se adjudican importante proyecto FONDEF "Análisis y generación de base de datos de potencial energético y emisiones contaminantes de biocombustibles de interés nacional."
16/07/2010 - Unidad de Calidad del Aire se adjudica proyecto CONAMA Araucanía "Estudio de Martalidad y Morbilidad por Conaminación Atmosférica en Temuco y Padre Las Casas "
04/06/2010 - Unidad de Calidad del Aire se adjudica proyecto CONAMA Araucanía " Implementación de Programa anual de Educación No Formal en el marco de la implementación de medidas del Plan de Descontaminación Atmosférica para las comunas de Temuco y Padre Las Casas." Dicho proyecto está liderado por el Dr. Edelio Taboada y el Ingeniero Sergio Dávila.
26/05/2010 - Unidad de Calidad del Aire, en conjunto con importante consultora nacional, se adjudica proyecto "Análisis comparativo de programas de recambio tecnológico para estufas a leña y evaluación de su implementación en la RM." Dicho proyecto está liderado en la UCA por el Dr. Nicolás Schiappacasse Poyanco.
24/05/2010 - El Dr. Luis Alonso Díaz Robles viajó a Canadá a presentar dos trabajos de Investigación y a participar en la reunión anual del Comité de Química Atmosférica del Consejo Técnico de la Air & Waste Management Association, 2010-2013.
24/05/2010 - El Dr. Luis Alonso Díaz Robles fue invitado al Comité Científico del Primer Congreso de la A&WMA que se realizó en China, Mayo 10-14 de 2010, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China.

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- Díaz-Robles L.A., Fu J.S., and Reed G.D., “Seasonal Distribution and Modeling of Diesel Particulate Matter in the Southeast US.”, Environment International, 35 (6), 956–964, 2009.

- Sanhueza P.A., Díaz-Robles L.A., Torreblanca M.A., Shiappacasse L.N., Silva M.P., and Astete T.D., “Particulate Air Pollution and Health Effects for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Causes in Temuco City, Chile; A Woodsmoke Polluted Urban Area.”, JAWMA, 59, (12) 1481-1488, 2009.
- Díaz-Robles, L.A.; Ortega-Bravo, J.C.; Fu, J.S.; Reed, G.D.; Chow, J.C.; Watson, J.G.; and Moncada, J.A. “A Hybrid ARIMA and Artificial Neural Networks Model to Forecast Particulate Matter in Urban Areas: The Case of Temuco, Chile.” Atmospheric Environment. 42 (35) 8331-8340, 2008.
- Díaz-Robles L.A., Fu J.S., and Reed G.D., “Modeling and Source Apportionment of Diesel Particulate Matter.” Environment International, 34 (1), 1-11, 2008.
- Vergara-Fernandez A, Molina LL, Pulido NA, et al., Effects of gas flow rate, inlet concentration and temperature on the biofiltration of toluene vapors, Journal of Environmental Management, 84(2), 115-122, 2007.
- Alberto Vergara-Fernández, Brice Van Haaren and Sergio Revah. Adaptation of Fusarium solani when grown in liquid and solid media with hydrophobic compounds. Biotechnology Letters, 28:2011-2017 (2006).
- Alberto Vergara-Fernández, Lucia Lara Molina, Nelson Alarcón Pulido and Germán Aroca Arcaya. Effects of Gas Flow Rate, Inlet Concentration and Temperature on Biofiltration of Vapors Toluene in a Biofilter. Journal of Environmental Management. (2006, manuscript number 980-04) (En prensa).
- Cerda Cristián, Romero Leonardo, Jimenez Romel, Fuentes Gustavo, Miguel Centeno, Alarcón Nelson. Catalytic oxidation of emissions in combustion systems for forest biomass, using catalysts with TiO2 support. Journal of Chilean Chemical Society 51 Nº3, 1015-1021, (2006).
- Tonn, B.E., Peretz, J.H., Reed, G.D., and Díaz-Robles, L.A., Ozone Concentrations Around the Great Smoky Mountains, Futures Research Quarterly, 21:3:56, (2005).
- Peretz J.H., Tonn B.E., Garnmeister S., Reed G.D., Díaz-Robles L.A. Impact of Status Quo on Air Pollution in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Public Works Management & Policy, 10: 170-185, (2005)
- Alberto O. Vergara, Germán E. Aroca, Nelson A. Alarcón P. Modeling and Simulation of a Film Biofilter for the Treatment of Air Contaminated by Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Información Tecnológica. Vol. 14, N°4, (2003).
- Alberto O. Vergara, Germán E. Aroca, Nelson A. Alarcón P., Francisco R. Encina. Modeling and Simulation of a Biofilter for Treatment of Contaminated gas by Sulphur Compounds. Información Tecnológica. Vol. 13, Nº3, (2002).
PROCEEDINGS EN CONGRESOS Y CONFERENCIAS
- Luis A. Díaz-Robles, Juan Moncada-Herrera, Nicolás Schiappacasse P., Pablo Etcharren, Francisco Cereceda-Balic, Robert Flocchini, Paul Wakabayashi, Nathalie Araneda, Ingrid Pérez, “Source Apportionment of PM2.5 in Temuco, Chile, Using Factor Analysis and IMPROVE Sampling. A Seasonal Analysis.” Extended Abstract 250, A&WMA International Specialty Conference: Leapfrogging Opportunities for Air Quality Improvement, Xi’an, China, 2010.
- Luis A. Díaz-Robles, Eddio Carimán, Pablo Etcharren, Francisco Cereceda-Balic, Cristian Varela-Bruce, “Modeling the Biogenic Emissions using WRF/MCIP/MEGAN in Chile; a Comparison among three Urban Areas.” Extended Abstract 252, A&WMA International Specialty Conference: Leapfrogging Opportunities for Air Quality Improvement, Xi’an, China, 2010.
- Luis A. Diaz-Robles, Nathalie Araneda, Ingrid Pérez, Joshua S. Fu, and Nicolás Schiappacasse, “Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Changes Posed by Residential Wood Combustion Scenarios on an Urban Area; an Application in Temuco, Chile.” School of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Catholic University of Temuco, Temuco, Chile, Extended Abstract 2010-A-1191-AWMA, Proceedings of the A&WMA’s 103th Annual Conference & Exhibition 2010, Calgary, Canada. 2010.
- Luis A. Diaz-Robles, Juan C. Ortega, María Paola Silva, and Marcela Guerrero, Particulate Air Pollution and Health Effects for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Causes over an Industrial Neighborhood; Linking Epidemiological Time Series Studies and the Power of a Health Perception Survey.” Extended Abstract 2010-A-1411-AWMA, Proceedings of the A&WMA’s 103th Annual Conference & Exhibition 2010, Calgary, Canada. 2010.
- Eddio Carimán Linares, Luis A. Diaz-Robles, Cristian Varela-Bruce, and Pablo Etcharren Ulloa, "Modeling of the Biogenic Emissions using WRF/MCIP/MEGAN in the South of Chile", School of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Catholic University of Temuco, Temuco, Chile, 8th Annual CMAS Models-3 User's Conference, October 19-21, 2009 Chapel Hill, NC.
- Díaz-Robles L.A., Etcharren P., Moncada-Herrera J., Araneda N., Pérez I., Flocchini R., Wakabayashi P., Schiappacasse L.N, and Cereceda-Balic F., “Source Apportionment of High Episodes of PM2.5 in Temuco, Chile, Using Factor Analysis and IMPROVE Sampling.”, Extended Abstract 2009-A-641-AWMA, Proceedings of the A&WMA’s 102th Annual Conference & Exhibition 2009, Detroit, Michigan, US. 2009
- Cereceda-Balic F., Fadic X., Llanos A., Vidal V., Schiappacasse L.N, Díaz-Robles L.A., and Etcharren P. “Application of a new methodology for determining Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in atmospheric aerosols using different filter configurations, PUF and XAD-Denuder.”, Extended Abstract 2009-A-623-AWMA, Proceedings of the A&WMA’s 102th Annual Conference & Exhibition 2009, Detroit, Michigan, US. 2009
- Cereceda-Balic F., Fadic X., Llanos A., Vidal V., Schiappacasse L.N, Díaz-Robles L.A., and Etcharren P. “Obtaining PAH Concentration Ratios and Molecular Markers for Residential Wood Combustion: Temuco, a Case Study.”, Extended Abstract 2009-A-600-AWMA, Proceedings of the A&WMA’s 102th Annual Conference & Exhibition 2009, Detroit, Michigan, US.
- Sanhueza P., Díaz-Robles L.A., Particulate Air Pollution and Health Effects for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Causes in Temuco City, Chile. Paper # EE-1a-186-AWMA, Proceedings of the A&WMA’s 101th Annual Conference & Exhibition 2008, Portland, Oregon, US.
- Díaz-Robles L.A., Ortega-Bravo J.C. A Hybrid ARIMA and Artificial Neural Networks Model to Forecast Particulate Matter in Urban Areas: The Case of Temuco, Chile. Paper # AB-1a (1)-522-AWMA, Proceedings of the A&WMA’s 100th Annual Conference & Exhibition 2007, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, 2007.
- Díaz-Robles, L.A., Fu J.S., and Reed G.D., Health Risk Assessment Posed by Primary Diesel Particulate Matter and Vapor Air Toxics in Southeastern US, Paper # EE-1c (2)-417-AWMA, Proceedings of the A&WMA’s 99th Annual Conference & Exhibition 2006, New Orleans, Louisiana, US, 2006.
- Díaz-Robles, L.A., Fu J.S., and Reed G.D., Seasonal Distribution and Modeling of Diesel Particulate Matter in the Southeast US, Paper # AB-1a (2)-491-AWMA, Proceedings of the A&WMA’s 99th Annual Conference & Exhibition 2006, New Orleans, Louisiana, US.
- Felipe Sabando, Marcela Garrido. Estabilización de mezclas de lodos de pisiciculturas y estiércol de vacuno por medio de co-gestión anaeróbica. I Congreso Nacional de Energías Renovables No Tradicionales, Universidad de Viña del Mar, Viña del Mar, Chile, 14 y 15 de septiembre de 2006. http://www.uvm.cl/congresoenergia/doc/d6.pdf
- Díaz-Robles L.A., Reed G. D., and Fu J. S., University of Tennessee. Diesel Particulate Matter Modeling and Inhalation Cancer Risk in Nashville, Tennessee, using Models-3/CMAQ. Poster presentation at the 4th Annual CMAS Models-3 User's Conference. UNC-Chapel Hill, 26-28 September 2005. http://www.cmascenter.org/conference/2005/archive.cfm
- Cerda Cristián, Alarcón Nelson, Centeno Miguel Angel, Eloy Pierre. Catalytic combustion of CH4, C10H8 and CO over metal (Mn, Fe or Cu) supported MgO catalysts. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Catalytic Combustion. September 11-14, 2005, Isle of Ischia, Italy. pp. 211-215.
- Díaz-Robles L.A., Reed G. D., and Fu J. S., University of Tennessee. Source Apportionment of Diesel Particulate Matter in the Southeastern United States Using Models3-CMAQ. Proceedings of the 14th International Emissions Inventory Conference, Session 5. Las Vegas, Nevada, 2005. http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/conference/ei14/index.html
- Vllasi E, Díaz-Robles L.A., Yun J, University of Tennessee. A Methodology to Validate the 2002 Air Toxics Inventory for Tennessee. Proceedings of the 14th International Emissions Inventory Conference, Session 10. Las Vegas, Nevada, 2005. http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/conference/ei14/index.html
- Díaz-Robles L. A., Greene D., Reed G. D., and Fu J. S., University of Tennessee. The Effect of Switching Mobile Sources to Natural Gas on the Ozone in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Proceedings of the A&WMA 97th Annual Conference & Exhibition 2004. Session: ET-1b: Cost and Emission Control Effectiveness of Transportation Control Measures, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2004.
