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Argentine researchers create a system to make seawater drinkable that works with green hydrogen

By: Dr. Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, March 23, 2022.
A research team under the leadership of Adrian Brunini, a CONICET scientist at the Caleta Olivia Academic Unit (UACO, National University of Southern Patagonia in Argentina), managed to develop a seawater heater to obtain drinking water. The equipment, which does not generate harmful environmental consequences, works with green hydrogen.

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Major oil and gas field discovered in Algeria

By: Dr. Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, March 23, 2022.
The Algerian state oil company Sonatrach and its Italian partner Eni announced the discovery of an “important” deposit in the Berkine basin, southeast of Algeria. Preliminary estimates suggest the size of the reserve is equivalent to 140 million barrels of crude, Eni said in a statement.

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Researchers study how hypoxia generates biomechanical changes in the cardiovascular system in workers in the mining sector

By: Dr. Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, March 22, 2022.
The shifts and work modalities in the Chilean mining companies that are located at high altitudes are varied. Sometimes it is ‘4×3’, that is, four days working and sleeping on the job, and three days off, or ‘7×7’, among others. The coming and going, the variation in height and exposure to land that is over 2,500 meters above sea level (masl) generate certain changes in the body, specifically in the heart muscle and arteries.

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