This report, prepared for the Empresa de Servicios Publicos de Heredia (ESPH), investigates methods to prevent pollution of water caused by wastewater discharge of dairy farms in Costa Rica. The report describes how to determine the farming qualities necessary to implement clean technologies, including polyethylene anaerobic digesters and best management practices.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Sierad, Leslie Neil
• Waugh, Kevin E.
• LeGare, Stephanie M.

Subject

• Food
• Environment
• Sustainability
• Water

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-070705-030542

Keyword

• Water--Pollution
• Farm management

Advisor

• Gerstenfeld, Arthur
• Vernon-Gerstenfeld, Susan

Year

• 2005

Center

• San Jose, Costa Rica Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Gámez, Luis
• Empresa de Servicios Públicos de Heredia (ESPH)

Date created

• 2005-07-07

Location

• San José

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright