Author(s)

E. La Motta, W. Reid Lea & K. McManis

Abstract

The Urban Waste Management and Research Foundation (UWMRF) and the College of Engineering at the University of New Orleans (UNO) have initiated several international projects to solve urban environmental problems in developing countries. One such project involved a cooperative agreement between the UNO UWMRF and the Coastal Polytechnic School (ESPOL) of Guayaquil, Ecuador, under a grant from the Ecuadorian Government. The objective of the project is to affect environmental engineering technology transfer between the US and Ecuador through undergraduate and postgraduate studies for the ESPOL faculty and students at UNO, and in- country training for Ecuadorian professionals. The Ecuadorian faculty and students in residence at UNO have prepared a technical feasibility study for the

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