Surface paste tailings’ disposal has emerged recently as an optimal and efficient method to favor tailings’ self-containment after being deposited into dams. This disposal method can improve the reuse of water and reduce the generation of acid mine drainage (AMD) and the release of leachates (e.g., acid and heavy metals). However, the implications of chemical factors or mixed-water chemistry in the stability of paste tailings over time are not clear. In this work, we evaluated the release of sulfate from tailing samples and the role of sulfate as a critical factor in the tailings’ strength, consistency, and stability. Our results showed that the release of acid runoff with high sulfate load from the tailings is negligible. Leaching tests were performed for 180 days and did not show a significant release of sulfate, heavy metals, or acid waters. However, the presence of sulfate salts derived from the binders used in the pretreatment of the paste tailings shows an impact on the tailings’ consistency. Undrained triaxial monotonic compression tests revealed low effective cohesion forces in the tailings samples. In addition, it was observed that, in tailings slurries prepared with varying concentrations of sulfate (0, 500, and 1000 mg/L), the slump test value dropped Δ−55% when the sulfate concentration increased from 0 to 1000 mg/L. These results support the idea that the presence of sulfate within the tailings could be relevant for the paste consistency after storage. This knowledge will contribute to a better understanding of the critical chemical factors that affect the stability of paste tailings over time.
Antecedentes: la prevalencia global de sobrepeso y obesidad en escolares ha aumentado drásticamente.
Objetivo: evaluar el impacto de una intervención educativa en la variabilidad alimentaria de los cuidadores de niños con obesidad y sobrepeso, utilizando la herramienta “Mi Plato”.
Métodos: estudio descriptivo y longitudinal con 60 cuidadores de niños con obesidad y sobrepeso. El estudio comprendió tres etapas: 1. Determinación de la variabilidad dietética basal; 2. Intervención educativa basada en la herramienta “Mi Plato”; 3. Evaluación de la variabilidad dietética posintervención. En el análisis de las variables cuantitativas se aplicaron la media, la mediana y la desviación estándar. La distribución de los datos se evaluó mediante la prueba de Shapiro-Wilk y para la homogeneidad de la varianza se dispuso la prueba de Levene. En el análisis de la diferencia de las medias se empleó la T de Student y se consideró una significancia estadística ≤ 0,05. El programa estadístico empleado fue SPSS v15.00.
Resultados: la variabilidad dietética aumentó luego de la intervención educativa, p < 0,001. El promedio de la variabilidad dietética global antes de la intervención de 8,2 fue menor que el de la posintervención de 9,8, con un 95 % de confianza (valor de p < 0,001).
Conclusiones: se comprobó que la intervención educativa con la herramienta “Mi Plato” en los cuidadores de niños en condición de obesidad y sobrepeso mejora la variabilidad dietética.
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