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Managing water scarcity futures: identifying factors influencing water quality, risk perception and daily practices in urban environments after the introduction of desalination
(MDPI, 2021)
During the last two decades on a global scale, there has been a significant development of
desalination as a strategy to ensure the urban water supply in arid and semi-arid areas. Beyond issues
related to the higher ...
Radon and progeny (Pb-214 and Bi-214) in urban water-supply systems of São Paulo State, Brazil
(Pergamon-Elsevier B.V. Ltd, 2008-10-01)
Many water-supply systems in South America utilize the waters of the Guarani aquifer at least as part of their networks. However, there is little present knowledge in Brazil of the factors affecting Rn presence in the water ...
The relevance of water recirculation in large scale mineral processing plants with a remote water supply
(Elsevier, 2018)
Water and energy are essential requirements for mineral processing plants, and they can be either scarce
or expensive. In the present paper, the implications of a remote water source location (typically the
seashore) are ...
Catastrophic regime shift in water reservoirs and São Paulo water supply crisis
(Public Library Science, 2015)
The relation between rainfall and water accumulated in reservoirs comprises nonlinear feedbacks. Here we show that they may generate alternative equilibrium regimes, one of high water-volume, the other of low water-volume. ...
Exposure to contaminated water: perceptions and practices in a neighborhood in the city of Manaus, Brazil
(PAN AMER HEALTH ORGANIZATION, 2010)
Objective. To investigate the modes of water supply and the perception concerning the problems caused by this water among residents of a neighborhood without public supply of water, settled in an area previously used as a ...
Is the Water Supply a Key Factor in Stingless Bees' Intoxication?
(2021-11-01)
Water is an important resource for stingless bees, serving for both honey dilution and the composition of larval food inside nests, yet can be an important route of exposure to pesticides. Assuming bees can forage naturally ...
Piscicultura e manejo da qualidade da água
(2013-01-07)
Fish farms' water quality management is analyzed with regard to the management employed and the different trophic states are compared within the system during the dry and rainy seasons. Six sites were marked two in the ...
Simulação da oferta e demanda de recursos hídricos nas bacias dos rios piracicaba, capivarí e jundiaí: Uma análise em dinâmica de sistemas
(2012-10-29)
A dynamic systems water resources simulation model was developed as a tool to help to analyze water resources management alternatives for the Piracicaba, Capivari and Jundiaí River Water Basins (BH-PCJ). Different politics ...
Groundwater and the water-food-energy nexus: The grants for water resources use and its importance and necessity of integrated management
(Elsevier B.V., 2021-10-01)
According to the Brazilian National Water Resources Policy, water is a limited public good, and its management involves the participation of public authorities, users, and communities. This paper analyzes data on groundwater ...