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Ecological and toxicological responses in a multistressor scenario: are monitoring programs showing the stressors or just showing stress? A case study in Brazil
(Elsevier B. V., 2015)
The Metropolitan Region of São Paulo (MRSP) is located in the Brazilian State of São Paulo and reservoirs in this region are vital for water supply and energy production. Changes in economic, social, and demographic trends ...
Specific indicator invertebrates of urbanized habitats in tributary streams of the Luján River basin (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
(EDP Sciences, 2021-06)
The increase of urbanized areas produces disturbances in rivers and streams, and its widespread effects reduce water quality and threaten aquatic biota. The aim of this study was to analyze changes in the invertebrate ...
Metals and limnological variables in an urban reservoir: compartmentalization and identification of potential impacted areas
(2018-01-01)
Reservoirs in urban areas are used for different purposes and are liable to different types of pressures that can cause the loss of chemical and biological quality, hence diminishing their ecological, economic, and cultural ...
MONITORING OF THE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUG PIROXICAM AND THE ANTI-HYPERTENSIVE DRUG ATENOLOL IN AN URBAN STREAM IN TRES LAGOAS, BRAZIL
(Interciencia, 2015-10-01)
Pharmaceuticals production and their consumption by the world population have increased in recent years; as a result, these contaminants have reached the water. In this study, the presence and concentration of the ...
Stormwater detention reservoirs: An opportunity for monitoring and a potential site to prevent the spread of urban microplastics
(2020-07-01)
Stormwater runoff carries pollutants from urban areas to rivers and has the potential to be a main contributing source of microplastics (MPs) to the ecosystem. Stormwater detention reservoirs (SDRs) differ from ponds and ...
A comparative analysis on water quality in an urban micro watershed
(2017-01-01)
Purpose: This study presents a comparative analysis of water quality data in an urban micro watershed to study the magnitude of impacts on the water quality parameters over the last decade. The purpose of this paper is to ...
Monitorização de íons nitrito nas lagoas de Extremoz, Jacumã, Carcará e Arituba nos anos 2020 e 2021.
(Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteBrasilUFRNFarmáciaDepartamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, 2022-01-25)
Industrial and domestic wastes are sources of nitrate and nitrite ions in water. The use of the
metropolitan region of the waters of Natal, both in the metropolitan region and in the rural area,
can contribute even more ...
Detection of Giardia and Cryptosporidium cysts/oocysts in watersheds and drinking water sources in Brazil urban areas
(London, 2010)
The protozoan parasites Giardia and Cryptosporidium have been described as important waterbone disease pathogens, and are associated with severe gastrointestinal illnesses. The objective of this paper was to investigate ...
Resiliência hídrica urbana: diretrizes e estratégias para sua incorporação em municípios com o uso de indicadores
(Universidade Federal de São CarlosUFSCarPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Urbana - PPGEUCâmpus São Carlos, 2021-09-24)
Developing new strategies and tools to analyze the dynamics of water resources can help change the paradigm in city planning, optimizing decision-making, to help cities to remain hydraulically secure through investments ...
Índice de Qualidade da Água (IQA) do reservatório Tanque Grande, Guarulhos (SP): Análise sazonal e efeitos do uso e ocupação do solo
(2009-12-01)
The Tanque Grande Reservoir is located at the Serra da Cantereira, Guarulhos (SP), and provides 3% of the municipal drinking water. In the last years, the urban zone has expanded towards the reservoir and has significantly ...