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Quality of water sources used as drinking water in a Brazilian peri-urban area
(Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia, 2011)
The objective of this paper was to assess bacteriological quality of drinking water in a peri-urban area located in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo, Brazil. A total of 89 water samples were collected from community ...
Influência da morfologia e demografia urbana sobre o uso de energia elétrica em sistemas de saneamento : um estudo na região metropolitana do Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte do estado de São Paulo
(Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), 2016-08-04)
O crescimento urbano descontrolado gera uma série de problemas como a favelização, a ocupação de áreas irregulares e a quebra do planejamento socioeconômico do município. Além disso, sempre que surge uma comunidade ou uma ...
Captação e utilização de águas pluviais para fins não-potáveis
(Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáMedianeiraBrasilGestão Ambiental em MunicípiosUTFPR, 2015-11-28)
This academic work addresses the issue of rainwater harvesting for non-drinking or non-potable purposes allowing its use in not so noble occasions and situations such as toilet flushing, garden watering, washing sidewalks, ...
On site flotation for recovering polluted aquatic systems: is it a feasible solution for a Brazilian urban river?
(IWA PUBLISHING, 2010)
Pinheiros River (Brazil) plays a pivotal role in supplying water to Billings Reservoir, which presents multiple uses (human drinking, energy generation, irrigation, navigation, fishing and leisure) An intense monitoring ...
Stormwater reuse, a viable option: Fact or fiction?
(Elsevier B.V., 2017-12-01)
The increasing spread of urbanisation is a common phenomenon witnessed in most parts of the world due to the perceived benefits of urban living. A compounding issue is the growing shortage of safe and reliable water sources. ...
Geomatic techniques to analyze the loss of urban wetlands in Bogotá. What role do illegal settlements play?Técnicas de análisis geomático en la pérdida de humedales urbanos de Bogotá. ¿Qué rol juegan los asentamientos ilegales?
(Revista de Geografia Norte Grande, 2022)
© 2022, Revista de Geografia Norte Grande. All rights reserved.Urban wetlands are supplied by the rainwater system and store large amounts of water for their vegetation and hydromorphic soils, while contributing to the ...
Radon and progeny (Pb-214 and Bi-214) in urban water-supply systems of São Paulo State, Brazil
(Pergamon-Elsevier B.V. Ltd, 2014)
Compensating Water Service Interruptions to Implement a Safe-to-Fail Approach to Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Water Supply
(2020)
A city resilient to climate change is characterized by effectively responding to and recovering from the negative impacts of climate hazards. In the city of Santiago, Chile, extreme weather that can be associated with a ...
COVID-19 and the call for ‘Safe Hands’: Challenges facing the under-resourced municipalities that lack potable water access - A case study of Chitungwiza municipality, Zimbabwe
Billions of people living in developing countries lack access to safe drinking water, not to mention water for handwashing, one of the most effective ways to contain the fast spreading novel coronavirus (COVID -19). The ...