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Use of the HDS system (hydric depuration with soils) associated to other constructed wetlands techniques for public water supply
(1999-10-19)
Two projects of water treatment for public water supply were developed and operated by using combined systems of constructed wetlands. One of the projects was carried out in the town of Analandia, Sao Paulo, Brazil and ...
Hydrochemical evaluation of bottled mineral waters and spring at Corumbataí city, São Paulo State, Brazil
(2012-10-31)
This investigation was carried out within São Paulo State, Brazil, and involved the sampling of well-known mineral bottled waters for performing a comparative hydrochemical study and of a spring occurring at Corumbataí ...
Wetland projects developed in Brazil
(1999-10-19)
The first studies with constructed wetlands undertaken in Brazil were the result of observations made from the Amazon flood plains. The first attempt to use this capacity to change the quality of the water, in the sense ...
Performance of constructed wetland system for public water supply
(2001-12-01)
The project is being conducted in the town of Analândia, São Paulo, Brazil. The constructed wetlands system for water supply consists of a channel with floating aquatic macrophytes, HDS system (Water Decontamination with ...
Developed and studies on technical and economical viability of an environmental efficient urinal
(2008-12-01)
This work introduces an innovative urinal for public convenience, that promotes at the same time water reuse and personal higiene, in a safe and economical way . Furthermore it demonstrates the latest technology and its ...
Evaluation of metals in water and sediments of micro-basins in the city of Americana, São Paulo state, Brazil
(2013-05-29)
Water pollution found in major rivers in Brazil has its origin from urban sewage discharges and industrial effluent, carried out by small streams and rivers crossing cities. Therefore, studies related to hydrographic ...
An hydrochemical answer to a legislative demand involving health risk related to water quality
(2001-12-01)
Effluents and surface waters around an area involved with the inking of tissues at Itatiba municipality, São Paulo State, Brazil, were chemically analyzed with the purpose of evaluating the influence on the water quality ...
Consumption of bottled water by children in the city of Bauru, State of São Paulo, Brazil - A brief communication
(2007-06-01)
Objectives: To determine the consumption of bottled water by children in the city of Bauru, State of São Paulo, Brazil. Methods: A stratified sample of the 17 areas established by the city plan was used to identify a total ...
Water table effects on bean yield and nitrate distribution in the soil profile
(2004-12-01)
In order to evaluate the bean yield under different water table levels as well as the moisture and nitrate distribution in the soil profile, a field experiment was carried out at the experimental area from the College of ...
Some reflections on the future of the water quality of the corumbataí River basin, São Paulo state, Brazil
(2007-12-01)
The waters of Corumbataí River in the middle and eastern part of São Paulo State, Brazil, are extensively used for human consumption; their water quality has been modified mainly due to increasing pressure caused by ...