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Microbiological analysis of mineral water and drinking water of reservoir supplies, BrazilAnálise microbiológica de águas minerais e de água potável de abastecimento, Marília, SP
(2002-01-01)
The aim of this study was to evaluate the microbiological quality of different commercial mineral water brands, wells and reservoir supplies in surrounding areas of the city of Marilia, Brazil, to determine the amount of ...
Water markets and social-ecological resilience to water stress in the context of climate change: an analysis of the Limari Basin, Chile
(Springer, 2020)
The paper proposes an analysis of the social-ecological resilience of the Limari Basin, an agriculture-intensive dryland in the north of Chile, featuring one of the most innovative market-based water managements and the ...
An assessment of drinking water contamination with Helicobacter pylori in Lima, Peru
(Wiley, 2018)
BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori is a gut bacterium that is the primary cause of gastric cancer. H. pylori infection has been consistently associated with lack of access to sanitation and clean drinking water. In this study, ...
Colony dehydration and water collection by specialized caste in the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa
(SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS, 2008)
Social organization enables leaf-cutting ants to keep appropriate micro-ecological nest conditions for the fungus garden (their main food), eggs, larvae and adults. To maintain stability while facing changing conditions, ...
Economic valuation of collecting water to billing in the aspersion irrigated bean in the no tillage system and conventional crop
(Wfl Publ, 2012-01-01)
The law's project n.676/2000 approved the collecting of billing water for farmers in a maximum foreseen value of US$ 0.01 m(-3) of extracted water in the São Paulo State. As the irrigated agriculture is the activity that ...
Estimation of virtual water use in Brazilian exports from 2003 to 2014
(Assoc Brasileira Engenharia Sanitaria Ambiental, 2019-11-01)
The Virtual Water concept has long been used as an important indicator of water consumption, increasingly being accepted in the literature, becoming the embedded water in the production of a good or service. In order to ...
Arsenic exposure in drinking water: an unrecognized health threat in Peru
(World Health Organization, 2014)
OBJECTIVE: To assess the extent of arsenic contamination of groundwater and surface water in Peru and, to evaluate the accuracy of the Arsenic Econo-Quick() (EQ) kit for measuring water arsenic concentrations in the field. ...