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 ...

A large amount of ceramic sanitary ware wastes (SW) results from the production and after demolition processes. This study proposes the use of SW as supplementary cementing materials (SCM) in concrete to contribute with ...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of the sanitary landfill of the Public Consortium CITEGEM, located in the municipality of Bom Progresso / RS, on the source of Erval Novo stream. The distance ...

The current technological development made by the absorption refrigeration system is an economic and ambient alternative in comparison to the vapor cycle, possessing an advantage that uses thermal energy that is less noble. ...

The current technological development made by the absorption refrigeration system is an economic and ambient alternative in comparison to the vapor cycle, possessing an advantage that uses thermal energy that is less noble. ...

The institution of the National Solid Waste Policy, law number 12.305/2010, determined, among other, that cities should dispose their waste in an environmentally correct way in sanitary landfills. This study aimed to verify ...

The growing demand for effective, durable and low-cost water and sewage installations, mainly in buildings with multiple consumer units, motivated by the engineer's in-depth knowledge on the subject. Problems arising from ...

This paper describes how principal components and cluster analyses were used to quantitatively score and rank sanitary conditions in 30 areas of Salvador (Northeast Brazil) and to identify groups of areas with similar ...