Determining the microbial and chemical contamination in Ecuador's main rivers

D Vinueza, V Ochoa-Herrera, L Maurice, E Tamayo… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
One major health issue is the microbial and chemical contamination of natural freshwater,
particularly in Latin American countries, such as Ecuador, where it is still lacking wastewater …

A study on water quality monitoring of Buddha Nullah, Ludhiana, Punjab (India)

J Kaur, V Kaur, YB Pakade, JK Katnoria - … Geochemistry and Health, 2021 - Springer
Diverse genotoxic agents, entering the aquatic environment through natural and
anthropogenic events, pose serious threats to its biotic components. The present study …

Spatial and seasonal variability of the water quality characteristics of a river in Northeast Brazil

MAS Cruz, AA Gonçalves, R de Aragão… - Environmental earth …, 2019 - Springer
This study is aimed to evaluate the influence of land use/land cover as well as the
seasonality on the variability of water quality in the Siriri River basin, in the State of Sergipe …

The freshwaters bivalves of La Plata Basin in the Anthropocene

C Clavijo, IC Miyahira, A Bassó - Hydrobiologia, 2024 - Springer
Abstract La Plata Basin, the fifth-largest basin in the world, includes areas of Argentina,
Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay and is subjected to intensive human activities such …

Patterns of phytoplankton structure in response to environmental gradients in a macrotidal estuary of the Equatorial Margin (Atlantic coast, Brazil)

LF Cavalcanti, MVJ Cutrim, CB Lourenço… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The structure of phytoplankton community was studied in a tropical macrotidal estuary
(Paciência river estuary), which is socially and ecologically important because is surrounded …

Avaliação sazonal e espacial da qualidade das águas superficiais da bacia hidrográfica do rio Longá, Piauí, Brasil

WMV Medeiros, CE Silva, RPM Lins - Revista Ambiente & Água, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Este artigo teve como objetivo avaliar a qualidade das águas superficiais da bacia
hidrográfica do rio Longá no Estado do Piauí, Brasil. Sete pontos foram monitorados, com …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of watershed land use on water quality: a case study in Córrego da Olaria Basin, São Paulo State, Brazil

MBL Simedo, ALM Martins, TCT Pissarra… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
The water quality is related to the hydrologic and limnologic properties of ground and
surface water, and significant efforts have been made to monitor water sources to …

Environmental fragility as an indicator of the risk of contamination by human action in watersheds used for public supply in western Paraná, Brazil

KK Peres, R Guicho, G Medeiros, MWW Amaral… - Environmental Earth …, 2022 - Springer
The application of environmental fragility in studies evaluating watersheds can guide policy
decisions on monitoring and land use management, improving water quality for public …

[HTML][HTML] Statistical control of the process applied to the monitoring of the water quality index

KZ Conceição, MAV Boas, SC Sampaio… - Engenharia …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Analyzing the physical-chemical and biological characteristics allows the evaluation of the
water quality of a water body. Thus, the objective of this study was to determine the water …

Biomonitoring of surface water quality in the Chopim River within the Conservation Unit Campos de Palmas Wildlife Refuge, southern Brazil

DL Schutz, IG de Marco, GL Alves, JVA Vincoski… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The Campos de Palmas Wildlife Refuge (RVS-CP) is a full protection conservation
unit (CU) formed by private properties. The present study aimed to use the bioindicators …