Hydrochemical investigation of barium in the public water supply wells of Sao Paulo state, southern Brazil

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 of purification performed in Brazil using constructed wetland systems, was made by Salati et al. (1982) After that, new technologies were developed in a focused attempt to increase the efficiency of the system and reduce investments. Over these 18 years, persuading the Brazilian scientific community as well as the environmental control agencies to give due attention to this kind of research has required endless efforts. Only in recent years have major institutions responsible for sewage treatment and potable water supply been concerned with this type of technology for solving real problems. These institutions are as follows: SABESP (Basic Sanitation Company of São Paulo State), SANEPAR (Sanitation Company of Paraná State) and CESP (Electric Company of São Paulo State). One of the private institutions that has systematically worked in the design and projects of constructed wetlands is the Institute of Applied Ecology. This institution has enhanced and developed a water depuration system based on the purifying capacity of the soil. The wetlands with filtering soils are systems formed by overlapping layers of crushed stone, gravel and soil planted with rice. This technology has been used in sewage treatment and also in water supply systems.

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O PROBLEMA DA AMPLIAÇÃO RECENTE DA UNIVERSIDADE PÚBLICA PAULISTA

Cadernos de Pesquisa ◽

10.18764/2178-2229.v21.n2.p.1-13 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Fabrício Ribeiro dos Santos Godoi

Keyword(s):

State Government ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

State Universities ◽

Public Higher Education ◽

São Paulo ◽

The Public ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State ◽

The University ◽

University Expansion

O objetivo desse artigo é verificar como ocorreu a recente expansão das universidades públicas paulistas(USP, UNESP e UNICAMP), mais especificamente, a relação entre a ampliação física, em relação ao projetode universidade preferido pelo Governo do Estado e gradualmente implantado pelas gestões reitorais, que suscitouuma suposta crise. Será utilizado o caso da Universidade de São Paulo, no período compreendido entre a promulgaçãoda Lei de Diretrizes e Bases da Educação (1996) e a data atual. Para orientar a análise, é utilizada a propostade Boaventura de Souza Santos, que identifica a crise global da Universidade em três aspectos principais: umacrise institucional, uma de legitimidade e uma de contradição. Considera-se, ao final, que as universidades públicaspaulistas vivem essas crises e sua expansão, de caráter exclusivamente utilitarista, é parte dessas crises.Palavras-chave: Educação Superior Pública. Crise da Universidade. Expansão da Universidade. Universidadede São Paulo. Universidade Neoliberal. THE PROBLEM OF RECENT EXPASION OF THE PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF SÃOPAULO STATEAbstract: The purpose of this article is verify how the recent expansion of the São Paulo state universities (USP,UNESP and UNICAMP) occurred, specifically the relationship between the physical extension in relation to the projectof university chosen by the State Government and gradually deployed by rectorals managements, that eliciteda supposed crisis. The case of the University of São Paulo will be used, in the period between the enactment of theLaw of Guidelines and Bases of Education (1996) until the current date. To guide the analysis it will be used texts byBoaventura de Souza Santos, which identifies the global crisis of the university in three main aspects: an institutionalcrisis, a legitimacy one and a contradiction one. It is considered, in the end, the São Paulo state universities areliving these crises. Its expansion has a exclusively utilitarian character and can be considered part of these crises.Keywords: Public Higher education. Crisis of the university. Expansion of the university. University of São Paulo.Neoliberal university EL PROBLEMA DE LA RECENTE EXPANSIÓN DE LA UNIVERSIDAD PÚBLICADEL ESTADO DE SÃO PAULOResumen: El propósito de este artículo es comprobar cómo se produjo la reciente expansión de las universidadesdel estado de São Paulo (USP, UNESP y UNICAMP), específicamente la relación entre la extensión físicaen relación con el proyecto de universidad elegido por parte del Gobierno del Estado y gradualmente realizado porgestiones rectorales, lo que suscitó una supuesta crisis. Será utilizado el caso de la Universidad de São Paulo, enel período comprendido entre la promulgación de la Ley de Directrices y Bases de la Educación (1996) y la fechaactual. Para guiar el análisis enbasaremos en dos textos de Boaventura de Souza Santos, que identifica a la crisisglobal de la universidad en tres aspectos principales: una crisis institucional, una de legitimidad y una de contradicción.Se considera que, al final, las universidades del estado de Sao Paulo están sujetas a este tipo de crisis y suexpansión, de carácter exclusivamente utilitario, es igualmente parte de estas crisis.Palabras clave: Educación Superior Pública. Crisis de la Universidad. Expansión de la Universidad. Universidadde São Paulo. Universidad Neoliberal.

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Fluoride level in public water supplies of cities from the northwest region of São Paulo State, Brazil

Journal of Applied Oral Science ◽

10.1590/s1678-77572006000500009 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 14 (5) ◽

pp. 346-350 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Nemre Adas Saliba ◽

Suzely Adas Saliba Moimaz ◽

Ana Valéria Pagliari Tiano

Keyword(s):

Distribution System ◽

Water Distribution ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Fluoride Level ◽

The Public ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State ◽

Northwest Region ◽

Collection Sites

It may be difficult for small and medium cities to obtain information about the fluoride content of public water, because of the lack of equipments and technicians. This study aimed to analyze the fluoride levels of the water supplied by the public treatment stations of 40 cities situated in the northwest region of São Paulo State, during a period of 6 months, to verify if fluoridation occurs in a continuous manner and if the fluoride levels are within the recommended. Maps of the water distribution system were obtained from the water treatment companies and utilized to randomize the addresses of the collection sites, so that they included all regions with treated water sources. One water sample by month was collected and analyzed in duplicate using an ion-specific-electrode. Samples with 0.6 to 0.8 mgF/L were considered acceptable. In the 38 cities that regularly provided the samples in the 6 months of the study, water from 144 collection sites was collected and a total of 864 samples were analyzed, of which 61.81 percent were classified as unacceptable. It was observed that 33 cities performed fluoridation but in 78.79 percent of these cities there were variations in the fluoride level among the sites and in the same site during the period of study. One can conclude that most of these cities do not control the fluoride levels in the public water, since fluoridation occurs in a discontinuous manner and in most of the situations not within the recommended concentrations.

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Physicochemical and microbiological quality of the public water supply in 38 cities from the midwest region of the State of São Paulo, Brazil

Water Environment Research ◽

10.1002/wer.1124 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 91 (8) ◽

pp. 805-812 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ághata Regina de Oliveira Alves Palmeira ◽

Valdete Aparecida Terolo Higa da Silva ◽

Francisco Lopes Dias Júnior ◽

Regina Célia Arantes Stancari ◽

Gabriel Antonio Nogueira Nascentes ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Water Supply ◽

Microbiological Quality ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

The State ◽

Public Water Supply ◽

São Paulo ◽

The Public ◽

Midwest Region

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Acquisition of family farm foods for school meals: Analysis of public procurements within rural family farming published by the cities of São Paulo state

Revista de Nutrição ◽

10.1590/1678-98652016000200012 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 29 (2) ◽

pp. 297-306 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Ana Laura Benevenuto de AMORIM ◽

Veridiana Vera de ROSSO ◽

Daniel Henrique BANDONI

Keyword(s):

Public Procurement ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Family Farm ◽

Processed Foods ◽

São Paulo ◽

Family Farming ◽

The Public ◽

Paulo State ◽

Rural Family ◽

São Paulo State

Objective: To assess the food profile in the public procurement within rural family farming for the acquisition of family farm foods for the National School Feeding Program in the cities of São Paulo state, Brazil. Methods: A total of 122 public procurement within rural family farming published electronically by 99 cities from January to September of 2013 were analyzed. The foods were classified in the following groups: grains; roots and tubers; legumes; meat; fish; vegetables; fruits; processed foods; ingredients; and milk. The cities were grouped into quartiles according to the number of elementary school students. The foods listed in the public procurement within rural family farming were then assessed according to city size. The Kruskal-Wallis test verified the difference between the number of foods in each group and in each quartile (p<0.05). Results: Of all the foods, the most common groups in the public procurement within rural family farming were the vegetable and fruit groups, representing 50 and 31%, respectively. The number of foods in the groups of grains, legumes, and milk in the public procurement within rural family farming increased with the number of students. On the other hand, cities with fewer students acquired more foods from the fruit group, resulting in differences between the quartiles (p<0.05). The group of processed foods was requested by 41% of the cities. Conclusion: Fresh foods were the most common types of foods in the public procurement within rural family farming, demonstrating that the acquisition of family farm products can contribute to school meal quality.

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Seven years of external control of fluoride levels in the public water supply in Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil

Journal of Applied Oral Science ◽

10.1590/1678-7757201302196 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 92-98 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Marília Afonso Rabelo BUZALAF ◽

Camila Mascarenhas MORAES ◽

Kelly Polido Kaneshiro OLYMPIO ◽

Juliano Pelim PESSAN ◽

Larissa Tercília GRIZZO ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Water Supply ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

External Control ◽

Public Water Supply ◽

São Paulo ◽

The Public

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QUILOMBOS PAULISTAS: The public policy of technical assistance and rural extension (ATER) in its interface with traditional communities in the face of São Paulo State bill nº 529 of 2020

Revista Observatório ◽

10.20873/uft.2447-4266.2021v7n1a5en ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. a5en

Author(s):

Eduardo Festozo Vicente ◽

Silvia Cristina Vieira Gomes ◽

Paula Garcia Lima

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Technical Assistance ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Extension Services ◽

The Public ◽

Paulo State ◽

The Face ◽

São Paulo State ◽

Traditional Communities

The remaining quilombo communities at the São Paulo State in Brazil are in serious risk of negative changes in the provision of official rural extension services with the advent of state Bill nº 529/2020. The objective of this research is to evaluate how the traditional remaining quilombo communities located at São Paulo State can be directly affected negatively by the law proposal. For this, a scientific methodology was adopted, which is summarized in the review bibliographic and descriptive and exploratory documentary. As a result, no fact or argument has been found that legitimizes Bill nº 529 of 2020 from the perspective of traditional communities and other beneficiaries of the São Paulo ATER public policy.

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