Natural radionuclides in drinking water supplies of São Paulo State, Brazil and consequent population doses

2001 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joselene de Oliveira ◽  
Barbara Paci Mazzilli ◽  
Maria Helena de Oliveira Sampa ◽  
Edmilson Bambalas
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Natural Radionuclides ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Water Supplies ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
São Paulo State

Giardia and Cryptosporidium in source waters of Sao Paulo State, Brazil

2004 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 239-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.M. Hachich ◽  
M.I.Z. Sato ◽  
A.T. Galvani ◽  
J.R.N. Menegon ◽  
J.L.N. Mucci
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Intestinal Parasites ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Disease Outbreaks ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Immunofluorescence Assay ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
São Paulo State

Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum are two protozoan intestinal parasites responsible for many drinking-water-related disease outbreaks in recent years. They are very resistant to conventional water treatment processes, can persist for long times in the environment and are, therefore, of great concern for public health. This work aimed to evaluate the presence of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in water sources from São Paulo State, Brazil, as part of the “Evaluation of Inland Waters from Sao Paulo State” project from CETESB. Over a period of 19 months, 278 water samples from 28 sites located in 10 watersheds were analysed. The immunofluorescence assay was used after concentration of the samples by the calcium carbonate flocculation technique. Thermotolerant (faecal) coliforms, faecal streptococci and Clostridium perfringens were also determined in order to verify the existence of correlation between these bacterial indicators and the protozoa. Giardia and Cryptosporidium were detected in 27% and 2.5% of the samples, respectively, a lower figure compared with the results reported by other authors, especially for Cryptosporidium. A Spearman rank correlation test demonstrated a significant correlation between Giardia and faecal indicator concentrations. According to the American Regulation of Monitoring (ICR), treated water from 16 of these 28 collection sites should also be analysed to evaluate whether the treatment process could remove the parasites. Some technical deficiencies of these methods still limit the utilisation of the monitoring results for public health decisions, but the data here reported will help to improve the quality of drinking water in Sao Paulo State.

scholarly journals DISTRIBUITION OF 226Ra AND 228Ra IN UNDERGROUND WATER INTO THE SOUTH REGION OF SAO PAULO STATE

2011 ◽  
Vol 08 (16) ◽  
pp. 74-79
Author(s):  
Sueli CARVALHO DE JESUS ◽  
Hugo CHIRINOS
Keyword(s):  
Natural Radionuclides ◽  
Control Level ◽  
Underground Water ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
The South ◽  
Gross Alpha ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
Beta Counting ◽  
São Paulo State

Monitor of natural radionuclides in aquatic raw is very important to guaranty the normal control level in the environmental medium and the human. In this report were available the concentration of 226Ra and 228Ra in Cananeia’s underground water, Iguape and Comprida Island into the south region of Sao Paulo state, by gross alpha and beta counting method. The concentration of 226Ra was variety into the interval 0.80 to 23 mBqL-1 in April/2009 (rain period) and into the interval 0.63 to 12 mBqL -1in August/2009 (dried period). The concentration of 228Ra was variety into the interval 18 to 39 mBqL-1 in April/2009 and into the interval 15 to 72 mBqL-1 in August/2009. The Activities ratio of 228Ra/226Ra was variety into the interval 3.3 to 31.7 at rain period and 1.1 to 26.7 at dried period. To compare the yield values of 226Ra and 228Ra these show high activity of the 228Ra isotope. The calculate dose no arising the reference of effective dose level available by WHO.

The occurrence of UV filters in natural and drinking water in São Paulo State (Brazil)

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (24) ◽  
pp. 19706-19715 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Pereira da Silva ◽  
Elissandro Soares Emídio ◽  
Mary Rosa Rodrigues de Marchi
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Uv Filters ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
São Paulo State

Implantação da Residência Médica e Multiprofssional em Saúde da Família em um município paulista: percepção de residentes da primeira turma (2014-2016)

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliane Maria Guimarães de Pinho ◽  
Vera Lúcia Garcia ◽  
Maria Cezira Fantini Nogueira-Martins
Keyword(s):  
Family Health ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
São Paulo State

Implementation of a multiprofessional residency in family health in a city of São Paulo state: perception of the first residents (2014-2016)

Arsenic in terrestrial invertebrates from riparian areas of the Piracicaba River Basin, São Paulo State, Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 314 (3) ◽  
pp. 1675-1681
Author(s):  
Elvis J. França ◽  
Elisabete A. De Nadai Fernandes ◽  
Felipe Y. Fonseca ◽  
Marcelo R. L. Magalhães ◽  
Mariana L. O. Santos
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Riparian Areas ◽  
Terrestrial Invertebrates ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
São Paulo State ◽  
Piracicaba River

Occurrence of caffeine, fluoxetine, bezafibrate and levothyroxine in surface freshwater of São Paulo State (Brazil) and risk assessment for aquatic life protection

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raquel Cardoso de Souza ◽  
Aline Andrade Godoy ◽  
Fábio Kummrow ◽  
Thyago Leandro dos Santos ◽  
Carlos Jesus Brandão ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Aquatic Life ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
São Paulo State

Perspectives under uncertainties and risk in wind farms investments based on Omega-LCOE approach: An analysis in São Paulo state, Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 141 ◽  
pp. 110805
Author(s):  
Giancarlo Aquila ◽  
Wilson Toshiro Nakamura ◽  
Paulo Rotella Junior ◽  
Luiz Celio Souza Rocha ◽  
Edson de Oliveira Pamplona
Keyword(s):  
Wind Farms ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
São Paulo State

A plant fossil assemblage of Lycopodiopsis cf. derbyi from the Corumbataí Formation, Paraná Basin, São Paulo State, Brazil

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thaís Silvana de Carvalho ◽  
Marcelo Adorna Fernandes ◽  
Frésia Ricardi-Branco ◽  
Aline Marcele Ghilardi ◽  
Bernardo de Campos Pimenta e Marque Peixoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Fossil Assemblage ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
Plant Fossil ◽  
Paraná Basin ◽  
São Paulo State ◽  
Parana Basin

scholarly journals Regional Distance Routes Estimation for Municipal Solid Waste Disposal, Case Study São Paulo State, Brazil

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (13) ◽  
pp. 3964
Author(s):  
Laryssa Morais ◽  
Victor Nascimento ◽  
Silvio Simões ◽  
Jean Ometto
Keyword(s):  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emission ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Environmental Cost ◽  
Population Increase ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
São Paulo State

The urban population increase in the world, the economic expansion, and the rise in living standards associated with society’s habits and lifestyles accelerated the municipal solid waste (MSW) generation in undeveloped countries, such as in Brazil, in which the generation increased by 25% from 2012 to 2017. In the same period, the São Paulo state, the richest Brazilian state, increased its municipal solid waste generation by 51%. All this MSW needed to be collected and transported, and this process has a high economic and environmental cost. Therefore, this study aims to identify, using spatial analysis, the routes used by MSW trucks to estimate the distances traveled to dispose of the MSW on a regional scale considering all municipalities in the São Paulo state. The findings showed that the landfill numbers decrease, mainly individual ones, which receive MSW only from the city where it is located. Otherwise, the consortium landfills number is increasing, as well as the number of municipalities that share the same disposal site. Consequently, the distances to transport MSW from urban areas to final disposal sites increased by about 55% from 2012 to 2017, reaching 613 million kilometers during this period. This total distance is sufficient to make more than 12,806 laps on Earth and contribute to high fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emission.

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