scholarly journals Limnological study of Piraquara river (Upper Iguaçu basin): spatiotemporal variation of physical and chemical variables and watershed zoning

2003 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 383-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Henrique C. Marques ◽  
Haydée Torres de Oliveira ◽  
Eunice da Costa Machado
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Serra Do Mar ◽  
Spatial Gradients ◽  
Water Composition ◽  
Physical And Chemical Variables ◽  
Nitrite Nitrate ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
Iguaçu River

The Piraquara river basin (Upper Iguaçu River basin - Brazil) was studied as an ecological system throughout a complete seasonal cycle, comprising the rainy and dry season. Analyzes of 16 physical and chemical water variables (dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, temperature, pH, conductivity, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, ortophosphates, nitrite, nitrate, ammonium, reagent silicate, total suspended solids, chlorophyll - a, flow velocity and depth) showed correlations between water composition and watershed physiographic features, and the Principal Component Analysis allowed to evidence spatial gradients and seasonal differences. The sampling points were clustered in patches with homogeneous behavior, according to ecologycal concepts: patch 1, with strong influence of Serra do Mar mountains; patch 2, medium course, under Piraquara Dam influence and patch 3, under wetlands influence. Two main factors of serial discontinuity were identified: the Piraquara dam effect and the influence of wetlands. The watershed zoning based on limnological characteristics seeks to subsidize research and biomonitoring for this public springs area.

scholarly journals Environmental quality evaluation of lakes in the Rio Grande do Sul coastal plain

2007 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 673-685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catarina da Silva Pedrozo ◽  
Odete Rocha
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Organic Pollution ◽  
Physical And Chemical Variables ◽  
Environmental Element ◽  
Different Characteristics ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
The Town

The purpose of the present work was to evaluate the environmental quality of Marcelino, Pinguela, Peixoto, Palmital, Malvas and Do Passo lakes, interconnected by canals and located in the district of Osório, RS. In this context, 29 physical and chemical variables were analyzed with sampling carried out in January, May, July and October 1997 to verify the environmental quality of the system and the existence of a gradient of quality. Canonical Analysis was applied to the data of all environmental variables measured, and showed that the lakes had different characteristics as a consequence of the organic pollution received. Marcelino lake received continuous input of organic matter from the sewage treatment works in the town of Osório, whereas Peixoto, Pinguela, Palmital, Malvas and Do Passo lakes resembled other water bodies described in the region, not showing, so far, signs of degradation caused by the input of effluents. Principal Component Analysis selected environmental element were directly linked to organic pollution, that reflected sequential non-recent effects of contamination.

scholarly journals Influence of urban area on the water quality of the Campo River basin, Paraná State, Brazil

2015 ◽  
Vol 75 (4 suppl 2) ◽  
pp. 96-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Q. Carvalho ◽  
S. B. Lima ◽  
F. H. Passig ◽  
L. K. Gusmão ◽  
D. C. Souza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Total Phosphorus ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Fecal Coliforms ◽  
Left Bank ◽  
The Public ◽  
Poor Water Quality ◽  
Basic Sanitation ◽  
Nitrite Nitrate

The Campo River basin is located on the third plateau of the Paraná State or trap plateau of Paraná, at the middle portion between the rivers Ivaí and Piquiri, southern Brazil, between the coordinates 23° 53 and 24° 10’ South Latitude and 52° 15’ and 52° 31’ West Longitude. The basin has 384 Km² area, being 247 km2 in the municipality of Campo Mourão and 137 km2 in the municipality of Peabiru, in Paraná State. The Campo River is a left bank tributary of the Mourão River, which flows into the Ivaí River. The objective of this study was to monitor water quality in the Km 119 River and the Campo River, tributaries of the Mourão River, with monthly collection of water samples to determine pH, temperature, turbidity, biochemical oxygen demand, dissolved oxygen, fecal coliforms, total solids, total nitrogen, ammoniacal nitrogen, nitrite, nitrate and total phosphorus. The results obtained were compared with the indices established by the environmental legislation and applied in the determination of the Water Quality Index (WQI) used by the Water Institute of Paraná State, regulating environmental agency. Poor water quality in these rivers presents a worrying scenario for the region, since this river is the main source of water supply for the public system. Results of organic matter, fecal coliforms and total phosphorus were higher than the limits established by Resolution CONAMA 357/2005 to river class 2, specially at downstream of the Km 119 River and the Campo River, due to the significant influence of the urban anthropic activity by the lack of tertiary treatment and also rural by the lack of basic sanitation in this area. Results of WQI of Km 119 River and do Campo River indicated that water quality can be classified as average in 71% and good in 29% of the sites evaluated.

scholarly journals Use of Physical and Chemical Properties of Commercial Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) Products forMonitoring Their Quality

2008 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Eduardo Ordóñez-Santos ◽  
Enrique Arbones ◽  
Lourdes Vázquez-Oderiz ◽  
Angeles Romero-Rodríguez ◽  
Julio Gómez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
The United States ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Multidimensional Data ◽  
Pectic Substances ◽  
Physical And Chemical Variables ◽  
Solids Content ◽  
United States Mexico ◽  
Physical And Chemical

Abstract Eighteen physical and chemical variables were determined in 25 samples of commercial tomato products: total solids, soluble solids, water activity, lycopene, 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural, CIELab components (L, a, b, a/b, C, H), total acidity, sodium chloride, wet-weight pulp percentage, alcohol insoluble solids, total pectic substances, ascorbic acid, and pH. In order to maximize the variability of products, samples included crushed tomato, tomato puree, tomato paste, and heavy concentrates and were taken from Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, the United States, Mexico, Colombia, and Chile. Correlation analysis and multidimensional data analysis techniques (principal component analysis and hierarchical classifications) were used to describe the products' variability and to study the relationships among variables. Three variables were selected, with the aim of classifying the collection of samples in a way consistent with the classification obtained with the first principal components. These variables were soluble solids content, the CIELab lightness parameter L, and total pectic substances content.

scholarly journals Expansion of invasive Ceratium furcoides (Dinophyta) toward north-central Brazil: new records in tropical environments

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Weliton José da Silva ◽  
Ina de Souza Nogueira ◽  
Enaide Marinho de Melo-Magalhães ◽  
Sarah Haysa Mota Benício ◽  
Sheila Magalhães Pessoa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Paraná River ◽  
Dispersal Pattern ◽  
Central Brazil ◽  
Parana River ◽  
Tropical Environments ◽  
Physical And Chemical Variables ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
Paraná River Basin

Abstract: Aim We record new occurrences of the invasive species Ceratium furcoides in reservoirs and their affluents in the Paraná River basin, State of Goiás (GO), central-western Brazil, and in some localities in the São Francisco River basin, northeastern region. Methods Qualitative and quantitative phytoplankton samples were collected from Corumbá Reservoir and Cascatinha Falls, Caldas Novas, GO, and João Leite Reservoir, Goiânia, GO, both in the Paraná River basin, and samples from the São Franscisco River basin. Specimens of C. furcoides were observed with optical, epifluorescence and scanning electron microscopy. Results The individuals of C. furcoides from these environments agreed morphologically with populations in other reservoirs in Brazil and other locations, especially concerning the tabulation and the shape of the fourth apical plate. These environments ranged from oligotrophic to eutrophic conditions. Physical and chemical variables of these waterbodies, compared to other environments where this species was found, demonstrate that C. furcoides is a highly eurytopic species. The dispersal pattern of C. furcoides seems to be more complex than upstream-downstream regulation, since the species occurs in high-altitude environments and systems upstream from previously recorded locations. Conclusion An analysis based on the areas of occurrence and the chronology of the records demonstrated that C. furcoides has spread toward northern Brazil. Studies of the relationships among populations recorded in other parts of Brazil and South America are required in order to develop accurate models of dispersal for this invasive species, and will facilitate the development of management policies for aquatic systems in Brazil.

scholarly journals Space-temporal dynamics of limnological variables in a floodplain wetland located at Ribeira do Iguape Valley (São Paulo, Brazil) at different hydrological periods

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roseli Frederigi Benassi ◽  
Rogério Herlon Furtado Freire ◽  
Maria do Carmo Calijuri
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Dynamics ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Inorganic Phosphorus ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Total Alkalinity ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Dissolved Phosphorus ◽  
Conservation Policies ◽  
Spatial Gradients ◽  
Physical And Chemical Variables

AIM: The main goal of this research was to investigate the influence of the hydrological pulses on the space-temporal dynamics of physical and chemical variables in a wetland adjacent to Jacupiranguinha River (São Paulo, Brazil); METHODS: Eleven sampling points were distributed among the wetland, a tributary by its left side and the adjacent river. Four samplings were carried out, covering the rainy and the dry periods. Measures of pH, dissolved oxygen, electrical conductivity and redox potential were taken in regular intervals of the water column using a multiparametric probe. Water samples were collected for the nitrogen and total phosphorus analysis, as well as their dissolved fractions (dissolved inorganic phosphorus, total dissolved phosphorus, ammoniacal nitrogen and nitrate). Total alkalinity and suspended solids were also quantified; RESULTS: The Multivariate Analysis of Variance showed the influence of the seasonality on the variability of the investigated variables, while the Principal Component Analysis gave rise in two statistical significant axes, which delimited two groups representative of the rainy and dry periods. Hydrological pulses from Jacupiranguinha River, besides contributing to the inputs of nutrients and sediments during the period of connectivity, accounted for the decrease in spatial gradients in the wetland. This "homogenization effect" was evidenced by the Cluster Analysis. The research also showed an industrial raw effluent as the main point source of phosphorus to the Jacupiranguinha River and, indirectly, to the wetland; CONCLUSIONS: Therefore, considering the scarcity of information about the wetlands in the study area, this research, besides contributing to the understanding of the influence of hydrological pulses on the investigated environmental variables, showed the need for adoption of conservation policies of these ecosystems face the increase anthropic pressures that they have been submitted, which may result in lack of their ecological, social and economic functions.

scholarly journals Composition and richness of monogonont rotifers from La Plata River Basin, South America

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bárbara A. Martins ◽  
Paula N. Coelho ◽  
Marcos G. Nogueira ◽  
Gilmar Perbiche-Neves
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Open Water ◽  
Keratella Cochlearis ◽  
La Plata ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
Kellicottia Bostoniensis ◽  
Physical And Chemical Variables ◽  
Physical And Chemical

Abstract: We present here the first study that analyzed the composition and richness of rotifers of the entire La Plata River basin, the second largest in South America, based on simultaneous and standardized sampling. Fifteen large reservoirs and eight river stretches were selected in the upper, middle, and lower portions of the Paraná, Paraguay, and Uruguay Rivers, which are the major rivers of the La Plata basin. We took a total of 86 samples (open water habitats) in 2010. A mean of 27±11 species per sub-basin was found, with the highest richness in the Lower Paraná (41 species), followed by the Paranapanema (40 species) and Lower Uruguay (38 species). Low richness was observed in the Middle Uruguay and Middle Paraná. We found 106 species belonging to 21 families and two orders. The family with the highest number of species was Lecanidae (21), followed by Brachionidae (20), Trichocercidae (9), and Synchaetidae (8). The species with higher occurrences were Conochilus dossuarius, Kellicottia bostoniensis, Keratella americana, Keratella cochlearis and Hexarthra mira. New occurrences of rotifers were registered for Brazil (Colurella adriatica), São Paulo State (Enteroplea lacustris), and Argentina (Gastropus hyptopus, Harringia rousseleti and Lecane thienemanni). Spearman correlation between the number of species and physical and chemical variables demonstrated positive correlation with chlorophyll and temperature, and negative correlation with dissolved oxygen. We extend the distribution list for some native (Lecane ludwigii) and non-native species of rotifers (K. bostoniensis). We also list the monogonont rotifer species found at the sampling stations.

scholarly journals Spatial Distribution Characteristics and Risk Assessment of Nutrient Elements and Heavy Metals in the Ganjiang River Basin

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 3367
Author(s):  
Xiaodong Chu ◽  
Daishe Wu ◽  
Hao Wang ◽  
Fangwen Zheng ◽  
Cheng Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Environmental Water ◽  
Risk Assessments ◽  
Nutrient Elements ◽  
Industrial Activities ◽  
Adults And Children ◽  
Ganjiang River Basin

The pollution of water bodies by nutrients and heavy metals can lead to a loss of biodiversity, environmental degradation, and harm to human health. During the two-month monitoring period (e.g., December 2019 to January 2020), variables such as trace metals (e.g., Cu, Zn, As, and Cr), nutrients (e.g., NH4+-N, TN, and TP), water temperature, pH value, dissolved oxygen (DO), chemical oxygen demand (COD) and five-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) were measured at 102 monitoring points in the main stream and tributaries of the Ganjiang River in the Poyang Lake Basin. A variety of multivariate statistical techniques, including cluster analysis (CA), principal component analysis (PCA), and correlation analysis, were used to conduct risk assessments and source analyses of the nutrient elements and heavy metals in the Ganjiang River system. The results show that although the Ganjiang River Basin is polluted by human activities, its water chemistry characteristics and trace metal and nutrient elements concentrations were better than the national standards. Through principal component analysis, the water pollution sources could be divided into urban sewage, agricultural activities, industrial activities, and the sources of industrial activities and transportation activities. The comprehensive risks of noncarcinogens (Hc) and comprehensive risks of carcinogens (Rc) for adults and children due to drinking water indicated that the risk from drinking water for the children in the basin was greater than that for adults, and that the Hc for adults and children was acceptable. However, the Rc for adults and children was slightly higher than the acceptable values. This study provides a reference for the fine control of the environmental water pollution sources in the Ganjiang river basin and health risk assessments in the basin, which are of great significance for improving the environmental water quality standards in the river basin and for reducing the risk of carcinogenesis.

scholarly journals Monitoring of urban and rural basins: water quality of Mourão basin

2015 ◽  
Vol 75 (4 suppl 2) ◽  
pp. 158-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. H. Passig ◽  
S. B. Lima ◽  
K. Q. Carvalho ◽  
M. C. R. Halmeman ◽  
P. C. Souza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Fecal Coliforms ◽  
Dry Period ◽  
Volatile Solids ◽  
Microbiological Parameters ◽  
Nitrite Nitrate

The Mourão River basin is located on the central western region of the Paraná State – Brazil, between coordinates 23º 44’ - 24º 25 South latitude and 52º 12’ - 52º 30’ West longitude, between 270 and 820 m above sea level, and 1,648.21 km2 drainage area. Water quality was evaluated by monitoring physical, chemical and microbiological parameters. Monthly samplings were performed for a year at five sites in the basin for analysis of: pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, total nitrogen, ammoniacal nitrogen, nitrite, nitrate, total phosphorus, turbidity, total solids, volatile solids and fecal coliforms. The results of the evaluated parameters showed higher values than the limits set by CONAMA Resolution 357 from 2005 for Class 2 in some samples. The Water Quality Index (WQI) indicated that 72% of samples had average quality and 28% had good quality for the Mourão River basin. Higher values of WQI were observed after rainfall period with median of 75 compared to the dry period with median of 62. The source of the Mourão River is contaminated with fecal coliforms, evidencing the real need to treat sewage in rural areas.

scholarly journals Wadi Bounamoussa’s waters quality in the north-east of Algeria: Statistical treatment of some physical and chemical parameters

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-83
Author(s):  
Soumaya Boussaha ◽  
Aziz Laifa
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Treatment ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Total Hardness ◽  
Chemical Parameters ◽  
Livestock Farming ◽  
Anthropogenic Effect ◽  
North East ◽  
Physical And Chemical Parameters ◽  
Physical And Chemical

Abstract Nowadays, problems with wastes constitute a danger increasingly important for the recipient environments. Indeed, the water is affected in an increasing way by mineral and organic materials from which some ones are pathogenic and thus dangerous for the ecosystem. It is in this context that the present study took place, it relates to the surface waters pollution of the Wadi Bounamoussa in the Algeria northeast. The study concerns the analysis of physical and chemical parameters of waters such as: temperature (T), pH, electrical conductivity (EC), Cl-, chemical oxygen demand (COD), total absorbance colour (TAC), total hardness (TH), PO4 3-, total phosphorus (Ptot) along the wadi in one year long survey (October 2013 to July 2014). Waters were sampled at ten study sites with a quarterly sampling. In order to establish a relationship between various physical and chemical parameters and for a better assessment the anthropogenic effect on the Wadi Bounamoussa's water quality, we have processed a statistical treatment by means of the Principal Component Analysis (PCA). PCA has revealed two gradients. The first reflects the eutrophication caused by chemical fertilizers used in agriculture and the intensive livestock farming development, while the second describes the resulting water mineralization of high rates of the Cl- and EC. Moreover, PCA has allowed discriminating the stations according to their physical and chemical data. This study has allowed us also to reveal the influence of seasonal variations.

scholarly journals Diversity of bivalves in Tanjung Balai Asahan Waters, North Sumatra, Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 1147-1153 ◽  
Author(s):  
IPANNA ENGGAR SUSETYA ◽  
DESRITA DESRITA ◽  
ERYANA DHALIA DRAJAD GINTING ◽  
MASRIAN FAUZAN ◽  
ERI YUSNI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Regional Market ◽  
Comprehensive Information ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Nitrite Nitrate ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
North Sumatra

Susetya IE, Desrita, Ginting EDD, Fauzan M, Yusni E, Saridu SA. 2018. Diversity of bivalves in Tanjung Balai AsahanWaters, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 19: 1147-1153. Local and regional market demands for bivalves increase outsideTanjung Balai City and Asahan District Waters, North Sumatra, Indonesia. As a result, high exploitation of bivalves occurred. In theother hand, there were less comprehensive information and studies on the diversity of bivalves in this area. This study aimed todetermine the diversity of bivalves and water quality of Tanjung Balai Asahan Waters; was conducted between July 2016 and November2017. Sampling of bivalves was conducted monthly. Several physical and chemical parameters were quantified. Data analysis includedcommunity structure analysis and Principal Component Analysis (PCA). The result showed that there were 16 species of bivalves from7 families in Tanjung Balai Asahan Waters. Station 2 had the highest composition of bivalves, while the lowest was noted at Station 1.The mean abundance of bivalves at stations 1, 2 and 3 were 352±22 ind/m2, 222±14 ind/m2 and 388±30,2 ind/m2, respectively. Ingeneral, the index of diversity was categorized as low to moderate. The evenness index was categorized as low to high, while thedominance index indicated the absence of dominant species at almost all stations except station 1. Water quality of the waters was stillin capacity to support the life of bivalves. Based on PCA analysis, it was obtained that the abundance of bivalves was positivelycorrelated with nitrite, nitrate, phosphate, salinity, and pH.

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