Pre-study of Air Quality from harvest Burning Sugar cane law at Bauru in São Paulo state, Brazil

With the intention of understanding the dynamics of some of the constituents of vinasse, and to evaluate the risks of groundwater pollution due to sugarcane irrigation with this wastewater, a study was carried out from October 1984 to June 1985 in Piracicaba, São Paulo State, Brazil. Vinasse was sprinkled at a rate of 800 m3/ha by a hydraulic big gun. This applied 804.76 kg/ha of potassium and 305.86 kg/ha of nitrogen. The leaching of K and NO3. was measured by the use of tensiometers and tension lysimeters installed at various depths. It was concluded that the methodology is acceptable as a procedure for field research. Potassium and nitrate did not leach as expected. After 6 months, only 0.34 kg/ha of potassium and 0.41 kg/ha of nitrate had leached to below 120 cm. The roles of soil and plants were very important in preventing groundwater pollution. The soil retained part of the applied potassium, and the sugar-cane plants absorbed a large part of the N and K applied to the soil.

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Temporal variation of ethanol in rainwater from the sugar cane belt of São Paulo State (Brazil)

Atmospheric Environment ◽

10.1016/j.atmosenv.2019.116926 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 216 ◽

pp. 116926 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Fernanda F. Giubbina ◽

Caroline Scaramboni ◽

Bruno S. De Martinis ◽

Daniely Godoy-Silva ◽

Igrayne N.P.D. Mello ◽

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Keyword(s):

Temporal Variation ◽

Sugar Cane ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State

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Air quality and health impact assessment of a truckers' strike in Sao Paulo state, Brazil: A case study

Urban Climate ◽

10.1016/j.uclim.2020.100687 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 34 ◽

pp. 100687 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Daniela Debone ◽

Luciana Ferreira Leite Leirião ◽

Simone Georges El Khouri Miraglia

Keyword(s):

Air Quality ◽

Impact Assessment ◽

Health Impact Assessment ◽

Health Impact ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State

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Air Quality Standards and Extreme Ozone Events in the São Paulo Megacity

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11133725 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (13) ◽

pp. 3725 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Júlio Barboza Chiquetto ◽

Maria Elisa Siqueira Silva ◽

William Cabral-Miranda ◽

Flávia Noronha Dutra Ribeiro ◽

Sergio Alejandro Ibarra-Espinosa ◽

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Keyword(s):

Air Quality ◽

Cost Analysis ◽

Quality Standards ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Vulnerable Population ◽

Population Exposure ◽

São Paulo ◽

Air Quality Standards ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State

Ozone events in South America might be triggered by increasing air temperatures and dry conditions, leading to vulnerable population exposure. The current air quality standards and attention levels in São Paulo state, Brazil, are 40% higher and 25% higher, respectively, than the limits recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). We simulated an extreme ozone event in the São Paulo megacity using the Weather Research and Forecast/Chemistry model during an extreme event characterized by positive anomalies of air temperature and solar radiation. Results were evaluated using the different air quality limits from São Paulo state and the WHO, also with socioeconomic vulnerability data from the Brazilian census and cost analysis for the public health system from the extreme episode. More than 3 million people in vulnerability conditions, such as low income and families with an above-average percentage of children, live in areas where ozone concentrations exceeded the attention levels of the WHO during the episode, which is ignored by the lenient SP state environmental laws. WHO air quality guidelines must be adopted urgently in developing nations in order to provide a more accurate basis for cost analysis and population exposure, particularly the for vulnerable population groups.

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COVID-19 pandemic: Impacts on the air quality during the partial lockdown in São Paulo state, Brazil

The Science of The Total Environment ◽

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139087 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 730 ◽

pp. 139087 ◽

Cited By ~ 106

Author(s):

Liane Yuri Kondo Nakada ◽

Rodrigo Custodio Urban

Keyword(s):

Air Quality ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State

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Land use changes associated with the expansion of sugar cane crops and their influences on soil removal in a tropical watershed in São Paulo State (Brazil)

CATENA ◽

10.1016/j.catena.2018.09.001 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 172 ◽

pp. 313-323 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Antonio Aparecido Couto ◽

Fabiano Tomazini da Conceição ◽

Alexandre Martins Fernandes ◽

Eder Paulo Spatti ◽

Cenira Maria Lupinacci ◽

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Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Sugar Cane ◽

Soil Removal ◽

Land Use Changes ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State ◽

Tropical Watershed

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Assessing the Effects of the Green-Blue Municipality Program on Human Health in the State of São Paulo, Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Estudos Regionais e Urbanos ◽

10.54766/rberu.v15i1.664 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 57-97

Author(s):

Henrique dos Santos Maxir ◽

Maria Cristina Galvão ◽

Rayssa Alexandre Costa ◽

Iara Maria da Silveira ◽

Alexandre Nunes de Almeida

Keyword(s):

Air Quality ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Polluted Water ◽

Contaminated Water ◽

São Paulo ◽

Difference In Differences ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State ◽

The Government ◽

The Impact

The Green-Blue Municipality Program (GBMP) was implemented in 2008 by the government of São Paulo State, Brazil. This program has as main goal to improve the environmental quality through actions based on ecofriendly directives. This study evaluates the impact of GBMP certification on hospitalizations regarding air quality and cases of diseases due to contact with contaminated water in São Paulo State from 2007 to 2015. This analysis focuses on the effects of post-certification, then pre-certification effects are not identified, classifying this analysis as partial. The identification strategies used were Propensity Score Matching and Difference-in-Differences. Estimates suggest that no significant reduction in the cases of diseases related to polluted water and air quality is observed in municipalities that received the GBMP certificate in initial years.

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