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Characterisation of Drought and Wet Events in the Paraíba do Sul River Basin—Brazil

open access: yesInternational Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
Trend analysis identified statistically significant reductions in precipitation (at the 5% significance level) at specific pluviometric stations in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, while other areas, mainly in Minas Gerais, experienced significant increases in annual and seasonal rainfall, particularly during summer and spring. These significant trends at
Gildo Rafael de Almeida Santana   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antimicrobial Residues in a Key Cerrado River: Distribution, Persistence, and Effects on Zebrafish Embryo‐Larval Development

open access: yesEnvironmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The current study aimed to quantify the antimicrobials amoxicillin (AMX), cefazolin (CFZ), chloramphenicol (CHL), metronidazole (MTZ), and sulfamethoxazole (SX) in effluents and surface water of an important Cerrado river, calculate their half‐lives, and analyze their ecotoxicity following single and combined exposures.
Náthala Maria Simão   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sanitation Now: What is Good Practice and What is Poor Practice? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
To meet the 2015 Millennium Development Goals sanitation target or the 2025 universal sanitation coverage target it is essential that it is properly understood where the available sanitation options are applicable.
Mara, D.D.
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Strategic Assessment of Treated Wastewater Reuse Potential in Brazilian Watersheds Using Analytic Hierarchy Process

open access: yesEngineering Reports, Volume 8, Issue 5, May 2026.
Assessment of treated wastewater reuse potential in two Brazilian river basins using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). The map illustrates the Rio dos Sinos Watershed, where industrial reuse predominates (46%), while in the Rio Sapucaí Watershed reuse for irrigation is dominant (68%).
Yuri Timm Müller   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Political Economy Of Sanitation: How Can We Increase Investment and Improve Service For The Poor? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This report presents the results of a Global Economic and Sector Work (ESW) Study on the Political Economy of Sanitation in Brazil, India, Indonesia, and Senegal that was conducted by the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) and the World Bank. Its purpose

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Serviços de saneamento básico

open access: yesRevista de Direito Administrativo, 2002
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openaire   +2 more sources

Amazonia 2040: Spatial‐explicit futures scenarios for the mosaic of protected areas in the Lower Rio Negro (MBRN), Brazil

open access: yesEcological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 7, Issue 2, April/June 2026.
Spatial‐explicit futures scenarios were applied in the Mosaic of Protected Areas of the Lower Rio Negro (MBRN), for co‐creating scenarios for the MBRN in the year 2040. Scenario making enabled negotiating desirable futures, aligning values and goals.
Marianna Birmoser Ferreira‐Aulu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

When water committee good practices are not relevant: sustainability of small water infrastructures in semi-arid Mozambique [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This paper explores the contradiction between the need of large scale intervention in rural water supply and the needed flexibility to support community institutions by investigating the implementation of the Mozambican National Rural Water Supply and ...
Ducrot, Raphaèle
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Stochastic Modelling of Daily Precipitation in Semi‐Arid Regions Using Markov Chains and Parametric Distributions

open access: yesInternational Journal of Climatology, Volume 46, Issue 4, 30 March 2026.
This study applies stochastic rainfall models combining Markov Chains with gamma and mixed exponential distributions to a semi‐arid climate in Northeast Brazil. Model structures were evaluated using Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC), with maximum likelihood (MLM) for parameter estimation and cumulative distribution functions (CDFs) for validation ...
Gabriel Magno Cavalcante Calado   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indicadores para serviços de abastecimento de água e esgotamento sanitário voltados às populações vulneráveis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Para alcançar a meta de universalização dos serviços de saneamento básico é fundamental que as ferramentas de avaliação estejam voltadas para a promoção destes serviços às comunidades em situação de maior vulnerabilidade social.
Coutinho, Sonia   +5 more
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