All sorts of pollution on the planet can be traced back to development of industries and the
most important among them is water pollution. Clean technologies, management practices …

In Paracatu, a city in Minas Gerais State (Brazil), the gold mineral extraction produces
wastes that contribute to environmental contamination by arsenic. This work describes the …

Phosphate sorption-desorption parameters like maximum phosphorus (P) adsorption
capacity (P max), equilibrium phosphorus concentration (EPC), water desorbable P (α) …

An easy, fast and environment-friendly method for COD determination in water is proposed.
The procedure is based on the oxidation of organic matter by the H 2 O 2/Fe 3− x Co x O 4 …

Brazil has abundant surface water resources, huge aquatic biodiversity and is home to 213
million people. Genotoxicity assays are sensitive tools to detect the effects of contaminants …

The contamination of water with arsenic has aroused concern around the world due to its
toxic effects. Thus, the development of low-cost technologies for treating water contaminated …

In aquatic habitats, metal contamination from natural and anthropogenic sources continues
to pose a concern for human and environmental health. Thus, it is important to complete …

The Maxakali is the second largest indigenous population in the state of Minas Gerais,
Brazil; and parasitic diseases are its main cause of death. Problems related to the quality of …

The emission of residues has contributed immensely to the fact that man is susceptible and
exposed to toxic chemical products, among them, arsenic. One of the main anthropic …

An easy, fast and environmentally-friendly method for COD determination in water is
proposed. The procedure is based on the oxidation of organic matter by the H2O2/Fe3 …