The potential for sugarcane ethanol from Brazil to mitigate GHG emissions is undeniable,
but the way that ethanol is produced during the agricultural and industrial phases will …

Odonates are suggested as bioindicators of human impact. However, their complex life
cycles add additional challenges in the practical use as bioindicators, because the level of …

Sugarcane/peanut intercropping is a highly efficient planting pattern in South China.
However, the effects of sugarcane/peanut intercropping on soil quality need to be clarified …

Atividades agrícolas, florestais e do setor imobiliário vêm, ao longo do tempo, modificando
ambientes ecologicamente estruturados. As consequências são drásticas e, por isso, faz-se …

In Brazil, innumerable regions of native landcover have been removed and replaced by
agricultural cultivation, especially of sugarcane. In this culture, the application of fertilizers …

Dragonfly adults and their aquatic immature stages are important parts of food webs and
provide a link between aquatic and terrestrial components. During emergence …

Constructed wetland effectiveness is often assessed by measuring reductions of
contaminant concentrations in influent versus departing effluent, but this can be complicated …

Constituents of coal combustion waste (CCW) expose aquatic organisms to complex
mixtures of potentially toxic metals and metalloids. Multi-element trace element analyses …

Currently it is not known at which organismal level effects of metal mixtures in nature can
best be detected, which is relevant to develop accurate monitoring schemes and quality …

Metals can be incorporated into stream sediment affecting benthic invertebrate assemblages
in different ways. Odonata larvae have variable tolerances to metals; sublethal levels …