History of tailings dam failure: Impacts on access to safe water and influence on the legislative framework

RN Guimarães, VR Moreira, JRA Cruz… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tailings dams have been built since 3000 BCE and despite the advancement of construction
methods, mainly in the second half of the 21st century, their ruptures were still recorded. The …

Arsenic (III) and arsenic (V) removal from water sources by molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs): a mini review of recent developments

AK Tolkou, GZ Kyzas, IA Katsoyiannis - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The present review article summarizes the recent findings reported in the literature with
regard to the use of molecularly imprinted polymers for the removal of arsenic from water …

Low-cost recycled end-of-life reverse osmosis membranes for water treatment at the point-of-use

VR Moreira, YAR Lebron, LV de Souza Santos… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Decentralized systems applied at the point-of-use (POU) could be an alternative for a safe
drinking water supply in isolated regions and developing countries. Based on that, it was …

Transition pathway towards more sustainable waste management practices for end-of-life reverse osmosis membranes: Challenges and opportunities in Brazil

LB Grossi, LC Lange, MCS Amaral - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
Desalination using reverse osmosis (RO) elements is increasing worldwide. In addition to
creating technical alternatives to extend their life-cycle, it is also important to assess how …

Water Quality Index and human health risk assessment of drinking water in selected urban areas of a Mega City

R Nawaz, I Nasim, A Irfan, A Islam, A Naeem, N Ghani… - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The present study was conducted to evaluate the quality of drinking water and assess the
potential health hazards due to water contaminants in selected urban areas of Lahore …

Ultrafiltration with in-line coagulation (FeCl3) to enhance arsenic removal and improve drinking water quality: From bench to pilot-scale

VR Moreira, FCR Costa, PB Moser… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
There is a growing interest in advanced technologies to guarantee drinking water safety in
scenarios of increasingly polluted water sources. Based on that, this paper discusses the …

Industry 4.0 as a strategy to contribute to the water supply universalization in developing countries

DA Senna, VR Moreira, MCS Amaral… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Access to safe water is still a challenge. Millions of people worldwide, mainly in rural and
remote regions, still do not have access to safe drinking water. Point-of-use and …

Arsenic in natural waters of Latin-American countries: Occurrence, risk assessment, low-cost methods, and technologies for remediation

FCR Costa, VR Moreira, RN Guimarães… - Process Safety and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This review presents an updated dataset analysis on arsenic occurrence in Latin American
countries, along with the associated risks, both carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic. Arsenic …

Membrane technology as an emergency response against drinking water shortage in scenarios of dam failure

RN Guimarães, VR Moreira, MCS Amaral - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
With dam failure events, there can be changes in water quality and difficulties in the
operation of water treatment plants (WTPs) since they were not designed for water treatment …

Evaluation of a continuous flow electrocoagulation reactor for turbidity removal from surface water

DD Salinas-Echeverría, LC Sánchez-De La Cruz… - … Research and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
The objective of this research was to evaluate the performance of a continuous
electrocoagulation (EC) reactor for treating surface waters with high turbidity levels. The …