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 …

Oil palm is one of the most extensively cultivated biodiesel feedstocks worldwide, and
expansion of its cultivation poses a significant threat to ecosystems, biodiversity and …

Several geopolitical factors, aggravated by worries of global warming, have been fueling the
search for and production of renewable energy worldwide for the past few years. Such …

No ano de 2017, o Brasil se posicionou como o maior produtor mundial de cana-de-açúcar
e de açúcar, e o segundo de etanol. O que explica essa constância da cana-de-açúcar e …

Os pesticidas utilizados na agricultura para combater pragas e doenças têm causado
contaminação dos recursos hídricos cujas consequências são alterações nos ecossistemas …

Residues of herbicides from sugarcane were monitored in waters and sediments of
Corumbataí River and tributaries. Ametryne, atrazine, simazine, hexazinone, glyphosate …

In rural areas, riparian forest remnants can be very important for the maintenance and
improvement of stream water quality. We evaluated if a forest remnant influenced stream …

Abstract Changes in landscape composition caused by conversion of natural habitats into
human-altered ecosystems can directly influence the physical characteristics of stream …

The potential use of rice husk as biosorbent to remove Cu2+, Al3+, Ni2+ and Zn2+ ions from
aqueous solutions was investigated under both noncompetitive and competitive conditions …

Sugarcane originates from tropical South-and Southeast Asia. Crystallized sugar, extracted
from the sucrose stored in the stems of sugarcane, was known 5000 years ago in India. In …