Nutrient enrichment and eutrophication are among the main problems that lead to the
deterioration of water quality in lakes and reservoirs. In this study, spatial and temporal …

Trophic status of a Brazilian urban reservoir and prognosis about the recovery of water
quality. Garças Lake is a small tropical urban reservoir, with 68 days hydraulic residence …

Lake Paranoá is a human-made water reservoir created in 1959 together with the new
capital of Brazil (Brasilia). With the demands of urban development, population growth, and …

Water body eutrophication process has been a serious problem around the world, especially
in semiarid and arid region where main approach to storage water is reservoir. The aim of …

The Brazilian northeast has a characteristic relationship with water resources because, in
this region, water scarcity is associated with natural factors and accentuated by anthropic …

High levels of eutrophication in coastal lagoons due to human activity have been
documented worldwide. Among the main impacts observed are anoxia, hypoxia, toxic algal …

Abstract Changes to land use generate imbalances in the natural dynamics of aquatic
ecosystems. These changes can vary according to the specific characteristics of each …

Abstract The Dr. João Penido Reservoir is an 80-year-old tropical impoundment that serves
as the main drinking water supply for the city of Juiz de Fora, Brazil. The reservoir is an …

Globally, conversion of pristine areas to anthropogenic landscapes is one of the main
causes of ecosystem service losses. Land uses associated with urbanization and farming …

AIM: The study aimed at (a) contributing to a spatial evaluation of the Billings Complex water
quality;(b) associating information on the geochemistry of the surface sediments; and (c) …