Water contamination by emerging contaminants is increasing in the context of rising
urbanization, industrialization, and agriculture production. Emerging contaminants refers to …

Emerging contaminants have been considered one of the main concerns for ensuring the
quality of water around the world. This work presents the results of 10 years of analyses …

Increased agricultural production has been increased use of pesticides worldwide, which
poses a threat to both human and environmental health. Recent studies suggest that several …

Reservoirs located in urban areas suffer specific pressures related to human activities. Their
monitoring, management, and protection requirements differ from reservoirs situated in non …

Chemical pesticides are widely used in modern agriculture but their potential negative
impacts are seldom considered in environmental assessments of food products. This study …

The objective was to compare the types and concentrations of pesticides allowed in the
water potability standard for human supply in Brazil with other countries considered to be the …

Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4-D) is the third most applied pesticide in Brazil to control
broadleaf weeds in crop cultivation and pastures. Due to 2, 4-D's high mobility and long half …

Water reuse for potable purposes can represent a realistic source supply of drinking water in
areas with water scarcity. Therefore, combining conventional wastewater treatment …

In this work, nanoporous gold (NPG) was prepared according to three different approaches,
such as (i) anodization-electrochemical reduction (A-ECR, NPG A),(ii) dynamic hydrogen …

Camanducaia River is part of the Piracicaba watershed responsible for pumping water into
the Cantareira System, which is one of the main water sources for the metropolis of São …