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SDR: A new method to assess the natural vulnerability to contamination of granular unconfined aquifers
Francisco, Richard Fonseca
; Braga, Antonio Celso de Oliveira ; (Geociencias, 2019) [Artigo]
In view of increase in the number of contaminated areas, which compromise the groundwater quality and constitute risks to human health, it is essential to establish instruments for land use planning and management, aiming ... -
The use of isotopes in evolving groundwater circulation models of regional continental aquifers: The case of the Guarani Aquifer System
; Gastmans, Didier; Chang, Hung Kiang ; (Hydrological Processes, 2019) [Artigo]
The Guarani Aquifer System (GAS) has been studied since the 1970s, a time frame that coincides with the advent of isotopic techniques in Brazil. The GAS isotope data from many studies are organized in different phases: (a) ... -
Modeling spatial dynamics applied to the assessment of urban growth in the vicinity of pipelines in Rio de Janeiro
Delaneze, Marcelo Elias; Riedel, Paulina Setti (Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering, 2018) [Artigo]
The use of mathematical models in environmental studies allows significant scientific contributions to the physical planning of an area, since they help to understand the impact of changes in land cover and predict future ... -
Structural blocks as flood control in Brazilian Pantanal
; ; ; Assine, Mario Luis; ; (Anuario do Instituto de Geociencias, 2018) [Artigo]
The Pantanal basin formation and evolution are not well known and explained. This work brings new information showing the structural control over the physical environment of the Pantanal, one of the most important regions ... -
Saline lake development in the Aptian post-rift phase of the Tucano Basin: Tectonic and paleogeographic implications
Varejão, Filipe Giovanini; Warren, Lucas Veríssimo ; ; ; Assine, Mario Luis (Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 2019) [Artigo]
The Aptian is the age of the evaporitic transitional megasequence in the Brazilian marginal basins as well as in the interior rift basins of the northeast region. The Marizal Formation is interpreted as a fluvial system ... -
Inventory and Quantification of Geosites in the State Tourist Park of Alto Ribeira (PETAR, São Paulo State, Brazil)
Ferreira, Ana Rita Rodrigues; ; de Jesus Perinotto, José Alexandre (Geoheritage, 2019) [Artigo]
The territory of Brazil has a high potential for the development of geotourism, due to its natural and cultural diversity. The State Tourist Park of Alto Ribeira (PETAR) is one of the oldest protected areas in the State ... -
Environmental geophysical diagnosis of a contaminated area by hydrocarbons in a railway accident in the municipality of Botucatu-SP, Brazil
Cavallari, Fernanda; Moreira, César Augusto ; Helene, Lívia Portes Innocenti (Revista Brasileira de Geofisica, 2018) [Artigo]
The diagnosis of contaminated areas is a mandatory procedure to treatment and remediation of soil and groundwater. Complex contaminants like hydrocarbons undergo physical and chemical changes along the dwell time in the ... -
Geoelectric prospection of copper occurrence in folded structures in the sul-riograndense shield (Brazil)
; Moreira, Cesar Augusto; Rosa, Fernanda Teles Gomes ; Borssatto, Karolinny ; da Silva, Marly Aparecida (Revista Brasileira de Geofisica, 2018) [Artigo]
Sulfide prospecting with electrical resistivity and induced polarization geophysical methods are effective due to the contrast of electrical resistivity and chargeability disseminated sulfides or filonean deposits, which ... -
Integration of geophysical methods in the study of acid drainage in uranium mining waste
Casagrande, Matheus Felipe Stanfoca; Moreira, César Augusto ; Targa, Débora Andrade ; (Revista Brasileira de Geofisica, 2018) [Artigo]
Among the potential environmental impacts in mining activities, acid mine drainage (AMD) is a relevant problem caused by reactive minerals, such as sulfides, due to their exposure to the surface conditions. This is the ... -
Pore pressure modeling in central area of santos basin, Brazil
; Chang, Hung Kiang (Geociencias, 2019) [Artigo]
Pore pressures (PP) have been studied in a central area of the Santos Basin, Brazil, Special attention was given to the K90 Depositional Sequence, Santonian to Campanian age, composed by two formations-Juréia and Itajaí-Açu. ... -
Modeling rock-water interaction of fractured aquifer in itabuna/BA region
Teramoto, Elias Hideo; Gonçalves, Roger Dias ; Stradioto, Marcia Regina ; Engelbrecht, Bruno Zanon ; Chang, Hung Kiang (Anuario do Instituto de Geociencias, 2019) [Artigo]
This research aimed to investigate the geochemical mechanisms that govern the strong hydrochemical variations in the fractured aquifers of the Itabuna/BA region. Plagioclase and quartz comprise the major mineralogy of ... -
A new discinoid Kosoidea australis sp. nov. from the Iapó and Vila Maria Formations, NE Paraná Basin, Brazil
; ; ; Assine, Mário Luis (Historical Biology, 2019) [Artigo]
Many fossil brachiopod genera are used to comprehend previous geological settings. Such fossils often provide trustworthy information about ancient earth configurations, such as the supercontinent Gondwana. This study ... -
Analysis of the Physical Integrity of Earth Dams from Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) in Brazil
; Moreira, César Augusto; (Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2019) [Artigo]
Dams are structures that barrier rivers and streams for a variety of purposes. The constant maintenance of these structures is essential, since a possible accident can lead to damage of catastrophic proportions. In November ... -
Assessment of landslides susceptibility in Serra do Mar by application of physiographic compartmentalization
Gabelini, Beatriz Marques; Dos Santos Corrêa, Claudia Vanessa ; Cerri, Rodrigo Irineu ; Reis, Fábio Augusto Gomes Vieira ; Zaine, José Eduardo ; Do Carmo Giordano, Lucília (Geologia USP - Serie Cientifica, 2019) [Artigo]
The study area is in Caraguatatuba and São Sebastião municipalities, in the north coast of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The area presents high potential for landslides occurrence because it is in the domain of Serra do ... -
Analysis of a Cretaceous (late Aptian) high-stress ecosystem: The Romualdo Formation of the Araripe Basin, northeastern Brazil
; ; Matos, Suzana A.; ; ; Warren, Lucas Veríssimo ; Assine, Mario L. ; Simões, Marcello G. (Cretaceous Research, 2019) [Artigo]
The Cretaceous (upper Aptian) Romualdo Formation of the Araripe Basin, northeastern Brazil, is a marine-influenced, predominantly fine-grained siliciclastic unit. In the eastern part of the basin, it corresponds to a ... -
Study of vulnerability to contamination of the Ribeirão Claro hydrographic basin's northern portion, SP, Brazil
De Sisto, Felipe Pereira; Reis, Fábio Augusto Gomes Vieira ; Do Carmo Giordano, Lucilia ; De Oliveira, Alan (Geologia USP - Serie Cientifica, 2018) [Artigo]
Because it is an unconfined aquifer and is relatively close to the surface, Rio Claro Aquifer becomes an easy target for infiltration of contaminants from various sources. The present paper aims to study the vulnerability ... -
A Step towards Integrating CMORPH Precipitation Estimation with Rain Gauge Measurements
; ; ; Gomes Vieira Reis, Fabio Augusto; Giordano, Lucilia do Carmo ; Cerri, Rodrigo Irineu ; ; ; ; et al. (Advances In Meteorology, 2019) [Artigo]
Accurate daily rainfall estimation is required in several applications such as in hydrology, hydrometeorology, water resources management, geomorphology, civil protection, and agriculture, among others. CMORPH daily rainfall ... -
COMPARTMENTALIZATION AND GEOMORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OF THE CUIABA RIVER FLOODPLAIN, MATO GROSSO, PANTANAL
Meira, Fabiana Cristina; ; ; Assine, Mario Luis (Revista Brasileira De Geomorfologia, 2019) [Artigo]
The Cuiaba River watershed, located in the state of Mato Grosso, drains an area of approximately 36,000 km(2). When it enters the Pantanal area in Mato Grosso, the Cuiaba river starts depositing the sediments transported ... -
Microbialite fields developed in a protected rocky coastline: The shallow carbonate ramp of the Aptian Romualdo Formation (Araripe Basin, NE Brazil)
Varejao, F. G.; ; Warren, L. ; Matos, S. A. ; Rodrigues, M. G. ; Assine, M. L. ; ; Simoes, M. G. (Sedimentary Geology, 2019) [Artigo]
The Aptian Romualdo Formation is a siliciclastic-dominated sedimentary unit recording the last marine ingression within the Cretaceous interior basins of northeastern Brazil. At the western margin of the Araripe Basin, ... -
EXCEPTIONAL PRESERVATION OF SOFT TISSUES BY MICROBIAL ENTOMBMENT: INSIGHTS INTO THE TAPHONOMY OF THE CRATO KONSERVAT-LAGERSTATTE
Varejao, Filipe G.; Warren, Lucas ; Simoes, Marcello G. ; ; Matos, Suzana A. ; Assine, Mario L. (Palaios, 2019) [Artigo]
The Aptian Crato Konservat-Lagerstatte is renowned for its exceptionally preserved fossils in lacustrine laminated limestones. Although previous works on this site include numerous taxonomic studies, its taphonomy remains ...