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The constant flux and constant sedimentation (CF:CS) 210Pb chronological method applied to determine sedimentation rates at Amazon River watershed, Brazil
(Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 2022) [Artigo]Activity profiles of excess 210Pb determined in three sediment cores from Amazon River mouth, Amapá State, Brazil, provide the evaluation of sedimentation rates, contributing to a better knowledge of the hydrological ... -
Contaminants Inputs at Alambari river, São José dos Campos city, São Paulo State, Brazil
(Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 2021) [Artigo]This paper describes a hydrochemical study held at Alambari river, which crosses the installations of Henrique Lage refinery (Revap), São José dos Campos city, São Paulo State, Brazil. The hydrochemical characterization ... -
Sedimentation rates by the 210Pb chronological method in Itanhaém river watershed, southeast Brazil
(Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2021) [Artigo]The historical variation of sedimentation rate was investigated in five cores collected from the Itanhaém watershed main rivers, the second largest coastal watershed of the São Paulo state, Brazil, using the lead-210 ... -
Textural and mineralogical analisys of morro do nÍquel rocks (Mg) and correlations with serpentinization
(Geociencias, 2021) [Artigo]Morro do Níquel, a serpentinitic massif located in the southern extension of the Southern Brasilia Belt, in the Passos Nappe context, was the subject of a detailed textural and mineralogical study, developed on a drillhole, ... -
Petrochronology of high-pressure granulite facies rocks from Southern Brasília Orogen, SE Brazil: Combining quantitative compositional mapping, single-element thermometry and geochronology
(Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 2022) [Artigo]We use a combination of several in situ techniques to assess the P-T-t path of high-pressure granulites from the Passos Nappe in the Southern Brasília Orogen (SE Brazil). Quantitative element mapping and single-element ... -
Pros and cons of fertirrigation with in natura sugarcane vinasse: Do improvements in soil fertility offset environmental and bioenergy losses?
(Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021) [Artigo]Managing vinasse in sugarcane biorefineries currently raises a direct debate between traditional industrialists of the sucro-energy sector and researchers. While the first group identifies fertirrigation (land disposal of ... -
Effect of aeration rate on the performance of intermittently aerated constructed wetland
(IRRIGA, 2021) [Artigo]The aim of the present work was to evaluate the effect of different aeration rates on the removal of total nitrogen (TN) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) in intermittently aerated horizontal subsurface flow constructed ... -
Geology, geochemistry and mineral chemistry of campina do veado and santa blandina rapakivi granite stocks, southwest of sÃo paulo state
(Geociencias, 2021) [Artigo]The Campina do Veado and Santa Blandina granitic stocks are located in the southwest region of São Paulo state, in the municipality of Nova Campina, intrusive in the Itaiacoca Group's metavolcanosedimentary sequence rocks. ... -
Structural evolution of the internal domain of the southern brasÍlia belt in estrela do sul, minas gerais, Brazil
(Geociencias, 2021) [Artigo]The internal domain of the southern Brasília Belt, in the Estrela do Sul region comprises Eastern Goiandira, Western Goiandira units, Monte Carmelo complex and Araxá Group. The region encompasses two structural domains ... -
Characterization and evolution of hedenbergite-hastingsite-biotite-garnet orthogneiss in the region of the alterosa paleo-suture zone, southern portion of southern brasÍlia orogen
(Geociencias, 2020) [Artigo]In the southwest of Minas Gerais state, Santa Cruz do Prata district region, inserted in a context of high-pressure rocks attributed to the Araxá Group, in the southern portion of the Southern Brasília Orogen, an occurrence ... -
Lithofacies and mineralogy of the estrada nova formation in the state of são paulo, brazil, aiming application in the ceramic coating industry
(Anuario do Instituto de Geociencias, 2020) [Artigo]The objective of this work is to characterize the sedimentary lithofacies and mineral composition of the Estrada Nova Formation, in the south-central region of the São Paulo State. The faciological description associated ... -
Petrography, mineral chemistry and geothermobarometry of retroeclogite of araxá group from varginha shear zone region, southwest of minas gerais state
(Geociencias, 2020) [Artigo]The study area is located in the southwest of Minas Gerais state, north of the Guaxupé city and in the vicinity of the Santa Cruz do Prata district (Guaranésia municipality), a region affected by the Varginha Shear Zone. ... -
(NON) conventional approaches applied to the study of brazilian aquifers
((NON) Conventional Approaches Applied to the Study of Brazilian Aquifers, 2010) [Livro]The Earth's water is always in movement, and the water cycle describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth. Thus, the water cycle describes the processes that drive the movement ... -
Gamma-ray spectrometry signature of paraná volcanic rocks: Preliminary results
(Geociencias, 2014) [Artigo]The Paraná volcanic rocks (Serra Geral Formation) are characterized by four different types of rocks. The basalts are the most common, and display an integranular texture and dark gray to black color, in massive outcrops. ... -
The pocos de caldas hot spot: A big blast for nuclear energy in Brazil
(The Pocos de Caldas Hot Spot: A Big Blast for Nuclear Energy in Brazil, 2010) [Livro]The importance of the radioactive minerals occurring at the Poços de Caldas plateau for the establishment of the Brazilian Nuclear Energy Program has been recognized worldwide. The interest in uranium in the present days ... -
The role of organic matter on the adsorption of mercury in sediments from Amazon lakes, Brazil
(IAHS-AISH Publication, 2006) [Trabalho apresentado em evento]Gold has been exploited intensively in the Brazilian Amazon during the past 20 years, and the elemental mercury (Hg) used in amalgamating the gold has caused abnormal Hg concentrations in waterways. Since 1986 particular ... -
Diamondiferous deposits in the Jequitaí area (Minas Gerais, Brazil): A consequence of neotectonic processes
(Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen, 2005) [Artigo]Diamonds obtained from small scale mining near Jequitaí and surrounding villages are extracted from Tertiary conglomerates and Quaternary gravels of the Rio Jequitaí. Eocretaceous conglomerates, which are locally poorly ... -
The eutrophication history of a tropical water supply reservoir in Brazil
(Journal of Paleolimnology, 2014) [Artigo]Guarapiranga Reservoir is the second most important public water supply in São Paulo, Brazil and has been eutrophic for several decades. We inferred the major ecological shifts for the period 1919-2010 related to multiple ... -
The Rio Mata Cavalo group: The gold mineralization and its origin
(Geociencias, 2011) [Artigo]The metavolcano-sedimentary sequences, at the southeastern of Espinhaço ridge, present difficulties for distinction of Rio das Velhas Supergroup, till now. Besides of very similarities it is possible to separate the Rio ... -
REMOVAL OF NITROGEN AND ORGANIC MATTER IN AN INTERMITTENTLY AERATED HORIZONTAL SUBSURFACE FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLAND
(Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering, 2020) [Artigo]The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of intermittent aeration on the removal of ammonium (NH4+), total nitrogen (TN) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) in a horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland ...