Search Results - "Leal, António"
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Groundwater security indicators and their drivers: An assessment made in a region of tropical climate (Paraopeba River basin, Brazil)
Published in The Science of the total environment (25-11-2023)“…Groundwater helps overcoming periods of drought buffering their effects on water supply to people, natural ecosystems and the economy. Following the latest…”
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A systematic analysis on the efficiency and sustainability of green facades and roofs
Published in The Science of the total environment (01-07-2024)“…In the modern urban space, green infrastructures have been gaining increasing relevance due to their positive impacts on sustainability issues, visual appeal,…”
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Estimating water erosion from the brightness index of orbital images: A framework for the prognosis of degraded pastures
Published in The Science of the total environment (01-07-2021)“…The inadequate management of soils and the absence of conservation practices favor the degradation of pastures and can trigger adverse environmental…”
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The COP27 screened through the lens of global water security
Published in The Science of the total environment (15-05-2023)“…Water security is an expression of resilience. In the recent past, scientists and public organizations have built considerable work around this concept…”
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The soil conservation agenda of Brazil: A review of “edge-to-edge” science contributions
Published in The Science of the total environment (01-12-2024)“…Soil conservation adheres to various United Nations Sustainable Development Goals while in Brazil is a constitutional obligation. To attain the goals and…”
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Beyond land use planning and ecosystem services assessment with the conservation use potential framework: A study in the Upper Rio das Velhas basin, Brazil
Published in The Science of the total environment (01-05-2024)“…Human actions can damage the ecosystems and affect the services depending on them, with ample detrimental consequences. In earlier studies, the Conservation…”
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Payment for Environmental Services: A critical review of schemes, concepts, and practice in Brazil
Published in The Science of the total environment (15-11-2023)“…The Payment for Environmental Services (PES) is often conceived through complex schemes without a clear definition of all concepts involved. This study…”
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Spatial indicator of priority areas for the implementation of agroforestry systems: An optimization strategy for agricultural landscapes restoration
Published in The Science of the total environment (15-09-2022)“…The ecological functions restoration in agricultural areas is a major challenge on a landscape scale. In the specific case of active restoration through…”
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Trends of potentially illegal deforestation over protected areas of Rio das Velhas basin, Brazil
Published in Land degradation & development (01-09-2023)“…Abstract Despite the promise to increase control and fight against deforestation, the new Brazilian Forest Code (BFC) allowed more flexible dimensioning and…”
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Attenuation of water contamination in the Paraopeba River after the collapse of B1 tailings dam: Natural wash-off and dredging contributions
Published in The Science of the total environment (10-08-2024)“…Following the B1 dam collapse at Córrego do Feijão Mine, actions were taken to address environmental damage and enhance the quality of water in the Paraopeba…”
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Seasonal Differences in Water Pollution and Liver Histopathology of Iberian Barbel (Luciobarbus bocagei) and Douro Nase (Pseudochondrostoma duriense) in an Agricultural Watershed
Published in Water (Basel) (01-02-2022)“…Histopathology has been used as a very useful tool to provide information on the severity of tissue damage, injuries, and organ functionality. Thus, this work…”
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Geomorphologic risk zoning to anticipate tailings dams' hazards: A study in the Brumadinho's mining area, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Published in The Science of the total environment (20-02-2024)“…The use of tailings dams in the mining industry is recurrent and a matter of concern given the risk of collapse. The planning of tailings dam's emplacement…”
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Scenarios of environmental deterioration in the Paraopeba River, in the three years after the breach of B1 tailings dam in Brumadinho (Minas Gerais, Brazil)
Published in The Science of the total environment (15-09-2023)“…The collapse of B1 dam at the Córrego do Feijão mine of Vale, S.A., located in the Ferro-Carvão stream watershed (Brazil), released 11.7 Mm3 of tailings rich…”
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A partial least squares-path model of causality among environmental deterioration indicators in the dry period of Paraopeba River after the rupture of B1 tailings dam in Brumadinho (Minas Gerais, Brazil)
Published in Environmental pollution (1987) (01-08-2022)“…This study investigated the collapse of B1 mine-tailings dam that occurred in 25 January 2019 and severely affected the Brumadinho region (Minas Gerais state,…”
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A partial least squares-path model of environmental degradation in the Paraopeba River, for rainy seasons after the rupture of B1 tailings dam, Brumadinho, Brazil
Published in The Science of the total environment (10-12-2022)“…The present study aimed to investigate the rupture of B1 tailings dam of Córrego do Feijão mine, which drastically affected the region of Brumadinho (Minas…”
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Carbon footprints of tailings dams' disasters: A study in the Brumadinho region (Brazil)
Published in The Science of the total environment (01-11-2024)“…Tailings dams' breaks are environmental disasters with direct and intense degradation of soil. This study analyzed the impacts of B1 tailings dam rupture…”
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A method to describe attenuation of river contamination under peak flows: Can the public water supply from Paraopeba River finally return after the Brumadinho dam disaster?
Published in The Science of the total environment (01-11-2024)“…Tailings dams' disasters begin a stage of river water contamination with no endpoint at first sight. But when the river was formerly used for public water…”
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Geochemistry and contamination of sediments and water in rivers affected by the rupture of tailings dams (Brumadinho, Brazil)
Published in Applied geochemistry (01-05-2023)“…Understanding the geochemistry and contamination of rivers affected by the rupture of tailings dams is paramount to emergency water resources management. This…”
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Sediment source fingerprints of natural processes and anthropogenic pressures: A contribution to manage the Paraopeba River basin impacted by the B1 tailings dam collapse
Published in Journal of environmental management (01-04-2024)“…Understanding the origins of sediment transport in river systems is crucial for effective watershed management, especially after catastrophic events. This…”
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The Buffer Capacity of Riparian Vegetation to Control Water Quality in Anthropogenic Catchments from a Legally Protected Area: A Critical View over the Brazilian New Forest Code
Published in Water (Basel) (16-03-2019)“…The riparian buffer width on watersheds has been modified over the last decades. The human settlements heavily used and have significantly altered those areas,…”
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