One of the greatest challenges of modern society is to solve the excessive generation and the environmentally adequate disposal of solid waste. In this context, Health Care Waste (HCW) deserve greater attention due to their ...

The National Biofuels Policy was established by Law No. 13.576, of December 26, 2017, aiming to comply with the goals of mitigation of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the energy sector, the expansion of the production ...

Occupying a prominent position in the mining sector, being among the six most important mineral countries in the world, holding reserves of approximately 40 types of metallic and non-metallic minerals and a geodiversity ...

The conservation of the natural resources of the Caatinga biome is intensely associated with the mitigation of desertification, a process of environmental degradation that occurs in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas, ...

The fragments of vegetation in urban areas are being reduced and this compromises the stability of watersheds and the survival of living beings, now and in the future. The springs of Riacho das Piabas are located in the ...

Agriculture should be established to engage the social, political, economic, cultural and ecological region. In this sense, the use of these resources in a sustainable manner enables the development of this activity in the ...

It knows that the environmental problematic comes being discussed by practically all society sectors. This big concern happens for the natural resources extinction caused by increase in consumption and adherence of ...

Among the most discussed topics today, the emergence of agricultural sustainability has gained more and more ground in the face of socioeconomic and environmental problems resulting from the adoption of the principles ...

This work investigated household decentralized wastewater systems related to minimal cost, and effluent quality for physicochemical and microbiologic parameters prior to reuse in cultivation of Palma forage aiming to ...

The focus on performance of the Watershed Committees enables investigate the extent of applicability of the National Water Resources Policy. It also allows checking the level of integration between public institutions ...