Index of Sustainable Use of Water (ISA-WATER) – Region of the São Francisco River

July 2006

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With population growth and increased economic activities throughout the world, water of adequate quality has become scarce natural resource, requiring national or multilateral public policies for management of multiple uses and for the preservation of quality. Despite its relatively comfortable position in this scenario, holding about 11.6% of the freshwater of the world, Brazil has [...]


Environmental Impact of the Fungicide Metalaxyl

July 2006

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The research team from Embrapa Meio Ambiente has been developing, in partnership with experts from other public and private institutions, studies on the biodegradation of pesticides in Brazilian soils. These studies are basic, but they may result in information and technologies and direct application in the recovery of rural and urban environments contaminated with pesticides.
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