Avaliação da presença de vapores no solo em antiga área industrial contaminada por hidrocarbonetos: concentrações medidas e simuladas

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Assinaturas geoelétricas em área contaminada por hidrocarboneto no pólo industrial de Cubatão - SP

Pós-graduação em Geociências e Meio Ambiente - IGCE

Investigação geoambiental com tomada de decisão em campo utilizando o piezocone de resistividade como ferramenta de alta resolução: Marcos Tanaka Riyis. -

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Estudo da mobilidade do crômio em área de descarte inadequado de resíduos de couro: possível contaminação de solos, águas e sedimentos

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Mucorales de solo contaminado com metais pesados na região do pólo cerâmico de Santa Gertrudes, SP: ocorrência e capacidade de biossorção de chumbo e zinco

Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológicas (Microbiologia Aplicada) - IBRC

APLICAÇÃO DO MÉTODO DE POLARIZAÇÃO INDUZIDA EM ATERRO CONTROLADO

A geofísica aplicada em estudos ambientais é uma alternativa viável e promissora diante da demanda crescente por novas técnicas de investigação, essencialmente na caracterização e monitoramento de áreas contaminadas. Este trabalho apresenta os resultados de aplicação do método Polarização Induzida (IP), por meio da técnica de caminhamento elétrico, para determinação da área de percolação de material lixiviado proveniente de aterro de resíduos sólidos domiciliares do tipo vala. Os resultados sugerem uma associação entre anomalias de alta cargabilidade e prováveis acumulações de minerais férricos na base das valas de resíduos recentemente fechadas, em contraste com valas mais antigas, onde a cargabilidade tende aos valores naturais para a área. Palavras-chave: Polarização Induzida, resíduos sólidos, cargabilidade, mineralização, geoquímica.

Radônio como indicador de contaminação de solos por hidrocarbonetos

Previous studies show that in areas contaminated by fuel spill (NAPL- non-aqueous phase liquids), from operational activities, transport and storage, it was possible to observe a significant decrease of ²²²Rn (radon) gas concentration in the soil, even a non-uniform distribution of this gas in top soil, even with a geological situation was practically homogeneous. These anomalies may be associated with the preference partitioning of radon in NAPLs. This work consists of applying ²²²Rn as an indicator for locating subsurface contamination by NAPLs in an area of the city of Rio Claro (SP) where, according to the “Survey of Contaminated and Rehabilitated Areas in the State of São Paulo (Environmental Sanitation and Technology Company - CETESB), there was, in the year 2007, groundwater contamination from leaks of liquid fuels. The challenges of this research are: Promulgate the use of a new tool with greater efficiency in obtaining results, in addition to generate less impact in half and have less expenditure; disseminate scientific culture promoting greater integration of C&T (culture & technology) between universities and businesses. The emanometric technique to estimate the location, number and interfacial area of NAPL in saturated and non-saturated zone, has the advantage of locating and determining plumes of free phase even when the amount of VOC's (Volatile Organic Compounds) that reaches the surface is low or non-existent. In addition, the measurement techniques ²²²Rn are quite developed. The results obtained show that, similar to the other studies, the 222Rn soil gas presents an anomalous behavior in the area bounded by NAPL plume, being possible to note a significant deficit in the concentration of the gas in spots where the saturation by NAPLs is still critical. Therefore it is concluded that this tool is really promising, but we must be careful to evaluate the initial conditions of the area, as well as the type of...

Geofísica aplicada no diagnóstico preliminar do antigo lixão do município de Rio Claro - SP

The issue of solid waste disposal and urban growth are conflictive, since the areas where old uncontrolled refuse disposal were away from the city today are incorporated to the urban area population. Thus, now population is closer to the degradation of contaminants coming from waste disposal, and, in some cases, these areas become housing subdivisions. This work aims to support the diagnosis of a former landfill in the municipality of Rio Claro (SP), using geophysical methods through resistivity anomalies. In order to develop the diagnostic, it was utilized water and soil analysis of a preliminary report and techniques of vertical electrical sounding and electrical profiling. The areas influenced by the garbage presented less resistivity than the one of the natural subsoil. Through the interpretation of results, the local potentiometric map was elaborated, as well as a map of calculated resistivity. The interpretation of these products indicated a disagreement between the groundwater flow and the current topography, leading to an identification of a preferential direction of the contamination plume in the NE-SW. These observations prove the applicability of geoelectrical methods in areas of former waste disposal with little information.

Estudo da elaboração do plano de descomissionamento para desativação de empreendimentos

Deconstructions, although hardly covered in Civil Engineering courses, are a very important field of study. Due to numerous factors, such as obsolescence, buildings life cycle comes to an end leading to their deactivations. Decommissioning is a process that intends to plan the hole deactivation by providing the cleaning of contaminated areas, avoiding risks to public health, as well as promoting a screening of generated waste, whether dangerous or not, offering their correct disposal or even reuse when possible. Decommissioning must be developed by a plan that covers from the recognition of the area until its releases to other uses. When this procedure is appropriate, attention must be paid to the cost effective of its implementation and to the cleaning standard that the plan intends to reach. The execution of the service allows to reuse the area, becoming productive again

Efeito da adição de butanol na biodegradabilidade da gasolina e do óleo diesel

The increase in the oil price and the current trend of using renewable raw materials for the production of chemicals renew the interest in the production of biobutanol that, produced by fermentation of agricultural raw materials, can be used as a component of gasoline and diesel. With the commercialization of new fuels, environmental damages due to spills can occur. Among other techniques, the clean-up of these contaminated areas can be achieved with bioremediation, a technique based on the action of microorganisms, which has the advantage of turning hazardous contaminants into non toxic substances such as CO2, water and biomass. Thus, bearing in mind the use of biobutanol in the near future as a gasoline extender and due to the lack of knowledge of the effects of butanol on the biodegradation of gasoline, this work aimed to assess the aerobic biodegradation of butanol/gasoline blends and butanol/diesel (20% v/v), being the latter compared to the ethanol/gasoline blend and biodiesel/diesel (20% v/v), respectively. Two experimental techniques were employed, namely the respirometric method and the redox indicator 2,6-dichlorophenol indophenol (DCPIP) test. In the former, experiments simulating the contamination of natural environments were carried out in biometer flasks, used to measure the microbial CO2 production. The DCPIP test assessed the capability of four inocula to biodegrade the fuel blends. In butanol/gasoline experiments the addition of the alcohols to the gasoline resulted in positive synergic effects on the biodegradation of the fuels in soil and...(Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Distribuição de LNAPL na zona não saturada em solos tropicais, no município de Rio Claro/SP

Pós-graduação em Geociências e Meio Ambiente - IGCE

Avaliação do potencial biotecnológico de microorganismos da biodiversidade brasileira: biodegradação de herbicidas benzonitrilados

Pós-graduação em Química - IQ

Comportamento das curvas de saturação da água e LNAPL em solo da formação Rio Claro

Pós-graduação em Geociências e Meio Ambiente - IGCE

Avaliação do potencial de degradação do herbicida diuron por fungos isolados de solo de canavial e suas tolerâncias aos metabólitos gerados

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Adsorção de cádmio e chumbo em solução aquosa por lama vermelha natural e com diferentes ativações

Pós-graduação em Engenharia Civil e Ambiental - FEB