Água de soluções alternativas: estudo da diversidade de espécies fúngicas

Pós-graduação em Microbiologia - IBILCE

Caracterização e biodegradação de lodo de estações de tratamento de água para descarte em aterro sanitário

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Efeito dos óleos essenciais de Cymbopogon citratus e Melaleuca alternifolia sobre Candida albicans estudo in vitro e in vivo

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Nucleotídeos na dieta de frangos de corte criados no sistema alternativo

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Avaliação da etapa inicial do sinal insulínico em tecido muscular e hepático de ratos tratados cronicamente com NaF

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Efeito do tratamento crônico com fluoreto na atividade salivar, ossos e dentes de ratos espontaneamente hipertensos (SHR)

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

The right of children and adolescents to a healthy environment. A diagnosis from Latin America and the Caribbean

Healthy environment: unresolved debts that affect childhood and adolescenceIn this new edition, we point out the right of children and adolescents to live in a healthy environment with emphasis on adequate access to drinking water and sanitation, including diagnosis as well as policy perspective. It is our contribution to the challenges set out by the Millennium Development Goals and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The Rights of Indigenous Children

While children in general are overrepresented among those living in poverty, a long history of discrimination and exclusion has ensured that indigenous children in Latin America and the Caribbean are in an even worse position. In the general population 63% of children aged under 18 years live in poverty, as measured by privation of the basic rights to well-being; however, that figure is as high as 88% among indigenous children in the same age group. This is a violation of these children's rights —including their rights to survival and development— and entails high costs for society in terms of productive capacity and social inclusion. That is the thrust of the argument in the central article of this issue of Challenges, which focuses on poverty among indigenous children. The data show a pattern of inequality that is highly detrimental to indigenous children: they make up a disproportionate number of those living in extreme poverty and are three times more likely to lack access to education, safe drinking water and housing than other children. It is a matter of particular concern that in the countries of the Andean Community 5 of every 10 indigenous children under the age of 5 years suffer from chronic malnutrition.This edition includes brief testimonies by indigenous children as to what their life is like; an interview with Marta Maurás, Vice-Chairperson of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, on the international mechanisms in place to safeguard the rights of indigenous children; and, lastly, an article on the Uantakua programme in Mexico, which uses information and communication technologies in bilingual schools with large indigenous populations.

ECLAC Notes Nº 54

Latin American and Caribbean Economies Register 5% Growth in 2007, with Projections of 4.6% for 2008. Strengthening the Region's Economic Ties with Asian Countries Op-ed by ECLAC Executive Secretary, José Luis Machinea. Region Should Foster Improved Participation in the Global Trade in Modern Services. Highlights. From eLAC2007 to eLAC2010: the Progress in Latin American and Caribbean Information Societies. Indicators Children and Adolescents. Most Lack Access to Drinking Water and Sanitation. Recent titles. Calendar of events

Carta Circular de la Red de Cooperación en la Gestión Integral de Recursos Hídricos para el Desarrollo Sustentable en América Latina y el Caribe N° 38

Editorial.-- Discusión abierta: Monitoreo por indicadores de desempeño de los servicios de agua potable y alcantarillado ; Implicaciones del desarrollo de los biocombustibles para la gestión del agua.-- Noticias de la RED: Reflexiones de la URSEA del Uruguay ; Estrategia Nacional de Saneamiento Ambiental de El Salvador.-- Reuniones: Cooperación en Aguas Transfronterizas ; Importancia del valor del agua.-- Noticias sobre internet y WWW

Políticas tarifarias y regulatorias en el marco de los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio y el derecho humano al agua y al saneamiento

Incluye bibliografía.

Políticas e institucionalidad en materia de agua potable y saneamiento en América Latina y el Caribe

Incluye bibliografía.

Carta Circular de la Red de Cooperación en la Gestión Integral de Recursos Hídricos para el Desarrollo Sustentable en América Latina y el Caribe N° 40

Editorial.-- Discusión abierta ; Regulación bajo modelo público de la prestación ; Avances y desafíos de la Argentina en la regulación ; SUNASS luego de 20 años: Desarrollo, Experiencias, Lecciones y Desafíos ; Posible conflicto entre eficiencia y sustentabilidad ; Mejores prácticas de regulación de empresas de agua de propiedad estatal y municipal.-- Noticias de la RED:Canon por el uso del agua en la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina ; Política Nacional del Sector de Agua Potable y Saneamiento de Guatemala ; Ley de Modernización de los Servicios de Saneamiento en el Perú.-- Noticias sobre Internet y WWW

Electrochemical feasibility study of methyl parathion determination on graphite-modified basal plane pyrolytic graphite electrode

A low-cost electrochemical method was developed for the determination of trace-level of methyl parathion (MP) based on the properties of graphite-modified basal plane pyrolytic graphite electrode (graphite-bppg). A combination of graphite-bppg with square-wave voltammetric (SWV) analysis resulted in an original, sensitive and selective electrochemical method for determination of MP pesticide in drinking water. The electrode was constructed and the electrochemical behavior of MP was studied. Immobilization is achieved via film modification from dispersing graphite powder in deionized water and through pipeting a small volume onto the electrode surface allowing the solvent to volatilize. The strong affinity of the graphite modifier for the phosphorous group of the MP allowed the deposition of a significant amount of MP in less than 60 seconds. The cyclic voltammetric results indicate that the graphite-bppg electrode can enhance sensitivity in current intensity towards the quasi-reversible redox peaks of the products of the cathodic reduction of the nitro group at negative potential (peak I = 0.077 V and peak II = –0.062 V) and that the cathodic irreversible peak (peak III = –0.586 V) in comparison with bare bppg electrode and is also adsorption controlled process. Under optimized conditions, the concentration range and detection limit for MP pesticide are respectively 79.0 to 263.3 mmol L-1 and 3.00 mmol L-1. The proposed method was successfully applied to MP determination in drinking water and the performance of this electrochemical sensor has been evaluated in terms of analytical figures of merit.

Are we building competitive and liveable cities?: Guidelines for developing eco-efficient and socially inclusive infrastructure

This guideline jointly published by The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), in partnership with the Urban Design Lab of the Earth Institute, Columbia University, provides practical tools for city planners and decision makers to reform urban planning and infrastructure design according to the principles of eco-efficiency and social inclusiveness. It includes case studies from the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Japan and Sri Lanka.