Les Chantiers de l'Exposition universelle de 1889 : revue bi-mensuelle du commerce et des industries se rattachant à l'Exposition

1888/08/15 (A2,N32)-1888/08/31.

Les Chantiers de l'Exposition universelle de 1889 : revue bi-mensuelle du commerce et des industries se rattachant à l'Exposition

1888/05/01 (A2,N25)-1888/05/15.

Les Chantiers de l'Exposition universelle de 1889 : revue bi-mensuelle du commerce et des industries se rattachant à l'Exposition

1888/06/01 (A2,N27)-1888/06/15.

Les Chantiers de l'Exposition universelle de 1889 : revue bi-mensuelle du commerce et des industries se rattachant à l'Exposition

1888/08/01 (A2,N31)-1888/08/15.

Les Chantiers de l'Exposition universelle de 1889 : revue bi-mensuelle du commerce et des industries se rattachant à l'Exposition

1887/08/01 (A1,N8).

Les Chantiers de l'Exposition universelle de 1889 : revue bi-mensuelle du commerce et des industries se rattachant à l'Exposition

1887/08/15 (A1,N9).

Les Chantiers de l'Exposition universelle de 1889 : revue bi-mensuelle du commerce et des industries se rattachant à l'Exposition

1888/03/01 (A2,N20).

Les Chantiers de l'Exposition universelle de 1889 : revue bi-mensuelle du commerce et des industries se rattachant à l'Exposition

1888/09/15 (A2,N34)-1888/10/01.

Investigation of the occurrence of pesticide residues in rural wells and surface water following application to tobacco

In this work the exposure of wells and surface water to pesticides, commonly used for tobacco cropping, was assessed. Water consumption wells and surface water flows were sampled at different times. After a preconcentration step with solid phase extraction (SPE), the selected pesticides were determined by gas chromatography with electron capture detection (GC-ECD) or high performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection (HPLC-DAD). No pesticides were detected in the well water samples and surface water flow in the winter season. However, in the spring and summer higher concentrations of chlorpyrifos and imidacloprid were found in the water source samples. Atrazine, simazine and clomazone were also found. The occurrence of pesticides in collected water samples was related with the application to tobacco.

Engendering Group Support Based Foresight for Capital Intensive Manufacturing Industries - Case Paper and Steel Industry Scenarios by 2018

In recent times of global turmoil, the need for uncertainty management has become ever momentous. The need for enhanced foresight especially concerns capital-intensive industries, which need to commit their resources and assets with long-term planning horizons. Scenario planning has been acknowledged to have many virtues - and limitations - concerning the mapping of the future and illustrating the alternative development paths. The present study has been initiated to address both the need of improved foresight in two capital-intensive industries, i.e. the paper and steel industries and the imperfections in the current scenario practice. The research problem has been approached by engendering a problem-solving vehicle, which combines, e.g. elements of generic scenario process, face-to-face group support methods, deductive scenario reasoning and causal mapping into a fully integrated scenario process. The process, called the SAGES scenario framework, has been empirically tested by creating alternative futures for two capital-intensive industries, i.e. the paper and steel industries. Three scenarios for each industry have been engendered together with the identification of the key megatrends, the most important foreign investment determinants, key future drivers and leading indicators for the materialisation of the scenarios. The empirical results revealed a two-fold outlook for the paper industry, while the steel industry future was seen as much more positive. The research found support for utilising group support systems in scenario and strategic planning context with some limitations. Key perceived benefits include high time-efficiency, productivity and lower resource-intensiveness. Group support also seems to enhance participant satisfaction, encourage innovative thinking and provide the users with personalised qualitative scenarios.

Caracterização do MP10 e MP2,5 e distribuição por tamanho de cloreto, nitrato e sulfato em atmosfera urbana e rural de Londrina

Samplings of atmospheric particulate matter (PM) were carried out between the months of March and April of 2007, simultaneously in two areas of Londrina, an urban (Historical Museum) and other rural (Farm School-UEL). PM was collected using the cascade impactor consisting of four impaction stages (0.25 to 10 μm). The results indicated that the fine fraction (PM2.5) represented a significant portion of the mass of PM10 (70 and 67% in the urban and rural places, respectively). Cl-, NO3- and SO4(2-) were determined by ion chromatography and the size distribution is presented. Natural and anthropogenic sources were suggested to the ionic components in the fine and coarse mode of PM.

Groundwater quality comparison between rural farms and riparian wells in the western Amazon, Brazil

Groundwater quality of a riparian forest is compared to wells in surrounding rural areas at Urupá River basin. Groundwater types were calcium bicarbonated at left margin and sodium chloride at right, whereas riparian wells exhibited a combination of both (sodium bicarbonate). Groundwater was mostly solute-depleted with concentrations within permissible limits for human consumption, except for nitrate. Isotopic composition suggests that inorganic carbon in Urupá River is mostly supplied by runoff instead of riparian groundwater. Hence, large pasture areas in addition to narrow riparian forest width in this watershed may have an important contribution in the chemical composition of this river.