As zonas terminais das ribeiras costeiras, como a Ribeira de Aljezur, constituem sistemas estuarinos e lagunares de elevada complexidade, por estarem sujeitos a rápidas alterações morfológicas das suas embocaduras. A Ribeira ...

Within the scope of the Alcântara STP rehabilitation project, enhanced primary treatment is being installed for the treatment of wet-weather flows. A simplified model using rainfall historical series was used to assess the ...

PAC/UF was investigated for removing M. aeruginosa cells and microcystins from natural waters and its performance was compared with the conventional clarifi cation with PAC addition (PAC+C/F/S). Ozonated and clarified ...

Fecal coliforms and fecal enterococci are used as indicators of enteric pathogenic organisms in aquatic environments, including bathing waters. There, sewage effluents, agricultural runoff and wildlife are important sources ...

Characterization of water demand can be of great value for the management of water supply systems. Especially when water resources are limited, permanently or seasonally, the identification of the types of consumers and ...

The public health risks which may arise from the occurrence of pathogenic microorganisms in drinking water supplies are such that its control is of paramount importance. Contaminated water can be a source of major disease ...

A garantia da segurança microbiológica da água distribuída ao consumidor assenta na utilização de barreiras à passagem de agentes patogénicos, da captação à torneira do consumidor. Destas, a pré oxidação com ozono é das ...

A utilização de metodologias de avaliação de desempenho de ETA constitui uma ferramenta fundamental para as entidades gestoras dos sistemas de abastecimento de água cujo objectivo seja a prestação de um serviço de boa ...

The use of performance assessment systems (PAS) is an important tool to provide a cost-effective and sustainable management of wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). Despite many PAS have been developed in recent years, ...

The current paper aims at the establishment of criteria and performance measures for the assessment of the effectiveness of energy management processes in water supply systems. The main objectives that generally motivate ...