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Cuidado tridimensional (eu, tu, nosso ambiente) na educação básica: para um reencantamento do mundo

Trata-se de um estudo de natureza qualitativa, com abordagem participativa, do tipo pesquisaação sobre a relação entre ambiente e saúde na visão de estudantes do ensino fundamental de uma escola pública do entorno de uma comunidade pesqueira, sob a ótica do cuidado tridimensional. Há uma comunid...

Metal evaluation and ecotoxicological bioassays using Chironomus xanthus in sediments of triângulo mineiro watercourses

Biosci. j. (Online); 34 (6), 2018
This study aimed to evaluate metal contamination in sediments of the Triângulo Mineiro watercourses and also analyze the toxicity of the sediments using Chironomus xanthus larvae, as test organisms. We collected sediments from three streams (P1, P2 and P3) and collect...

Evaluación in vitro de la capacidad biorremediadora de hongos filamentosos sobre petróleo crudo

NOVA publ. cient; 16 (30), 2018
Resumen Objetivo. Evaluar la capacidad biorremediadora de algunas especies de hongos filamentosos en suelos contaminados con petróleo crudo. Métodos. Se aislaron 138 cepas a partir de 90 cultivos primarios en muestras de suelos obtenidas en los municipios de Yondó (Antioquia), Acacías (Meta) y Tuma...

Impact of environmental pollution on the ocular surface of Sjögren's syndrome patients

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the effect of air pollution on the ocular surface of patients with Sjögren's syndrome. Methods: We investigated the ocular surfaces of thirty patients with Sjögren's syndrome and thirty healthy volunteers (control group) living in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires. W...

Factores de riesgo en la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica y su enfoque con los niveles de intervención de salud
Risk factors of the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and their approach from the health intervention levels

Rev. medica electron; 40 (5), 2018
RESUMEN Introducción: la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica constituye un problema de salud en el Hospital Territorial "Julio Miguel Aristegui Villamil" en Cárdenas de la provincia de Matanzas, siendo una de las causas de ingresos frecuentes en sus unidades de atención al grave, las cuales en ...

Executive summary workshop: toward the elimination of the use of solid fuels and kerosene in urban homes in the americas

Household air pollution is one of the principal causes of disease and premature death in low and middle-income countries (LMIC) and is an avoidable health risk. In the Americas, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that approximately 82,000 deaths in these countries were attributale to cooking, ...

Direct large-volume injection analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water

Univ. sci; 23 (2), 2018
Abstract Due to the health risks for both humans and living beings caused by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), the monitoring of these compounds in environmental matrices is mandatory. This work proposes an analytical method for analyzing anthracene (AN) and benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), two of the most r...

INCIDENCIA DEL RÍO BOGOTÁ EN LA CALIDAD MICROBIOLÓGICA DEL AGUA DEL RÍO MAGDALENA, MUNICIPIO DE FLANDES (TOLIMA)

Rev. luna azul; 47 (), 2018
La cuenca del río Bogotá está considerada como la más contaminada de Colombia, producto de la descarga de aguas residuales de una población superior a 7 millones de habitantes; aguas que al desembocar en la margen derecha del río Magdalena ―principal arteria fluvial nacional― deterioran su cali...