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Distribuição espacial de queimadas e mortalidade em idosos em região da Amazônia Brasileira, 2001 – 2012

Resumo As queimadas exercem relevante impacto sobre o ecossistema amazônico na estação seca com as emissões de poluentes atmosféricos. Os efeitos sobre a saúde das populações, principalmente na região do arco do desmatamento, tem sido objeto de recentes estudos. O presente estudo teve como objet...

The Geographic Information System applied to study schistosomiasis in Pernambuco

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Diagnose risk environments for schistosomiasis in coastal localities of Pernambuco using geoprocessing techniques. METHODS A coproscopic and malacological survey were carried out in the Forte Orange and Serrambi areas. Environmental variables (temperature, salinity, pH, total disso...

Occupational exposure to hydrogen cyanide during large-scale cassava processing, in Alagoas State, Brazil

Abstract: The cassava roots used for flour production contain high amounts of cyanogenic glycosides and are, therefore, potential hydrogen cyanide (HCN) releasers. This fact is the cause of an increasing health concern in the sector of cassava processing. Brazilian workers engaged in the flour production...

La bata sanitaria y el uniforme escolar: su uso por profesionales, técnicos y estudiantes de las Ciencias Médicas
The sanitary coat and the school uniform: their use by medical sciences professionals, technicians and students

Rev. medica electron; 39 (supl.1), 2017

Desarrollo sustentable desde el enfoque de autocuidado: Un aporte a la práctica de enfermería
Sustainable development from a self-care approach: A contribution to a nursing practice

Horiz. enferm; 28 (3), 2017
La relación entre salud y ambiente no es una temática reciente, ya en el año 1974 la Agencia de Salud Pública de Canadá establece en su informe Lalonde los factores claves que parecían determinar el estado de salud de los individuos, identificando así el estilo de vida, el ambiente, la biología h...

Benthic macroinvertebrate community in the Sinos river drainage basin, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Braz. j. biol; 76 (4), 2016
Abstract Aquatic macroinvertebrate fauna is a relevant component of limnic continental aquatic ecosystems, playing an important role in several processes with relevant biocomplexity. The present study characterized the benthic macroinvertebrate fauna found in three hydric bodies in the Sinos river draina...

Seasonal study of concentration of heavy metals in waters from lower São Francisco River basin, Brazil

Braz. j. biol; 76 (4), 2016
Abstract In this study we determined the concentration of metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) in the water lower São Francisco River basin, to evaluate the influence of urbanization and industrialization on environmental changes in the water resource. All samples were analyzed using the IUPAC ada...

Contaminación intradomiciliaria por material particulado fino (MP2, 5) en hogares de recién nacidos

Rev. chil. pediatr; 87 (5), 2016
Introducción: La contaminación de aire por material particulado (MP) es un importante problema de salud pública. En Chile se ha estudiado la contaminación atmosférica y MP10, y escasamente aire interior y MP2,5. Como los recién nacidos y los lactantes pasan la mayoría del tiempo en el hogar, es ne...

Public green areas and urban environmental quality of the city of São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil

Braz. j. biol; 76 (3), 2016
Abstract Assess the state of public green areas, their importance and influence on environmental quality and living in urban centers is an arduous task considering the conceptual and scientific regarding quantification and data analysis methods divergence. In this study, we aimed to determine two indicat...

Benthic microalgae community response to flooding in a tropical salt flat

Braz. j. biol; 76 (3), 2016
Abstract This research evaluated the effect of flooding on the microphytobenthos community structure in a microbial mat from a tropical salt flat. Field samples were collected during four consecutive days: on the first three days the salt flat was dry, on the fourth day it was flooded by rain. In order t...