URBAN SEDIMENTS: ENVIRONMENT AND WATER

Authors

  • Cristiano Poleto Univ. Estadual de Maringá - UEM
  • Leidy Luz Garcia Martinez Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14295/holos.v11i1.3053

Keywords:

Urban watershed, Heavy metals, Size-grain distribution, Diffuse pollution

Abstract

The dynamics of the metal´s transport pathways by sediments is sufficiently complex and it is influenced for some variables such as the sediment size-grain distribution, origin and its potential sources as well the type and occupation of the urban watershed. Therefore, it´s necessary to understand the involved processes in the sources-transport-deposit of the sediments in urban environments to be able to characterize (quantity and quality) these loads of pollutants that arrive in freshwater bodies. This kind of information can be used like support for sustainable projects conception of urban draining and it allows to minimize the degradation of the aquatic´s environments quality.

Author Biographies

Cristiano Poleto, Univ. Estadual de Maringá - UEM

Dep. Eng. Civil Recursos Hídricos e Saneamento Ambiental

Leidy Luz Garcia Martinez, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Eng. Ambiental Instituto de Pesquisas Hidráulicas

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Published

2011-01-31

How to Cite

Poleto, C., & Martinez, L. L. G. (2011). URBAN SEDIMENTS: ENVIRONMENT AND WATER. Holos Environment, 11(1), 01–15. https://doi.org/10.14295/holos.v11i1.3053

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 1 (2011)

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