<b>Nitrogen forms and total phosphorus in water courses: a study at Maringá stream, Paraná State</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascitechnol.v35i4.14018

Authors

  • Rosane Freire Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Cássia Maria Bonifácio Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Fabrí­cio Hernandes de Freitas Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Roselene Maria Schneider Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Célia Regina Granhen Tavares Universidade Estadual de Maringá

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4025/actascitechnol.v35i4.14018

Keywords:

nitrogen, phosphorus, water pollution, watershed, eutrophication

Abstract

This paper aimed to monitor the nitrogen compounds and total phosphorous in the Maringá Stream watershed in order to investigate the spatial and temporal variations in the water quality. For this, samplings were collected from seven sites during the period from October 2008 to September 2009. The results indicated the most critical stretches of water pollution with the inflow of the discharges from a sewage treatment plant of the city. Also it is important to highlight the influence of diffuse pollution coming from agricultural runoff and wastewater from fishing lakes, on the water quality.

 

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Author Biography

Rosane Freire, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Engenheira Ambiental. Doutoranda em Engenharia Quí­mica - Departamento de Engenharia Quí­mica (UEM)

Published

2013-05-23

How to Cite

Freire, R., Bonifácio, C. M., Freitas, F. H. de, Schneider, R. M., & Tavares, C. R. G. (2013). <b>Nitrogen forms and total phosphorus in water courses: a study at Maringá stream, Paraná State</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascitechnol.v35i4.14018. Acta Scientiarum. Technology, 35(4), 711–716. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascitechnol.v35i4.14018

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Section

Chemical Engineering

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