Ricardo Silveira Bernardes

TL;DR: In this article, the results of long-term permittivity tests using leachate to evaluate biological clogging of nonwoven geotextiles were presented and the accuracies of semi-empirical models to evaluate the kinetics of bacteria growth and to correlate hydraulic properties and microbiological parameters were examined.

TL;DR: The suggested systematization of the sanitation systems effects in each step of their implementation is an advance considering the association between the fundamental elements for formulating a planning model for sanitation infrastructure.

TL;DR: Microorganisms were selected through key information about microbiological characterization of health care facilities' solid waste and evaluation of risk of infection from discarded sharps and Pathogens such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis and hepatitis A and B viruses were specifically identified as capable of environmental survival or resistance.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used the natural soil (Oxisol) mixed with medium sand, planted with rice (Oryza sativa L.) and a control without plants to evaluate the BOD removal through the immobilization of microbial biomass, basal respiration, and total organic carbon of the soil.

TL;DR: In this paper, a low-cost incubator was developed using a locally available expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam cooler, with two water bottles filled with hot water to heat incubator to a target of 35 °C.