Characterization and diagnosis of the quality of effluents, affluent and social technologies applied in the Atlantic Forest area

• Grant number: 21/05650-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: October 01, 2021
• End date: September 30, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Sanitary Engineering - Basic Sanitation
• Principal Investigator: Marcelo Zaiat
• Grantee: Patricia Tamaki Seto
• Host Institution: Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos (EESC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 15/06246-7 - Biorefinery concept applied to biological wastewater treatment plants: environmental pollution control coupled with material and energy recovery, AP.TEM

Abstract

This study has as main focus the elaboration of a diagnosis and to propose actions for maintenance and improvement of the quality of the waters in an inhabited area within an area of Atlantic Forest, under the domain of the Instituto Terra Luminous (ITL). As it is a place characterized by having a seasonal generation of sewage and by being located in a preserved area, the common sewage treatment systems are not the most efficient. Therefore, this work aims to deepen the knowledge about the complexity of places like these and study what would be the best approach for the application of sewage treatment systems since it is an unusual case of occupation. (AU)