EM - Escola de Minas
URI permanente desta comunidadehttp://www.hml.repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/6
Notícias
A Escola de Minas de Ouro Preto foi fundada pelo cientista Claude Henri Gorceix e inaugurada em 12 de outubro de 1876.
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Item Geochemical evaluation of bottom sediments affected by historic mining and the rupture of the Fundão dam, Brazil.(2020) Reis, Deyse Almeida dos; Nascimento, Laura Pereira do; Abreu, Adriana Trópia de; Nalini Júnior, Hermínio Arias; Roeser, Hubert Mathias Peter; Santiago, Aníbal da FonsecaThe rupture of the Fundão dam released about 39 million m3 of tailings into the Rio Doce/Brazil. The sediment load increase in the affected rivers has become a concern. As such, this article provides recent information about the region. In addition, based on past studies in the region, it shows the magnitude and dynamics of the environmental impacts caused by the rupture of the dam on the bottom sediments. Sediment samples in different seasonal periods were collected at eleven sampling stations located along the Gualaxo do Norte River, the first tributary of the Rio Doce affected by the environmental disaster. These sediments underwent physical, chemical, and granulometric analyses for their organic, metal, and semimetal content. The contamination factor and the enrichment factor of the samples also were calculated. To evaluate the anthropogenic contributions to sediment metal concentrations, reference values (regional background values) for the Gualaxo do Norte River were used. The results indicate that, in the sampling stations not affected by the disaster, the concentrations of the metals and semimetals reflect the geology of the Quadrilátero Ferrífero. However, in the area affected by the environmental disaster, there were changes in the chemical and physical properties of the bottom sediment, mainly in the concentrations of iron, organic matter, and fine sediment fractions. This was reflected in the contamination factors and enrichment factors calculated for the sediments of the sampling stations. Iron and manganese concentrations in sediments are much higher than other rivers in the world that are unaffected by mining activities. The observed changes in the bottom sediments of the river suggest a need for constant monitoring of the iron because the iron oxide minerals present in silt and clay have a high adsorption capacity. In the long term, these factors may contribute to the decrease of the quality of these sediments and consequently of the waters and biota present in these environments.Item An analysis of the economic viability and greenhouse gas emissions reductions resulting from the use of solar water heaters in a typical Brazilian dwelling.(2017) Altoé, Leandra; Oliveira Filho, Delly; Carlo, Joyce Correna; Monteiro, Paulo Marcos de Barros; Martins, Isabella Theresa de AlmeidaSeveral countries have reduced their energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions levels in buildings by promulgating laws, formulating standards and instituting certification programs. In this context, Brazil launched an energy efficiency certification for buildings in 2009. This study aimed to analyze the economic viability and potential greenhouse gas emissions reductions associated with the use of solar water heaters in a typical Brazilian dwelling. Solar thermal systems were simulated at different energy efficiency levels and shower water flow rates. It was found that the use of solar water heater, as compared with electric heater without a hot water storage, presented internal return rate of approximately 26% per year, simple payback around 4.5 years; net present value about US$ 2,194.00 and cost of conserved energy around US$ 0.12 kWh-1. This study also verified that solar water heater use in a typical Brazilian dwelling reduced emissions compared with electric and gas heating by approximately 95 and 256 kgCO2equivalentyear-1, respectively. The total reduction potential of greenhouse gas emissions by use solar water heaters for the Brazilian residential sector was substantial, around 5.75 million tCO2equivalentyear-1.Item Informações geoambientais derivadas de imagens de radar (R99B/SIPAM) e ópticas (LANDSAT/TM5) em jazimento de minério de ferro em Carajás.(2009) Morais, Maria Carolina de; Pereira Júnior, Paulo Martins; Paradella, Waldir RenatoUm dos impactos ambientais mais significativos em minerações de ferro está associado com as modificações da paisagem, especialmente em regiões de floresta equatorial, como no depósito N1, localizado na Província Mineral de Carajás. O uso da tecnologia do sensoriamento remoto tem mostrado muita eficiência e baixo custo no levantamento de informações ambientais nessa região. Imagens ópticas e de radar permitem a extração de informações complementares sobre a cobertura superficial e as alterações antrópicas, sob uma visão sinóptica do tratamento desses impactos. O principal objetivo dessa pesquisa é a obtenção de um conjunto de informações ambientais para futura implementação em um sistema de conhecimento que possa ser utilizado em regiões com contextos geoambientais similares.