An early warning system for pollution events of recreational waters is being developed, within the scope of FP7 “PREPARED – Enabling Change” project and the Portuguese SIMAI and SI-GeA projects. The system is being applied to the Tagus estuary, accounting for the impact of the outfall from Alcântara combined catchment, the largest catchment of Lisbon. This system explicitly integrates the monitoring and modelli...
Within the scope of the Alcântara WWTP rehabilitation project, advanced physical-chemical treatment was introduced to up-grading existing primary treatment of wet-weather flows. In addition, biofiltration and ultra-violet disinfection of dry-weather flows were installed. A conceptual model using historical rainfall series was applied to the Alcântara catchment to evaluate the CSO discharges for a combination of...
As cidades são particularmente vulneráveis a efeitos de alterações climáticas, por concentrarem população, infra-estruturas e actividades económicas. O projecto PREPARED Enabling Change é um projecto em curso em 14 países, co-financiado pelo 7º Quadro Comunitário de Apoio da União Europeia, que tem como objectivo principal desenvolver estratégias integradas, no âmbito do ciclo urbano da água, tendo em vista uma...
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The authors present a case of a 76 year old man with angina pectoris, associated with throm bocythemia, intersticial lung disease and monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance (MGUS). We comment the evolution and treatment of angina pectoris, and some considerations are made about the association of those diseases in the course of angina pectoris.; Apresenta-se o caso de um doente de 76 anos de idade que...