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Doce

(Rio Doce), a river in Brazil. Length, about 600 km; basin area, about 87,000 sq km. It is formed by the confluence of the Piranga and Chopoto rivers, which flow from the northern spurs of the Serra da Mantiqueira. Until the city of Aimorés it flows through a hilly and mountainous area in a bed that has many rapids, forming waterfalls. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean near the city of Regencia. The minimum water discharge is in winter; in summer there are strong flash floods.

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Fundao Dam collapse: Oceanic dispersion of River Doce after the greatest Brazilian envinronmental accident.

Genotoxicity effects on Geophagus brasiliensis fish exposed to Doce River water after the environmental disaster in the city of Mariana, MG, Brazil/Efeitos da genotoxicidade em peixes da especie Geophagus brasiliensis expostos a agua do Rio Doce apos o desastre ambiental na cidade de Marina, MG, Brasil

However, there is little information on the nutritional requirement for 'cedro doce'.

Nutritional deficiency symptoms of young 'cedro doce' plants grown under macronutrient omission/ Sintomas de deficiencia nutricional de plantas jovens de cedro doce cultivado sob omissao de macronutrientes

In addition to the immediate impacts, such as discontinuation of fresh water supply to the population on the margins of the Gualaxo and Doce rivers, the incidence of diarrhea and dengue increased in the area.

IMPACTS OF THE MARIANA DISASTER

A obra pode ser situada nos contextos de obras de Daniel, de pecas encomendadas e colaboracoes compositor/interprete, de pecas didaticas e do repertorio contemporaneo para flauta doce no Brasil.

Reflecting on interpretations, crations and learning with Daniel Wolff's Soprando nas nuvens/Refletindo nas nuvens: interpretacoes, criacoes e aprendizagens em Soprando nas nuvens, de Daniel Wolff

No diferences were observed between treatments at 45 days after planting and the chlorophyll contents were 55.07 for 'Maracujazeiro azedo', 49.65 to 'Maracujazeiro doce' and 49.37 to FB 200.

Chlorophyll content and degrees day accumulation in passion fruit species in the Southwest of Goias, Brazil

Nonetheless, Mn and Fe concentrations in the Doce river have been reported to be respectively four times and one and half times higher than the water from an uncontaminated river nearby.

Metals and Arsenic in Water Supply for Riverine Communities Affected by the Largest Environmental Disaster in Brazil: The Dam Collapse on Doce River

Neste contexto, o objetivo do trabalho foi analisar a influencia da ingestao de batata doce por ratos exercitados agudamente e sua acao no esvaziamento gastrico de solidos, visualizando a necessidade alimentar logo apos a realizacao do exercicio e composicao corporal.

A INFLUENCIA DA BATATA DOCE (Ipomea batatas I.) NO ESVAZIAMENTO GASTRICO DE SOLIDOS EM RATOS ACORDADOS SUBMETIDOS AO EXERCICIO FISICO AGUDO

For the indigenous Krenak community, which lives on a hill between a dry streambed and the polluted Rio Doce, the disaster did more than destroy their water supply.

Brazil's Doce River still foul eight months after dam collapse

In this study we used the agro-climatic zoning for banana in the mesoregion of Vale do Rio Doce, in accordance with the methodology used by MAPA, adding altimetry data with the use of higher resolution satellite images.

Agro-climatic zoning to banana-growing in the mesoregion of Vale do Rio Doce/ Zoneamento agroclimatico para a cultura da banana na mesorregiao Vale do Rio Doce--MG