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Environmental and Health Quality (QAS)<\/strong><\/p>\n The focus on the researches below lies on the environmental quality improvement, environmental impact minimization, and public health effects, which are<\/p>\n Projects:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n To study the evaluation of environmental quality (water, soil, air, and biota), and the applicable prevention and control measures with the purpose of reducing human health harms and improving environmental conditions; Responsible: Prof. Dr. Wanda Maria Risso G\u00fcnther<\/em><\/p>\n To evaluate the application of different systems and technologies of environmental sanitation; Responsible: Prof. Dr. Wanderley da Silva Paganini<\/em><\/p>\n Quantitative and qualitative studies on the characterization of physical, chemical, and biological agents, mainly those of higher toxicity, in external and internal environment, urban, rural, and industrial areas, and in movable and fixed sources.<\/p>\n Responsible: Prof. Dr. Jo\u00e3o Vicente de Assun\u00e7\u00e3o<\/em><\/p>\n To approach issues related to the use of indicator organisms on the evaluation of the environmental quality of waters, soil, and air; Responsible: Prof. Dr. Jos\u00e9 Luiz Negr\u00e3o Mucci<\/em><\/p>\n Based on subsiding the elaboration and\/or evaluation of public policies related to the subject, this line comprises the studies concerning the understanding of health-environment relations emphasizing the employment of special methods, geo-processing, and the analysis of quantitative risks and the sustainability indicators. Moreover, it approaches issues directly related to decision-making processes, environmental education, and the community\u2019s participation in environmental planning and management and public health.<\/p>\n Projects:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n This line studies the development and implementation of public policies, approaching society-environment interaction processes, aiming to understand the political implications onto the environmental-health issues.<\/p>\n Responsible: Prof. Dr. Arlindo Philippi Jr.<\/em><\/p>\n To develop and apply the quantitative methods of evaluations of exposure and risks to human health associated to chronic and acute exposures of environmental contaminants (physical, chemical, and biological); 2.3 Health and Environment Responsible: Prof. Dr. Helena Ribeiro<\/em><\/p>\n To identify and analyze the environmental management systems in public, entrepreneurial, and civil society sectors; Responsible: Prof. Dr. Leandro Luiz Giatti<\/em><\/p>\n The concern of this lineis to carry out investigations about work and health conditions, work organization and its possible work-associations with incidents and accidents and work-related diseases. 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\nTo approach studies of environmental impacts and health effects concerning the atmospheric and liquid effluent waste, and the environmental solid residue waste;
\nTo manage solid residues and environmental liabilities.<\/p>\n\n
\nTo approach processes and systems for the rational use and reuse of waters;
\nTo evaluate water supply systems, collection, removal, treatment, and final effluent disposal.<\/p>\n\n
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\nTo monitor water for human-consumption and reuse;
\nTo detect and quantify the emergent and re-emergent pathogens in environmental matrixes.<\/p>\n\n
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\nTo approach the application of the risk-concept in decision-making, environmental management, and public health processes.<\/p>\n
\nTo approach studies related to the application of special-temporal analysis to reach the understanding of health-society-environment relations aiming to subside the adoption of appropriate public policies;
\nTo emphasize the application of geo-processing tools onto the studies of health impacts resulting from the climatic and environmental alterations, sugar-cane burning, and the vegetation cover changes.<\/p>\n\n
\nTo contribute to the improvement of public healthcare and environment;
\nTo develop and apply sustainability indicators.<\/p>\n\n
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\nTo surveil workers\u2019 health and work accidents.<\/p>\n