Assessment of water quality based on statistical analysis of physical-chemical, biomonitoring and land use data: Manso River supply reservoir.

Preserving the quality of surface water has become increasingly difficult due to the intensification of human activities in watersheds. This study assessed the water quality of the Manso River reservoir, which supplies water to Brazil's third largest metropolitan region. The integration of >10,000 secondary data, comprising physico-chemical parameters, metals and microbiological indicators, together with biomonitoring and land use and occupation data, were analyzed by using statistical tools, the Water Quality Index (WQI) and the Trophic State Index (TSI).

A spatiotemporal analysis of the physicochemical parameters after the operation of the Corumbá IV reservoir (Midwest Brazil) to support better management decision.

The study presents the characterization of the water quality of the Corumbá IV reservoir in the State of Goiás, in the Brazilian Cerrado biome, based on data from the operation period between 2007 and 2017. Few are known about the temporal and spatial variations in the water quality of the reservoir. Up to now, the water quality has been analyzed only from the point of view of compliance with the limits required by Brazilian environmental legislation.

Association between biotic and abiotic parameters and the occurrence of cyanobacteria in a Brazilian reservoir.

The water reservoir of Vargem das Flores, Brazil, has been subject to eutrophication problems. The occurrence of cyanobacterial blooms in this water body has raised concerns regarding the presence of toxic metabolites. In order to understand the factors that promote the proliferation and distribution of cyanobacteria in the reservoir, physicochemical parameters, species composition, and toxicity of the reservoir water column were analyzed at monthly intervals over a 3-year period (2004-2007) using a range of analytical techniques.