https://www.rbciamb.com.br/Publicacoes_RBCIAMB/issue/feed Revista Brasileira de Ciências Ambientais 2024-11-06T06:54:26-03:00 Revista Brasileira de Ciências Ambientais (RBCIAMB) rbciamb@abes-dn.org.br Open Journal Systems <p><a href="https://www.rbciamb.com.br/Publicacoes_RBCIAMB/announcement/view/11">Call for papers to the thematic section Epistemologies of Environmental Sciences | Revista Brasileira de Ciências Ambientais (RBCIAMB)</a></p> <p> </p> <h2><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #22884b;">Journal Insights</span></span></h2> <p style="text-align: justify;">From an interdisciplinary perspective, the <strong>Revista Brasileira de Ciências Ambientais</strong> - RBCIAMB (Brazilian Journal of Environmental Sciences) covers ecological, environmental, territorial, social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of sustainability and environmental sciences. <a href="https://www.rbciamb.com.br/Publicacoes_RBCIAMB/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read full aims and scope.</a></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>First decision fast:</strong> In the pre-analysis phase, the manuscripts are reviewed by two editors, and a first decision is provided to authors approximately <strong>60</strong><strong> days</strong> after submission.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Review time:</strong> In the double peer-review phase, the average time is <strong>75</strong><strong> days</strong> when the manuscripts are rejected. The evaluation process takes about <strong>150 days</strong> from when articles are accepted, considering all <a href="https://www.rbciamb.com.br/Publicacoes_RBCIAMB/about/submissions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">evaluation</a> steps. <a href="https://www.rbciamb.com.br/Publicacoes_RBCIAMB/about/submissions">Read full evaluation process and ethics statement.</a></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The three <strong>issues of 2023</strong>, composed of <strong>42 articles</strong>, had the contributions of <strong>202 authors</strong> from<strong> 63 institutions</strong> and <strong>05 Countries. </strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><span class="text-xs "><strong>Cite Score:</strong> Our citation score per article in Dimensions Analytics</span> is <a href="https://app.dimensions.ai/discover/publication?or_facet_source_title=jour.1290925" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>2.0</strong></a>. Considering only the last five years, 2019 to 2023, the index is about <a href="https://app.dimensions.ai/discover/publication?search_mode=content&amp;search_text=%22Revista%20Brasileira%20de%20Ciências%20Ambientais%22&amp;search_type=kws&amp;search_field=full_search&amp;order=date&amp;or_facet_source_title=jour.1290925&amp;or_facet_year=2023&amp;or_facet_year=2022&amp;or_facet_year=2021&amp;or_facet_year=2020&amp;or_facet_year=2019"><strong>1.7</strong>.</a></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Publications with citations: </strong>60% of articles received at least one citation; <a href="https://app.dimensions.ai/analytics/publication/overview/timeline?search_mode=content&amp;search_text=%22Revista%20Brasileira%20de%20Ci%C3%AAncias%20Ambientais%22&amp;search_type=kws&amp;search_field=full_search&amp;order=date&amp;or_facet_source_title=jour.1290925&amp;local:indicator-y1=publications-with-citations-publications" target="_blank" rel="noopener">77% of 2019</a> articles recorded at least one citation. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://sucupira.capes.gov.br/sucupira/public/consultas/coleta/veiculoPublicacaoQualis/listaConsultaGeralPeriodicos.jsf">Q</a><a title="Qualis" href="https://sucupira-legado.capes.gov.br/sucupira/public/consultas/coleta/veiculoPublicacaoQualis/listaConsultaGeralPeriodicos.jsf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UALIS CAPES </a><strong><a title="Qualis" href="https://sucupira-legado.capes.gov.br/sucupira/public/consultas/coleta/veiculoPublicacaoQualis/listaConsultaGeralPeriodicos.jsf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A3</a> </strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">In November 2023, RBCIAMB was indexed in the <a href="https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/summary/d0b1feb6-5c6f-4066-800c-663a3dafec0a-be9080b1/times-cited-descending/1"><strong><em>Web of Science</em></strong></a> database, and in 2024, it obtained the first classification in the JCR, with <strong><a href="https://jcr.clarivate.com/jcr-jp/journal-profile?journal=REV%20BRAS%20CIENC%20AMBIE&amp;year=2023&amp;fromPage=%2Fjcr%2Fbrowse-journals">Impact Factor 0,5</a>.</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"> </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"> </p> https://www.rbciamb.com.br/Publicacoes_RBCIAMB/article/view/2067 Evaluating the attractiveness of different bait formulations for monitoring Liriomyza sativae (Diptera: Agromyzidae) adults 2024-09-12T12:19:39-03:00 Luiza Akemi Gonçalves Tamashiro luiza.tamashiro@yahoo.com.br Regiane Cristina Oliveira regiane.cristina-oliveira@unesp.br Dirceu Pratissoli dirceupratissoli@gmail.com Ana Carolina Lopes Francisco de Oliveira anacarolinalfo@gmail.com Ana Beatriz Mamedes Piffer ana.piffer123@gmail.com <p>The growing need for sustainable agricultural practices drives the search for effective alternatives in pest management. Insects like <em>Liriomyza sativae</em> cause significant damage to crops, requiring monitoring and control methods that minimize the use of chemical pesticides. In this context, the use of natural and synthetic attractants for pest capture offers a promising solution while contributing to the preservation of ecological balance. The objective of this work was to study the attractive effect of different formulations for <em>L. sativae</em> adults. The formulations were divided into two groups according to their composition. For group 1, they were based on vinegar and sugar, and for group 2, formulations were based on molasses, invert sugar, hydrolyzed protein, and eugenold. The attractiveness of the formulations was evaluated based on free choice. They were placed in tube-shaped plastic containers and randomly arranged in TNT cages. Evaluations were performed every 48 hours by counting the number of adults in the containers until there was a low capture rate. Data were subjected to analysis of variance testing and means were compared using the Scott-Knott test at 5% significance level. All formulations tested were attractive to adults of<em> L. sativae</em>, with groups 1 and 2 reaching their maximum averages of 55.60 and 68.00 adults, respectively. Both occurred during the second evaluation. Over time, all formulations showed a reduction in capture rate. The use of effective attractants promotes traps that monitor and even control the pest population in a more sustainable way, benefiting the agroecosystem with sustainable agricultural practices. Furthermore, the research expands knowledge about the chemical ecology of insect pests, providing a basis for the chemical communication of these organisms.</p> 2024-11-14T00:00:00-03:00 Copyright (c) 2024 Revista Brasileira de Ciências Ambientais https://www.rbciamb.com.br/Publicacoes_RBCIAMB/article/view/2093 Charting the future of Brazil’s electricity: a multicriteria analysis of northeastern power strategies amidst climate challenge 2024-09-19T11:07:40-03:00 Clécio Barbosa Souza Júnior cleciob@gmail.com Johann Köppel johann.koeppel@tu-berlin.de Maria do Carmo Sobral mariadocarmo.sobral@gmail.com <p>The article addresses the challenges faced by regions under water stress, such as conflicts over water use, environmental degradation, and water resource scarcity, intensified by climate change. In areas dependent on hydropower generation, these problems are exacerbated, highlighting the need to transition to more sustainable and resilient energy sources. The study emphasizes the importance of multifaceted criteria for an effective transition of the electricity matrix in semi-arid regions, taking into account economic, technical, environmental, and social aspects. Focusing on the São Francisco River basin in Northeastern Brazil, where the energy matrix is predominantly hydroelectric, the study uses the Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) to evaluate alternative scenarios, analyzing options for wind, solar, and thermoelectric energy. The methodology adopted included the close collaboration of experts in defining and weighting essential criteria, covering economic, technical, environmental, and social aspects. The results show that, within the same group, options that involve greater reductions in hydroelectric generation are more advantageous. Analyzing the ranking among all alternatives, the group that includes higher expansion of wind energy presents the most viable options, followed by the reference strategy (based on average annual generation) and the group with greater expansion of solar capacity. Increasing the share of gas-fired thermoelectric power is considered a less favorable solution according to the criteria used in the model.</p> 2024-11-28T00:00:00-03:00 Copyright (c) 2024 Revista Brasileira de Ciências Ambientais https://www.rbciamb.com.br/Publicacoes_RBCIAMB/article/view/2136 The Brazilian State Water Resources Councils: diagnosis of civil society participation through criteria of access to information, parity, and decision-making procedures 2024-08-21T11:42:28-03:00 Beatriz Schenaide Vitória beatriz.schenaide@unesp.br Denise Gallo Pizella denisepizella@gmail.com <p>The aim of the article was to investigate whether the Brazilian State Water Resources Councils, including the Federal District, ensure civil society participation through access to information, parity, and decision-making procedures. In this context, verification criteria were selected, with maximum score of 1 point assigned based on their suitability for the Councils, which were classified in terms of participation adequacy. The states that were deemed suitable, in descending order, were: Paraíba (1st position), Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, and São Paulo (2nd position), Amazonas, Pará, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, and Santa Catarina (3rd position), Bahia, Ceará, Federal District, Espírito Santo, and Mato Grosso (4th position), Rio Grande do Norte and Tocantins (5th position), and Alagoas (6th position). The states deemed unsuitable were: Acre and Pernambuco (7th position), Piauí and Roraima (8th position), Goiás and Sergipe (9th position), and Amapá and Maranhão (10th position). As for the criteria, the ones that scored the highest were: the presence of the website and Internal Regulations of the Councils, decision-making by the Council in plenary sessions, the presence of Meeting Minutes on the website, identification of the Technical Chambers of the Councils on these channels, adherence to the regular meeting schedule, identification of the members who make up the Councils, and parity among the three sectors that constitute them. It was concluded that the State Water Resources Councils need to ensure equal participation for civil society members in their discussions and deliberations as well as provide public access to the information generated.</p> 2024-11-06T00:00:00-03:00 Copyright (c) 2024 Revista Brasileira de Ciências Ambientais https://www.rbciamb.com.br/Publicacoes_RBCIAMB/article/view/2107 Remote sensing applied to biophysical parameters and land cover to identify urban heat islands in Recife (PE), Brazil 2024-08-12T09:02:33-03:00 Haylla Rebeka de Albuquerque Lins Leonardo hayllarebeka.hr@gmail.com Débora Natália Oliveira de Almeida debora.noalmeida@ufpe.br Alessandro Rodrigues de Amorim alessandro.amorim@ufpe.br Anderson Luiz Ribeiro de Paiva andersonlrpaiva@gmail.com Leidjane Maria Maciel de Oliveira leidjane.oliveira@ufpe.br Sylvana Melo dos Santos sylvana.santos@ufpe.br <p><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Urban growth results in several changes, mainly related to demographic, social, economic, and environmental aspects, leading to a new connotation in the use and occupation of land. This new scenario impacts the local energy balance, creating what is called an “urban heat island”. This study aims to investigate the occurrence of urban heat islands in Recife city, the capital of Pernambuco, Brazil, based on the processing of biophysical parameters, the classification of land use and occupation, and surface temperature. The orbital images of the study region were obtained and processed using the Google Earth Engine cloud processing platform from 2013 to 2021. The results showed an increase in areas with greater urban density and a reduction in areas with vegetation. It was realized that in regions with greater urban density, the surface temperature observed was up to 5.20°C higher than in the area with vegetation.</span></span></p> 2024-11-28T00:00:00-03:00 Copyright (c) 2024 Revista Brasileira de Ciências Ambientais https://www.rbciamb.com.br/Publicacoes_RBCIAMB/article/view/2158 Potential of two floating aquatic macrophytes in improving water quality: A case study in two tropical streams 2024-08-21T15:57:06-03:00 David Silva Alexandre davidalexandre@usp.br Allan Pretti Ogura allanogura@gmail.com Rodrigo de Almeida Mohedano rodrigo.mohedano@ufsc.br Lorena Bittencourt Guimarães Thibau lobguimaraes@gmail.com <p>The expansion of urbanization has led to significant adverse environmental effects, including the disposal of domestic sewage without treatment in water bodies. This impact contributes to the deterioration of water quality and poses serious risks to human health and the environment. In this context, effective and sustainable methods to mitigate the impacts should be explored, such as the use of plants capable of removing or degrading contaminants from water. The present study aimed to assess the phytoremediation potential of two free-floating aquatic macrophytes (<em>Eichhornia crassipes and Pistia stratiotes</em>) systems for enhancing the water quality collected from two polluted urban streams. The trials were performed in 25-L experimental units for seven days under ambient conditions. The water quality variables after the exposure period were compared to those at the beginning of the experiment to assess the potential improvements due to the presence of macrophytes. The systems with <em>E. crassipes</em> exhibited good performance in water samples from both streams, with reductions reaching 29.2% in dissolved solids, 36.8% in electrical conductivity, 44% in biochemical oxygen demand, 57% in nitrogen, and 45% in phosphorus. The systems with <em>P. stratiotes</em> also exhibited satisfactory outcomes, including 90 and 76.2% reductions in phosphorus levels of Santa Rita Stream and Galinha Stream, respectively, and 54% turbidity, and 38% biochemical oxygen demand in both streams. These findings highlight the potential of the two plant species for phytoremediation of polluted waters, considering their performance on short-term exposure. Therefore, this approach consists of a sustainable alternative by utilizing natural elements for environmental restoration, and the outcomes can contribute to future applications of phytoremediation techniques in developing countries.</p> 2024-11-28T00:00:00-03:00 Copyright (c) 2024 Revista Brasileira de Ciências Ambientais https://www.rbciamb.com.br/Publicacoes_RBCIAMB/article/view/2172 Phytoremediation of microcystins using Myriophyllum aquaticum can prevent sublethal effects in a Neotropical freshwater catfish 2024-08-14T04:58:07-03:00 Augusto Lima da Silveira augusto.ls13@gmail.com Sabrina Loise de Morais Calado sabrinalmcalado@gmail.com Rafael Shinji Akiyama Kitamura rshinjikitamura@gmail.com Maiara Vicentini maiaravicentini@gmail.com Thomaz Aurélio Pagioro thomazap@gmail.com Taynah Vicari taynahvicari@gmail.com Ana Carolina Felipe da Silva anacarolinafsilva24@gmail.com Maiara Carolina Perussolo perussolo10@gmail.com Mariana de Almeida Torres marianatorres1802@gmail.com Fernanda Rios Jacinavicius fjacinavicius@usp.br Maritana Mela Prodocimo maritana.mela@ufpr.br Ernani Pinto ernani@usp.br Marta Margarete Cestari margaces@ufpr.br Helena Cristina Silva de Assis helassis.ufpr@gmail.com <p>Microcystins are cyanotoxins that can be produced by cyanobacteria species such as <em>Microcystis aeruginosa.</em> Due to the presence of microcystins in water bodies and aquatic organisms, it needs to be monitored. Furthermore, additional studies are required in the implementation of alternative and sustainable water treatment methods. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential of <em>Myriophyllum aquaticum</em> to prevent the harmful effects induced by <em>M. aeruginosa</em> aqueous extract in Rhamdia. quelen usingbiomarkers and to assess whether the plant can be suitable for phytoremediation in aquatic ecosystems. In the first experiment, R. quelen was exposed to 1 and 10 μg.L<sup>–1</sup> of microcystins through an aqueous extract dissolved in the bioassay’s water. Second, tanks containing the same test concentrations of microcystins were treated by phytoremediation using M. aquaticum at 10 g.L<sup>–1</sup>, for 7 days. After that, treated water was used in a new bioassay with fish exposure. The results showed that phytoremediation decreased the microcystin concentration in water, and different biomarker analyses demonstrated that <em>M. aquaticum</em> treatment prevented DNA damage, hematological alterations, and tissue damage in R. quelen. The phytoremediation with <em>M. aquaticum</em> can be a sustainable and cost-effective alternative to water treatment, highlighting its role in enhancing water quality and supporting biodiversity conservation. These results support the importance of adopting more restrictive legal limits for cyanotoxins in water to protect native aquatic species and promote sustainable water resource management.</p> 2024-11-06T00:00:00-03:00 Copyright (c) 2024 Revista Brasileira de Ciências Ambientais