O CUSTO SOCIAL DOS RECURSOS HÍDRICOS EM BACIAS HIDROGRÁFICAS INTERNACIONAIS: O CASO DA BACIA DO PARANÁ

  • Carrera-Fernandez, José
  • Lima, Jandir Ferrera de
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Publication date
October 2009
Publisher
UFRGS

Abstract

This paper raises some questions about the suitable use of superficial water resources in international hydrographical basins, and examines specifically the Paraná basin case, which integrates the Prata basin, where are located the main countries of Mercosul trade area. On the Paraná river shore are located many urban centers, industrial plants, and agricultural undertakings of irrigation which, besides to abstracting water from this source, use this river as a receiver body to dilute their rejects, polluting its waters with a variety of pollutants and levels of concentration, which are exported to downstream countries, mainly Argentina and Uruguai, which are Brazilian main partners in the Mercosul trade area. This work analyzes the challen...

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