Cover -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Technical Group and Institutions -- About the Authors -- Summary -- Section I - Introduction and Presentation -- Chapter 1: An Introduction to Eutrophication and the Studies -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Water Availability -- 3. Eutrophication -- 4. Regional Context of the Rio Verde Basin -- 5. Organization of the Interdisciplinary Research -- 6. Interdisciplinary Approach -- 7. References -- Chapter 2: Characterization of the Basin -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Rio Verde Basin -- 3. The Rio Verde Reservoir -- 4. Conservation Status of the Ecosystem -- 5. Environmental Eduation -- 6. References -- Section II - The Physical Environment -- Chapter 3: Developing a Database for Diagnosing and Assessing Environmental Conditions of the Rio Verde Basin - A Digital Environmental Model -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Location and General Characteristics of the Study Area -- 3. Materials and Methods for the Construction of the Database -- 4. Results of Database Construction -- 5. Conclusion -- 6. References -- Chapter 4: Geology -- 1. Atuba Complex -- 2. Açungui Group -- 3. Guabirotuba and Tinguis Formations -- 4. Tinguis Formation -- 5. Holocene Deposits -- 6. Hydrogeology -- 7. References -- Chapter 5: Pedology and Land-Use Suitability -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Methodological Aspects -- 3. Criteria Used for Identification of Mapping Units -- 4. General Characteristics of the Basin Soils -- 5. Mapping Units -- 6. Description of Mapping Units -- 7. Unit Suitability and Potential Constraints -- 8. Physical and Chemical Characterization of Identified Units -- 9. Conclusion -- 10. References -- Chapter 6: Vegetation Cover and Land Use Land Use Mapping, Characterization and Diagnosis -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Natural Vegetation Cover in the Rio Verde Basin -- 3. Current Vegetation Cover of the Rio Verde Basin.

4. Considerations of Vegetation Cover in the Mapped Area -- 5. Conclusions and Recommendations -- 6. References -- Chapter 7: Potential and Emerging Fragility of the Soil -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Materials and Methods -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 4. Final Considerations -- 5. References -- Section III - Hydrographic Aspects and Hydrodynamic -- Chapter 8: Supply Capacity of the Rio Verde Reservoir -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Regional Hydrology -- 3. Rio Verde Reservoir -- 4. Rainfall-Runoff Modeling -- 5. Rainfall-Runoff Simulation -- 6. Reservoir Simulations -- 7. Conclusions -- 8. References -- Chapter 9: Characterization of the Ionic and Particulate Systems in the Reservoir -- 1. General Considerations -- 2. Methodology -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 4. Conclusions -- 5. References -- Chapter 10: Assessing the Pollution Potential of Lake Basins: Concentrations and Loads -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Reliability of Water Quality Assessments -- 3. Considerations Related to Load Assessments -- 4. Evaluating Water Quality Variables -- 5. Final Considerations -- 6. References -- Chapter 11: Sediment -- 1. Sediments -- 2. Sediment Dynamics -- 3. Sediment and Phosphorus -- 4. Sediment and Nitrogen -- 5. Sediment and Pesticides -- 6. Sediment and Metals + Arsenic -- 7. Sediment and Polychlorinated Biphenyls: PCBs -- 8. Sediment and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons - PAHs -- 9. Sediment Analysis -- 10. Final Considerations -- 11. References -- Chapter 12: Hydrodynamics and Transportation in the Rio Verde Reservoir -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Description of the Rio Verde Reservoir -- 3. Circulation in the Rio Verde Reservoir -- 4. Horizontal Mass Transportation in the Rio Verde Reservoir -- 5. Conclusions -- 6. References -- Section IV - Aquatic Communities -- Chapter 13: Phytoplankton Ecology in the Rio Verde Reservoir -- 1. Introduction.

2. Materials and Methods -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion -- 5. References -- Chapter 14: Zooplankton -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Materials and Methods -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion -- 5. References -- Chapter 15: Ichthyofauna -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Reservoir Ichthyofauna -- 3. Case Study of Ichthyofauna in the Rio Verde Reservoir -- 4. Final Considerations -- 5. References -- Section V - Socio-Economic Aspects -- Chapter 16: Participative Methodologies Applied in the Rio Verde Basin -- 1. Introduction: The Need for an Innovative Research Methodology -- 2. Study Area -- 3. Materials and Methods -- 4. Results and Discussion -- 5. Rural Life Quality Index -- 6. Conclusions and Recommendations -- 7. References -- Chapter 17: Social and Economic Characteristics of the Basin -- 1. Introduction: What are the Issues? -- 2. Digressions on the Methodological and Theoretical Aspects that Guide the Research -- 3. Conclusion -- 4. References -- Chapter 18: An Analysis of Fishing Practices -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Reservoir Fishing -- 3. Fishing in the Rio Verde Reservoir: A Case Study -- 4. Conclusions and Final Remarks -- 5. References -- Chapter 19: Livestock and Agricultural Activities -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Methodological Considerations -- 3. Agricultural and Livestock Activities -- 4. Critical Situations Regarding Sustainability of Production Systems -- 5. Proposed Action for the Microbasin Aiming at Soil Management and Conservation -- 6. Strategic Development -- 7. References -- Chapter 20: Rural Sanitation -- 1. Concepts -- 2. Materials and Methods -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 4. Conclusions and Recommendations -- 5. References -- Chapter 21: The Voice of the Population in Colônia Cristina: A Study on Risk Perception -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Methodological Procedures.

3. Characterising the Basin: The Environmental Protection Area of Rio Verde and Colônia Cristina -- 4. Publicizing the Voices of "Non Humans" -- 5. Publicizing the Voices of Humans -- 6. Feedback Associated with Community Fears -- 7. Feedback Associated with the Connection between Colônia Cristina and other Agencies -- 8. Feedback Associated with the Potential of Colônia Cristina -- 9. Feedback on the Need for Improvement in Colônia Cristina -- 10. Risk Perception -- 11. Final Considerations -- 12. References -- Section VI - Environmental Education -- Chapter 22: Environmental Education -- 1. Emergence of Environmental Education -- 2. Local Sustainable Development and Ethics of Responsibility -- 3. Community of Practice as a Path to Environmental Education -- 4. Collective Construction of a Program of Environmental Education -- 5. Final Considerations -- 6. References -- Section VII - Management Tools -- Chapter 23: Advanced Oxidation Processes -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Literature Review -- 3. Objectives -- 4. Experimental Design -- 5. Results -- 6. Conclusions -- 7. References -- Chapter 24: Environmental Zoning of the Protection Areas in the Rio Verde Basin -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Evolution of the Legal Framework -- 3. Rio Verde APA and its Zoning -- 4. Collective Management of Environmental Protection Areas - Experiences of the Technical Support Board -- 5. Conclusions -- 6. References -- Chapter 25: Preventive Action Plan for the Rio Verde Basin -- Introduction -- I. Information (Science) -- 1. Vegetation Cover Monitoring -- 2. Monitoring of Water Quality -- 3. Monitoring of Chemical and Mineralogical Aspects of the Reservoir Sediment -- II. Policies -- 1. Reforestation in Areas of Permanent Preservation -- 2. Rural Sanitation -- 3. Urban Sanitation -- 4. Planning, Use and Management of Rural Land -- III. Technology.

1. Continuous Advanced Oxidative Processes in the Treatment of Waters Contaminated by Cyanotoxins and other Significant Micropollutants -- IV. Participation -- 1. Environmental Education Programs -- V. Finances -- 1. Social Assistance Programs.