Visando avaliar a sustentabilidade em um sistema de produção de suínos em terminação, realizou-se estudo de eficiência energética, através do acompanhamento de um lote de 120 dias, em sistema comercial, em Ouro Verde do Oeste, PR. Quantificou-se o coeficiente energético de cada componente envolvido no processo de produção e tratamento dos resíduos, por meio de biodigestor (entradas e saídas) e se determinaram as matrizes de consumo energético nas formas de ração, energia elétrica, mão-de-obra, equipamentos, instalações, produção de suínos vivos, produção de biofertilizante e de biogás. Os resultados indicaram que a atividade se enquadrou nas características de um agroecossistema industrial, altamente especializado, importando grande parte da energia consumida no processo de produção e destinado à exportação, com eficiência energética de 0,38 (Jsaída/Jentrada). Da energia direta de entrada, 95,3% correspondem a ração e 4,6% a leitões. Da energia de saída, 56,8% se referem a suínos para abate, 30,1% ao biofertilizante e 13% a biogás.

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Concentrations of trace metallic element as well as macronutrients were measured in water and plants from pond water. The aquatic macrophyte Salvinia sp. was evaluated for its trace metals removal potential in river water under laboratory conditions. The experiment were performed using several healthy acclimatized plants Salvinia sp. The water and grown plants were collected from ponds. For the trace element removals test, 30-35 grams of fresh aquatic plants were grown in river water into a greenhouse for ten weeks. Control plants were also grown during the experiment. Every two weeks, both plants and water samples were collected. After the end of each experiment, the growth rate was calculated. Trace element concentrations in plants and pond water were obtained using TXRF techniques. Values for the elements (K, Ca, Ti, Fe, Cr, Mn, Cu, Zn and Sr) concentrations in plant dry weight have been obtained after deducting metal contents of control plants. For each trace element, the aquatic Salvinia sp. plant showed to possess different affinity for the incorporation of the metals in its biomass. Results suggest the use of aquatic macrophytes Salvinia sp. for metal abatement in dilute wastewaters.

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