Danielly de Paiva Magalhães

Decolorization of different textile dyes by Penicillium simplicissimum and toxicity evaluation after fungal treatment

The objective of this study was to investigate the capacity of decolorization and detoxification of the textile dyes Reactive Red 198 (RR198), Reactive Blue 214 (RB214), Reactive Blue 21 (RB21) and the mixture of the three dyes (MXD) by Penicillium simplicissimum INCQS 40211. The dye RB21, a phthalocyanine, was totally decolorized in 2 days, and the others, the monoazo RR198, the diazo RB214 and MXD were decolorized after 7 days by P. simplicissimum. Initially the dye decolorization involved dye adsorption by the biomass followed by degradation. The acute toxicity after fungal treatment was monitored with the microcrustacean Daphnia pulex and measured through Effective Concentration 50% (EC50). P. simplicissimum reduced efficiently the toxicity of RB21 from moderately acutely toxic to minor acutely toxic and it also reduced the toxicity of RB214 and MXD, which remained minor acutely toxic. Nevertheless, the fungus increased the toxicity of RR198 despite of the reduction of MXD toxicity, which included this dye. Thus, P. simplicissimum INCQS 40211 was efficient to decolorize different textile dyes and the mixture of them with a significant reduction of their toxicity. In addition this investigation also demonstrated the need of toxicological assays associated to decolorization experiments.

Degradation and detoxification of three textile Azo dyes by mixed fungal cultures from semi-arid region of Brazilian Northeast

The aim of this work was to study the degradation and detoxification of three textile azo dyes (Reactive Red 198, Reactive Red 141 and Reactive Blue 214) by mixed fungal cultures from semi-arid region of Brazilian Northeast. Sediment samples of twenty water reservoirs in the surroundings of Serra da Capivara National Park, area of environmental preservation in the caatinga in the State of Piaui, with semi-arid climate, were evaluated in order to select the consortia of fungi capable to degrade and detoxify these dyes. The mixed fungal culture from Caldeirao Escuridao (CE) reservoir was the most efficient in the degradation and detoxification of the dyes tested.

Saúde na Agenda de Desenvolvimento pós-2015 das Nações Unidas

This paper evaluates health as a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) in the context of the Post-2015 Development Agenda, between 2012 and 2014. Health was part of the debate since the Millennium Summit and the MDGs (2000), and it also appears in the documents discussing the Post-2015 Agenda, from the Rio+20 to the Open Working Group (OWG), whose report was submitted to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA) 2014-2015, and in the Global Consultation on Health and the High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons reports. The Authors concluded that the treatment of health in all these documents is uniform. They point out that the scope of the health-related SDG is very comprehensive, but its targets are conceptually fragmented and reduced. They advocate their change as to include not only the idea of social determinants of health, but also targets in the field of public health, which were not included in the proposal of the OWG. They also warn that the global and national governance systems need to be reformed and advocate more participation of the civil society, which can influence diplomacy, which, in turn, will be responsible for the agreement signed at the UNGA in 2015.O artigo examina a presenca da saude como Ob-jetivo do Desenvolvimento Sustentavel (ODS) na Agenda do Desenvolvimento pos-2015, no processo transcorrido entre 2012 e 2014. Presente desde a Cupula do Milenio e os ODM (2000), a saude tambem aparece nos documentos que tratam da Agenda pos-2015, da Rio+20 ao documento do Grupo de Trabalho Aberto das Nacoes Unidas (OWG), submetido a Assembleia Geral das Nacoes Unidas (AGNU) 2014-2015, passando pela Con-sulta Global sobre Saude e o Painel de Alto Nivel de Pessoas Eminentes. Os autores concluem pela uniformidade com que a saude aparece nestes documentos. Identificam a amplitude do enunciado do ODS Saude, mas alertam para o fracionamento e reducao conceitual de suas metas. Propoem mudancas nas mesmas, acrescentando a questao dos determinantes sociais da saude e metas em saude publica, ausentes na proposta do OWG. Alertam para a necessidade de reformas na governanca global e nacional, bem como para a participacao da sociedade civil e da influencia que pode exercer sobre a diplomacia, responsavel pelo pacto que sera firmado na AGNU de 2015.

Analysis of Individual Versus Group Behavior of Zebrafish: a Model Using pH Sublethal Effects

An image analysis biomonitoring system was used to evaluate sublethal effects of pH on the mean swimming velocity of zebrafish. Responses to stress were tested comparing individual and group responses. Group analysis indicated no effect for all acid pH and for pH 9.0–9.5. Individual analysis indicated behavioral differences for most acid pH and higher than 9.5. Sensitivity to sublethal pH was best assessed when using individual analysis. Zebrafish decreased hyperactivity and increased hypoactivity with more acid or alkaline pH. Individual approach allowed to determine hyperactivity or hypoactivity and the species’ thresholds of exposure, which is critical for the management of impairments.

Health in the post-2015 United Nations Development Agenda

This paper evaluates health as a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) in the context of the Post-2015 Development Agenda, between 2012 and 2014. Health was part of the debate since the Millennium Summit and the MDGs (2000), and it also appears in the documents discussing the Post-2015 Agenda, from the Rio+20 to the Open Working Group (OWG), whose report was submitted to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA) 2014-2015, and in the Global Consultation on Health and the High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons reports. The Authors concluded that the treatment of health in all these documents is uniform. They point out that the scope of the health-related SDG is very comprehensive, but its targets are conceptually fragmented and reduced. They advocate their change as to include not only the idea of social determinants of health, but also targets in the field of public health, which were not included in the proposal of the OWG. They also warn that the global and national governance systems need to be reformed and advocate more participation of the civil society, which can influence diplomacy, which, in turn, will be responsible for the agreement signed at the UNGA in 2015.O artigo examina a presenca da saude como Ob-jetivo do Desenvolvimento Sustentavel (ODS) na Agenda do Desenvolvimento pos-2015, no processo transcorrido entre 2012 e 2014. Presente desde a Cupula do Milenio e os ODM (2000), a saude tambem aparece nos documentos que tratam da Agenda pos-2015, da Rio+20 ao documento do Grupo de Trabalho Aberto das Nacoes Unidas (OWG), submetido a Assembleia Geral das Nacoes Unidas (AGNU) 2014-2015, passando pela Con-sulta Global sobre Saude e o Painel de Alto Nivel de Pessoas Eminentes. Os autores concluem pela uniformidade com que a saude aparece nestes documentos. Identificam a amplitude do enunciado do ODS Saude, mas alertam para o fracionamento e reducao conceitual de suas metas. Propoem mudancas nas mesmas, acrescentando a questao dos determinantes sociais da saude e metas em saude publica, ausentes na proposta do OWG. Alertam para a necessidade de reformas na governanca global e nacional, bem como para a participacao da sociedade civil e da influencia que pode exercer sobre a diplomacia, responsavel pelo pacto que sera firmado na AGNU de 2015.

La salud en la Agenda de Desarrollo post 2015 de las Naciones Unidas

This paper evaluates health as a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) in the context of the Post-2015 Development Agenda, between 2012 and 2014. Health was part of the debate since the Millennium Summit and the MDGs (2000), and it also appears in the documents discussing the Post-2015 Agenda, from the Rio+20 to the Open Working Group (OWG), whose report was submitted to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA) 2014-2015, and in the Global Consultation on Health and the High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons reports. The Authors concluded that the treatment of health in all these documents is uniform. They point out that the scope of the health-related SDG is very comprehensive, but its targets are conceptually fragmented and reduced. They advocate their change as to include not only the idea of social determinants of health, but also targets in the field of public health, which were not included in the proposal of the OWG. They also warn that the global and national governance systems need to be reformed and advocate more participation of the civil society, which can influence diplomacy, which, in turn, will be responsible for the agreement signed at the UNGA in 2015.O artigo examina a presenca da saude como Ob-jetivo do Desenvolvimento Sustentavel (ODS) na Agenda do Desenvolvimento pos-2015, no processo transcorrido entre 2012 e 2014. Presente desde a Cupula do Milenio e os ODM (2000), a saude tambem aparece nos documentos que tratam da Agenda pos-2015, da Rio+20 ao documento do Grupo de Trabalho Aberto das Nacoes Unidas (OWG), submetido a Assembleia Geral das Nacoes Unidas (AGNU) 2014-2015, passando pela Con-sulta Global sobre Saude e o Painel de Alto Nivel de Pessoas Eminentes. Os autores concluem pela uniformidade com que a saude aparece nestes documentos. Identificam a amplitude do enunciado do ODS Saude, mas alertam para o fracionamento e reducao conceitual de suas metas. Propoem mudancas nas mesmas, acrescentando a questao dos determinantes sociais da saude e metas em saude publica, ausentes na proposta do OWG. Alertam para a necessidade de reformas na governanca global e nacional, bem como para a participacao da sociedade civil e da influencia que pode exercer sobre a diplomacia, responsavel pelo pacto que sera firmado na AGNU de 2015.