ABSTRACT Construction waste (CW) is currently one of the biggest problems in urban areas, and the proper management of this material is a challenge for most Brazilian municipalities. In this context, intermunicipal consortia emerge as an alternative for project feasibility, based on the principle that the search for partnerships can be a more attractive and economical option. Thus, this work aimed to evaluate the economic viability of three different scenarios for the implementation of CW management and recycling infrastructures for the formation of an intermunicipal consortium in the municipalities belonging to the Baixo Pardo/Grande Watershed (UGRHI 12). Through visits and interviews with public managers, it was found that none of the municipalities of UGRHI 12 has adequate infrastructure for the management of generated construction waste. Economic feasibility analyses showed that sharing a CW recycling plant, a transshipment and sorting area, and a landfill, without showing the most advantageous scenario, resulting in an TIR of 78.79% and a VPL of R$ 29,094,983.16, and a payback of 1 year and 7 months. However, in the three scenarios analyzed, it was found that the shared management of construction waste can be viable and profitable, and can bring cost reduction and scale gain.

RESUMO Os resíduos da construção civil (RCC) constituem atualmente um dos maiores problemas das áreas urbanas, sendo a gestão adequada desse material um desafio para grande parte dos municípios brasileiros. Nesse contexto, os consórcios intermunicipais surgem como uma alternativa de viabilização de projetos, com base no princípio de que a busca de parcerias pode ser uma opção mais atrativa e econômica. Dessa forma, este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a viabilidade econômica de três cenários diferentes para a implantação de infraestruturas de gerenciamento e reciclagem de RCC para formação de um consórcio intermunicipal nos municípios pertencentes à Bacia Hidrográfica do Baixo Pardo/Grande (UGRHI 12). Por meio das visitas e entrevistas com gestores públicos, constatou-se que nenhum dos municípios da UGRHI 12 possui infraestrutura adequada para o gerenciamento dos RCC gerados. As análises de viabilidade econômica mostraram que o compartilhamento de uma usina de reciclagem de RCC, uma área de transbordo e triagem e um aterro se mostrou o cenário mais vantajoso, resultando em uma taxa interna de retorno de 78,79%, um valor presente líquido de R$ 29.094.983,16 e payback de um ano e sete meses. Entretanto, nos três cenários analisados, viu-se que a gestão compartilhada dos RCC pode ser viável e lucrativa, podendo trazer redução de custos e ganho de escala.

THE USE OF HYBRID OR NANOCOMPOSITE MATERIALS AS STEEL ANTICORROSIVE COATINGS. The search had as the goal to present and reflect the hybrid materials as an alternative for anticorrosive coatings of metallic surfaces, such as steel. For comparison purposes, different types of anti-corrosion coatings capable of protecting metallic surfaces, such as steel, from oxidation action were presented. Steel is a metallic material widely used by industry in different types of segments, and its corrosion is a pathology responsible for its functional loss, causing losses in its use. Through a qualitative, bibliographic and exploratory research, based on academic works, it was presented that hybrid materials or nanocomposites prove to be efficient as anticorrosive coatings capable of protecting steel against oxidation.

BACKGROUND The influence of Plasmodium spp. infection in the health of Southern brown howler monkey, Alouatta guariba clamitans, the main reservoir of malaria in the Atlantic Forest, is still unknown. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the positivity rate of Plasmodium infection in free-living howler monkeys in an Atlantic Forest fragment in Joinville/SC and to associate the infection with clinical, morphometrical, haematological and biochemical alterations. METHODS Molecular diagnosis of Plasmodium infection in the captured monkeys was performed by Nested-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (18S rRNA and coxI). Haematological and biochemical parameters were compared among infected and uninfected monkeys; clinical and morphometrical parameters were also compared. FINDINGS The positivity rate of Plasmodium infection was 70% among forty captured animals, the highest reported for neotropical primates. None statistical differences were detected in the clinical parameters, and morphometric measures comparing infected and uninfected groups. The main significant alteration was the higher alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels in infected compared to uninfected monkeys. MAIN CONCLUSIONS Therefore, Plasmodium infection in howler monkeys may causes haematological/biochemical alterations which might suggest hepatic impairment. Moreover, infection must be monitored for the eco-epidemiological surveillance of malaria in the Atlantic Forest and during primate conservation program that involves the animal movement, such as translocations.