Hydrogen peroxide and chlorine are compared as possible disinfectants for water-cooling circuits. To this purpose, samples taken from the cooling system of a steel making plant were treated (at 25ºC and pH values of 5.5 and 8.5) with varying amounts of the two oxidizing agents (0.0 mg/L, 2.0 mg/L and 6.0 mg/L). The results were evaluated through bacterial counting and measurement of corrosion rates upon AISI1020 carbon steel coupons. Bacterial removal and corrosion effects proved to be similar and satisfactory for both reagents.

This paper summarizes the result of a degradation test of two azo-reactive dyes (Reactive Blue 214, Reactive Red 243) under UV irradiation in the presence of H2O2. Five different doses of hydrogen peroxide (0 mM, 5 mM, 10 mM, 20 mM and 30 mM) at constant initial concentration of the substrate (100 mg/L) were used. The radiation source were three 15 W-lamps. Complete destruction of the color of the solutions was attained in 40-50 min of irradiation. UV/H2O2 proved capable of complete discoloration and degradation of the above azo reactive dyes.

Com o objetivo de determinar a dose de N mais adequada para o arroz (Oryza sativa L.) de terras altas, com tipo de planta moderno, cultivado no espaçamento de 0,20 m entre linhas, sob irrigação suplementar por aspersão, estudaram-se os efeitos das doses 0, 40, 80, 120 e 160 kg de N/ha sobre a produtividade de arroz de sequeiro favorecido, cv. Maravilha e linhagens CNA7127, CNA7730 e CT7/15. O estudo foi realizado por três anos agrícolas em um Latossolo Vermelho-Escuro, em Santo Antônio de Goiás, GO. De acordo com o modelo de regressão utilizado, a máxima produtividade 5.523 kg de grãos/ha, seria alcançada com 112,9 kg de N/ha. Considerando a relação entre o preço do kg do N (R$ 1,20) e o do arroz (R$ 0,20) praticada em Goiânia, em junho/97, a dose máxima econômica foi igual a 87,3 kg de N/ha.

The objective of this study was to determine adequate N level for modern upland rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars sown at 0.20 m row spacing under supplemental sprinkler irrigation. The effects of N levels (0, 40, 80, 120, and 160 kg of N/ha) on the yield of one cultivar (Maravilha) and three favourable upland rice lines (CNA7127, CNA7730, and CT7/15) were studied during three crop seasons, in Santo Antônio de Goiás, GO, Brazil, in a Dark Red Latosol. According to regression model used, the maximum rice grain yield was 5,523 kg/ha, obtained with 112.9 kg of N/ha. Considering the prices of N (R$1.20) and rice (R$ 0.20) practiced in Goiânia, on June/97, the economical N level was 87.3 kg/ha.