F. L. Carvalho

From Scientific Evidence to Regulatory Action: Emerging Contaminants and Adaptive Water Governance in Brazil

Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), including pharmaceuticals, synthetic hormones, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), bisphenol A, antibiotic-resistance determinants, and microplastics, are increasingly reported in Brazilian aquatic environments, yet the federal water-quality instruments examined here add...