WATER ISSUES OF

BRAZIL
BRAZIL HAS 18% OF THE TOTAL FRESH WATER
80% OF THE WATER CONCENTRATED IN THE PANTANAL AND
AMAZON REGION.
COASTAL CITIES SUCH AS RIO DE JANEIRO,SAU PAULO, &
RECIFE SUFFERS FROM INDUSTRIAL AND RESIDENTIAL
SEWAGE
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST REGIONS EXPERIENCE WATER
SCARCITY
THE TIET RIVER RETURNED TO ITS 1990 POLLUTION LEVEL.
CRITICAL LEVEL OF DISSOLVED OXYGEN AT MG PER LITER
 UNREGULATED SEWERAGE, PHOSPHOROUS, AND AMMONIA
NITROGEN DISCHARGED INTO THE RIVER
POLLUTION FROM ETHANOL PRODUCTION COME FROM MILLS
WASHING SUGARCANE STEMS PRIOR TO PASSING THROUGH
MILLS, AND VINASSE, PRODUCED IN DISTILLATION
INCREASE THE BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND