Hydropower in Brazil: Overview of positive and negative environmental aspects

Energy Procedia

Volumn 18, Issue , 2012, Pages 110-118

  Von Sperling, Eduardo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Environmental impacts; Hydrpower; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881275442     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2012.05.023     Document Type: Conference Paper

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