Further Development of Small Hydropower Facilities Will Significantly Reduce Sediment Transport to the Pantanal Wetland of Brazil

Further Development of Small Hydropower Facilities Will Significantly Reduce Sediment Transport to the Pantanal Wetland of Brazil

Small hydropower (SHP) facilities, which are defined by installed capacities <10–50 MW, are increasingly being built around the world. SHPs are viewed as less environmentally harmful than larger dams, although there has been little research to support that assertion. Numerous SHPs have been b...

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Main Authors: Ibraim Fantin-Cruz, Marcia Divina de Oliveira, Juliana Andrade Campos, Marcel Medinas de Campos, Letícia de Souza Ribeiro, Rafael Mingoti, Marcelo Luiz de Souza, Olavo Pedrollo, Stephen K. Hamilton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
Subjects:
hydroelectricity
dams
tropical
sediments
bedload
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2020.577748/full

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