Determinación de la concentración de sólidos suspendidos totales (SST) y metales pesados en la cuenca del Río Morote, Nicoya, Guanacaste.

 

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Autores: Sánchez Murillo, Ricardo, León, Sandra, Yuri Saravia, Ana, De Mena Sánchez, Carlos
Formato: artículo original
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2009
Descripción:The Total Suspended Solids (TTS) and heavy metal concentrations of Morote River Basin were determined. The project includedsix sampling campaigns between April 2003 and May 2005. The sampling points in the Morote River were selected from the high basin to the mouth of the river in the Gulf of Nicoya. During the rainy season the concentrations of TTS exceed the value of 200 mg/L in the mouth of the river. An enrichment of the sediments was found from the river-bed with heavy metals such as copper, cadmium, nickel and iron but enrichment with lead was not found. In the dry season the concentration of zinc was colose to the allotted maximum value (200 mg/kg) which has been established for the Envoronmental Protection Agency of the United States (EPA).
País:Portal de Revistas UNA
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Lenguaje:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/6740
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/uniciencia/article/view/6740
Palabra clave:Hydrographic Basin
Gulf of Nicoya
erosion
sedimentation
total suspended solids (TTS)
heavy metals
organic matter.
Cuenca hidrográfica
Golfo de Nicoya
erosión
sedimentación
sólidos suspendidos totales
metales pesados
materia orgánica.