Physical, chemical, and microbiological characteristics of groundwater in Los Chiles, Costa Rica, and its association with land use
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| Format: | artículo original |
| Status: | Versión publicada |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Description: | “Physical, chemical, and microbiological characteristics of groundwater in Los Chiles, Costa Rica, and its association with land use”. Introduction: Los Chiles has one of the lowest Social Progress Indexes in Costa Rica. The inhabitants drink untreated groundwater from an aquifer across the Nicaragua-Costa Rica border. Objective: To characterize water quality and possible associations with land use. Methods: We collected six water samples from wells during the dry and rainy seasons in 2019 and applied standard tests. Results: Grasslands and bare ground cover larger areas than other land uses. The water is calcic-bicarbonate type, and its physical-chemical values are acceptable, we did not detect Escherichia coli in any sample, while we only detected fecal coliforms in La Trocha. Conclusion: If treated to eliminate coliforms and protected from other effects of human activity, this water will be optimal for human consumption. |
| Country: | Portal de Revistas UNED |
| Institution: | Universidad Estatal a Distancia |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UNED |
| Language: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/4656 |
| Online Access: | https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/4656 |
| Keyword: | groundwater environmental health waterborne diseases hydric resource agua subterránea salud ambiental recurso hídrico enfermedades transmitidas por el agua |