The Field Museum es una institución sin fines de lucro exenta de impuestos federales bajo la sección 501 (c)(3) del Código Fiscal Interno./The Field Museum is a non-profit organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The Field Museum es una institución sin fines de lucro exenta de impuestos federales bajo la sección 501 (c)(3) del Código Fiscal Interno. /The Field Museum is a non-profit organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
RESUMEN Se evaluó la calidad ambiental de los ríos Curaray, Arabela y Napo (a la altura de la desembocadura del Curaray) a través de la determinación de sus parámetros físicos y químicos, la presencia de aceites y grasas, hidrocarburos totales de petróleo y metales totales en agua, sedimentos y músculo de peces, durante los períodos de creciente y vaciante del año 2012. Los resultados del análisis de agua en siete estaciones de muestreo, en ambos períodos hidrológicos, mostraron que el agua de los ríos, a excepción de la Estación Curaray 1 (Arica), estuvieron libres de aceites y grasas, hidrocarburos totales de petróleo y de metales pesados como el mercurio, cadmio, plomo y arsénico. En el período de creciente, las concentraciones de mercurio, cadmio, cromo, plomo, níquel y zinc en los sedimentos estuvieron por debajo de los estándares internacionales tomados como referencia, a excepción del cobre en la Estación Napo 1 (Nuevo Defensor). En la vaciante, solo se registraron concentraciones de mercurio por encima de los niveles permisibles (0,27 a 0,30 mg/kg) en los sedimentos de la Estación Curaray 3 (Shapajal). Finalmente, las concentraciones de mercurio detectadas en los peces colectados (0,03-0,07 mg/kg) estuvieron por debajo de los niveles permisibles. ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the environmental quality of the Arabela, Curaray and Napo Rivers through the determination of their physicochemical parameters, the presence of oil, grease, total petroleum hydrocarbons and total metals in water, sediments and fish tissues during the growing and dry season of 2012. The results of the water analysis in seven sampling stations in both hydrological periods, except for Curaray 1 station (Arica), were free of oil and grease, total petroleum hydrocarbons and heavy metals such as mercury, cadmium, lead and arsenic. In the river's wet season, sediments showed concentrations of heavy metals (mercury, cadmium, chromium, lead, nickel and zinc) within the permissible international standards taken as reference; except for copper in Napo 1 station (Nuevo Defensor). In the dry season, concentrations of mercury above the permissible levels (0.27-0.30 mg/kg) were only recorded in sediments sampled from Curaray 3 station (Shapajal). Finally, concentrations of mercury detected in fish (0.03-0.04 mg/kg) were below the maximum permissible limit. With our results it was concluded that, the physical and chemical quality of the rivers studied in relation to the parameters evaluated during 2012, were in appropriate conditions for the development of aquatic life.
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El Field Museum es una institución sin fines de lucro exenta de impuestos federales bajo la sección 501(c)(3) del Código Fiscal Interno. / The Field Museum is a non-profit organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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