This endeavor would not have been possible without the support of Minciencias as a funder to carry out the doctorate through call 785 of 2017. Also, the generous support from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, for financing part of the research project and the research seedbed "agua en la ciudad". Nonetheless, I would like to express my gratitude to the University of Coruña for receiving me to do the internship. Special thanks to the professors and students of the seedbed for their support in collecting samples and analyzing them in the laboratory, and to the students of the tenth semester of medicine in 2022-3. I'd like to recognize my family, especially my parents and my partner, who offered me their unconditional support throughout this journey. Lastly, I would be remiss not to mention my friends, who have always supported the process, and my colleagues, who inspire me.
List of equationsEquation 1. Average Intensity (mm/h) Equation 2. Maximum Intensity (mm/h) Equation 3. Curve number I Equation 4. Curve number III Equation 5. Maximum infiltration capacity (mm) Equation 6. Runoff coefficient (dimensionless) Equation 7 Rational method (m 3 /s) Equation 8. Geo-accumulation index (Igeo) Equation 9. Enrichment factor (EF) Equation 10. Pollution load index (PI) Equation 11. Modified Pollution index (MPI) Equation 12. Potential ecological risk index (RI) Equation 13. Modified ecological risk index (MRI) Equation 14. Pollution load index (PLI) Equation 15. Human health risk by ingestion (mg*kg -1 *d -1 ) Equation 16. Human health risk by dermal contact (mg*kg -1 *d -1 ) Equation 17. Human health risk by inhalation (mg*kg -1 *d -1 ) Equation 18. Hazard quotients (HQ) for non-carcinogenic HM Equation 19. Hazard index (HI) for non-carcinogenic HM Equation 20. Carcinogenic Risk (CR) Equation 21. Total Carcinogenic Risk (TCR) Equation 22 Accumulation simple linear regression model Equation 23 Accumulation multiple linear regression model