2016
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-016-5474-1
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Soil mercury levels in the area surrounding the Cerro Prieto geothermal complex, MEXICO

Abstract: Even though geothermal energy is a renewable energy source that is seen as cost-effective and environmentally friendly, emissions from geothermal plants can impact air, soil, and water in the vicinity of geothermal power plants. The Cerro Prieto geothermal complex is located 30 km southeast of the city of Mexicali in the Mexican state of Baja California. Its installed electricity generation capacity is 720 MW, being the largest geothermal complex in Mexico. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether t… Show more

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“…The maximum total As concentration found was higher than the allowable level of 20 mg kg -1 in agricultural soil (Kabata-Pendias 2001 ). The Hg content of the control sites was within the average range of 0.05–0.3 mg kg -1 given by Kabata-Pendias ( 2001 ) and within the range of 0.01 to 0.3 mg kg -1 reported by Pastrana-Corral et al ( 2016 ) for Mexican geothermal sites. The Hg content in the investigated geothermal sites was higher (ESM 3 ) than the above-mentioned values .…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 74%
“…The maximum total As concentration found was higher than the allowable level of 20 mg kg -1 in agricultural soil (Kabata-Pendias 2001 ). The Hg content of the control sites was within the average range of 0.05–0.3 mg kg -1 given by Kabata-Pendias ( 2001 ) and within the range of 0.01 to 0.3 mg kg -1 reported by Pastrana-Corral et al ( 2016 ) for Mexican geothermal sites. The Hg content in the investigated geothermal sites was higher (ESM 3 ) than the above-mentioned values .…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 74%
“…El sistema lacustre de Cuitzeo se desarrolló y comenzó su evolución en el sector centro-oriental del Cinturón Volcánico Transmexicano (CVTM) ca. 7-8 Ma (Mioceno tardío) como resultado de fallas NE-SW (Israde-Alcantara et al, 2010;Olvera-García et al, 2020). Este se considera dentro de un sistema de cuenca de edad Neógena tardía al Reciente, que se extiende en varios bloques inclinados hacia el sur, delimitados por fallas hacia el norte que conforman varias cuencas de semigraben donde se desarrolló el actual lago (Israde-Alcantara y Garduño-Monroy, 1999).…”
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“…En el sistema geotérmico Araró-Simiro, las estructuras locales más importantes y aparentemente activas son las fallas de Huingo y Araró-Simirao (DETENAL, 1978), de tipo normal y orientación general ENW-WSE con variaciones en su rumbo a NE-SW y ENE-WSW (Figura 1a). A través de ellas afloran manifestaciones termales (Olvera-García et al, 2020). Estas estructuras configuran un sistema de bloques escalonados hacia el norte (y en menor grado hacia el noroeste), con ligeros basculamientos hacia el sur (y en menor grado hacia el sureste) (Viggiano- Guerra y Gutiérrez Negrín, 2003;Olvera-García et al, 2020).…”
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