Water Quality Index and Health Risks in a Peruvian High Andean River

• Autorzy: Sánchez-Araujo Víctor , Portuguez-Maurtua Marcelo , Palomino-Pastrana Pedro , Escobar-Soldevilla Mabel , Sáez-Huamán Wilfredo , Chávez-Araujo Elmer , Llahuilla-Quea Jose Antonio , López-Alvarado Rommel Luis , Chávez-Juanito Yuli Anabel , Contreras-López Eliana

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12912/27197050/187227

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Water quality in rivers is affected as it passes through urban areas; this situation can be improved with good management of water resources. High Andean rivers require further studies to indicate their quality status. In addition, it is important to estimate the health risks associated with exposure to contaminants in the river water. Therefore, it is proposed to assess the water quality index (WQI) using the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) model and the health risks in the urban section of the Ichu River in Peru. Six monitoring points were selected in the section of the Ichu River that includes the urbanized part of the city of Huancavelica. The sample was taken during the months of February to April 2021. Critical parameters were analyzed by multivariate statistical analysis as principal components and cluster test. In addition, Pearson’s correlation test was performed, and the water quality status was evaluated using the WQI-NSF model. The Ichu River was of “bad” quality, unfit for human consumption, and confirming the impact of the population on water quality. The WQI-NSF model could be useful for high Andean watercourses suffering from anthropogenic deterioration of quality, with illegal effluent discharges and poor sanitation. There is a high health risk due to fecal coliform contamination from sewage discharges into the river. In addition, the total hazard index indicated that contaminants are causing negative health effects in adult males at a low risk level (risk 2), adult females at a moderate risk level (risk 3), and children at a negligible risk level (risk 1). With the help of this study, an appropriate management plan can be put in place to restore the ecological integrity of the Ichu River.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

water resources; high Andean River; multivariate analysis; water quality index; non-carcinogenic health risk

• Wydawca: Lubelski Oddział Polskiego Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology ; WNGB Wydawnictwo Naukowe
• Czasopismo: Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 25, iss. 6
• Strony: 301--315
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 45 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Sánchez-Araujo Víctor

• Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica, Avenida Agricultura 319-321, Paturpampa 09001, Huancavelica, Peru

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7702-0881

autor

Portuguez-Maurtua Marcelo

• College of Agricultural Engineering, Water Resources Department,Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, 012 La Molina, Lima, Peru

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2396-0074

autor

Palomino-Pastrana Pedro

• Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica, Avenida Agricultura 319-321, Paturpampa 09001, Huancavelica, Peru

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7833-6805

autor

Escobar-Soldevilla Mabel

• Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica, Avenida Agricultura 319-321, Paturpampa 09001, Huancavelica, Peru

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9253-5974

autor

Sáez-Huamán Wilfredo

• Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica, Avenida Agricultura 319-321, Paturpampa 09001, Huancavelica, Peru

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1485-8273

autor

Chávez-Araujo Elmer

• Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica, Avenida Agricultura 319-321, Paturpampa 09001, Huancavelica, Peru

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7781-4078

autor

Llahuilla-Quea Jose Antonio

• Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Jirón Huanta 1182, Lima 15001, Peru

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3926-8069

autor

López-Alvarado Rommel Luis

• Universidad Nacional Daniel Alcides Carrión, Av. Los Próceres 703, Cerro De Pasco 19001, Peru

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8716-1813

autor

Chávez-Juanito Yuli Anabel

• Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Chota, José Osores 418, Chota 06121, Cajamarca, Peru

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0136-2113

autor

Contreras-López Eliana

• Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Jirón Huanta 1182, Lima 15001, Peru

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0685-2004

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