Evaluation of the Concentration and Health Risks of Phosphates and Nitrates of a High Andean River

• Autorzy: Sáez-Huamán Wilfredo , Contreras-Lopez Eliana , Portuguez-Maurtua Marcelo , Sánchez-Araujo Víctor , Palomino-Pastrana Pedro , Escobar-Soldevilla Mabel , Inostroza-Ruiz Luis Alberto , Llahuilla Quea Jose Antonio

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12912/27197050/174036

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In developing countries, river monitoring is very limited. Despite environmental and health problems, there is a paucity of information regarding the contaminants phosphates and nitrates. Thus, concentration and health risks, of phosphates and nitrates of the Ichu river waters, in Huancavelica, Peru, were evaluated. Sampling was carried out at six different points. Important water quality parameters were analyzed, such as pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen (DO) and electric conductivity (EC). The results revealed that the phosphate and nitrate varied between 0.475 to 0.575 mg/L and 11.10 to 14.00 mg/L, respectively. The concentration of phosphates and nitrates was 0.520±0.02 mg/L and 13.10±0.48, respectively. The Ichu River water had the quality that corresponded to its category, when compared to the permitted limits of the Environmental Quality Standards (EQS) for water. It did not present contamination according to the nutrient contamination index and the health risk was from chronic low intake. Besides, it presented a moderate relationship between nitrate and phosphate, due to the low concentration of phosphates during the dry season. What is new about this research is the approach to potential health risks of exposure to nitrates and phosphates, in a high Andean river in Huancavelica, Peru.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Environmental Quality Standards; nutrient contamination; health risk; nitrate; phosphates; low water; river

• Wydawca: Lubelski Oddział Polskiego Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology ; WNGB Wydawnictwo Naukowe
• Czasopismo: Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 24, iss. 9
• Strony: 249--258
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 34 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Sáez-Huamán Wilfredo

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

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

autor

Contreras-Lopez Eliana

• Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Av. Óscar R. Benavides 5737, Lima 07006, Peru

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

autor

Portuguez-Maurtua Marcelo

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

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

autor

Sánchez-Araujo Víctor

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

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

autor

Palomino-Pastrana Pedro

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

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

autor

Inostroza-Ruiz Luis Alberto

• Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Av. Óscar R. Benavides 5737, Lima 07006, Peru

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8038-0730

autor

Llahuilla Quea Jose Antonio

• Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Av. Óscar R. Benavides 5737, Lima 07006, Peru

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

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).