Open AccessEvaluation of trace-metal concentrations in water consumption of streams near Guajira (Colombia)
Author(s) -
N. Cristina Garzon,
Erik Espinosa Serrano,
Luz Adriana Sarmiento-Rubiano,
R. Canteroand,
John R. CastroSuarez
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/844/1/012020
Subject(s) - streams , environmental science , environmental chemistry , trace metal , water supply , contamination , population , water consumption , sampling (signal processing) , consumption (sociology) , environmental engineering , environmental protection , water resource management , metal , chemistry , ecology , engineering , environmental health , biology , medicine , computer network , social science , electrical engineering , organic chemistry , filter (signal processing) , sociology , computer science
The spatial distribution of metals in the water for consumption in the different supply sources, natural sources, family storage tanks and deep wells were studied. 16 samples were made for different municipalities belonging to the department of La Guajira upper part. The water samples were analyzed in 2016 and analyzed physically and chemically and microbiologically. The results were compared with national standards and those established by the WHO. The results found show some traces of metals in some of the sampling sites. The concentrations of Calcium, Magnesium exceeded the concentrations established by the standards. The results reinforce the need for better control of the physicochemical and microbiological parameters of the water consumed by the population.