Heavy metal pollution and toxicity assessment in Mallorquin swamp: a natural protected heritage in the Caribbean Sea, Colombia
This work reports the level and ecotoxicity impact of metals in the sediments of the Mallorquín swamp, a protected coastal lagoon in the Caribbean coast of Colombia. The distribution of metals was in the following decreasing order: Zn > Cu > Pb > Cd > Hg, showing statistically significan...
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Fuentes Gandara, Fabio Armando
Pinedo-Hernández, José
Gutiérrez, Edwin
Marrugo-Negrete, José
Díez, Sergi
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Sediment quality
Caribbean coast
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Heavy metal pollution and toxicity assessment in Mallorquin swamp: a natural protected heritage in the Caribbean Sea, Colombia |
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Heavy metal pollution and toxicity assessment in Mallorquin swamp: a natural protected heritage in the Caribbean Sea, Colombia |
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Heavy metal pollution and toxicity assessment in Mallorquin swamp: a natural protected heritage in the Caribbean Sea, Colombia |
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Heavy metal pollution and toxicity assessment in Mallorquin swamp: a natural protected heritage in the Caribbean Sea, Colombia |
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Heavy metal pollution and toxicity assessment in Mallorquin swamp: a natural protected heritage in the Caribbean Sea, Colombia |
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Heavy metal pollution and toxicity assessment in Mallorquin swamp: a natural protected heritage in the Caribbean Sea, Colombia |
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Heavy metal pollution and toxicity assessment in Mallorquin swamp: a natural protected heritage in the Caribbean Sea, Colombia |
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Fuentes Gandara, Fabio Armando Pinedo-Hernández, José Gutiérrez, Edwin Marrugo-Negrete, José Díez, Sergi |
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Fuentes Gandara, Fabio Armando Pinedo-Hernández, José Gutiérrez, Edwin Marrugo-Negrete, José Díez, Sergi |
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Metals Sediment quality Caribbean coast Colombia Anthropogenic pollution Wastewater |
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Metals Sediment quality Caribbean coast Colombia Anthropogenic pollution Wastewater |
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This work reports the level and ecotoxicity impact of metals in the sediments of the Mallorquín swamp, a protected coastal lagoon in the Caribbean coast of Colombia. The distribution of metals was in the following decreasing order: Zn > Cu > Pb > Cd > Hg, showing statistically significant differences among sites. The average Pb and Cd concentrations in sediments were about 17 and 5 times higher, respectively, compared to those in background values. Several contamination indices suggested moderate contamination of Hg, Cu, and Zn, and strong pollution due to Cd and Pb. Multivariate analysis revealed spatial variations for metals and its anthropogenic origin, such as municipal and industrial wastewater discharges (Pb, Zn, and Hg) and agricultural activities (Cd and Cu). These findings showed the negative impact of human activities and the need to apply protective management strategies. |
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Fuentes Gandara, Fabio ArmandoPinedo-Hernández, JoséGutiérrez, EdwinMarrugo-Negrete, JoséDíez, Sergi2021-04-21T15:27:07Z2021-04-21T15:27:07Z202120230025-326X1879-3363https://hdl.handle.net/11323/8168https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112271Corporación Universidad de la CostaREDICUC - Repositorio CUChttps://repositorio.cuc.edu.co/This work reports the level and ecotoxicity impact of metals in the sediments of the Mallorquín swamp, a protected coastal lagoon in the Caribbean coast of Colombia. The distribution of metals was in the following decreasing order: Zn > Cu > Pb > Cd > Hg, showing statistically significant differences among sites. The average Pb and Cd concentrations in sediments were about 17 and 5 times higher, respectively, compared to those in background values. Several contamination indices suggested moderate contamination of Hg, Cu, and Zn, and strong pollution due to Cd and Pb. Multivariate analysis revealed spatial variations for metals and its anthropogenic origin, such as municipal and industrial wastewater discharges (Pb, Zn, and Hg) and agricultural activities (Cd and Cu). These findings showed the negative impact of human activities and the need to apply protective management strategies.Fuentes Gandara, Fabio-will be generated-orcid-0000-0002-0681-0544-600Pinedo-Hernández, JoséGutiérrez, EdwinMarrugo-Negrete, José-will be generated-orcid-0000-0002-3181-7529-600Díez, Sergiapplication/pdfengCorporación Universidad de la CostaCC0 1.0 Universalhttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Marine Pollution Bulletinhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X21003052MetalsSediment qualityCaribbean coastColombiaAnthropogenic pollutionWastewaterHeavy metal pollution and toxicity assessment in Mallorquin swamp: a natural protected heritage in the Caribbean Sea, ColombiaPre-Publicaciónhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_816bTextinfo:eu-repo/semantics/preprinthttp://purl.org/redcol/resource_type/ARTOTRinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionAcosta, J.A., Faz, A., Martínez-Martínez, S., Arocena, J.M., 2011. 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