Distribución de metales pesados en agua, sedimentos y peces del río Carrizal, Ecuador

Ana María  Aveiga Ortiz; Carlos Luis  Banchón Bajaña; Laura Gema  Mendoza Cedeño; José Manuel  Calderón Pincay; María Isabel  Delgado Moreira

Authors

Ana María Aveiga Ortiz Escuela Superior Politécnica Agropecuaria de Manabí Manuel Félix López, Ecuador
Carlos Luis Banchón Bajaña Escuela Superior Politécnica Agropecuaria de Manabí Manuel Félix López, Ecuador
Laura Gema Mendoza Cedeño Escuela Superior Politécnica Agropecuaria de Manabí “Manuel Félix López”
José Manuel Calderón Pincay Escuela Superior Politécnica Agropecuaria de Manabí Manuel Félix López, Ecuador
María Isabel Delgado Moreira Escuela Superior Politécnica Agropecuaria de Manabí Manuel Félix López, Ecuador

Keywords:

river water, biomagnification, contamination, ichthyofauna, heavy metals

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the distribution of heavy metals (Pb, Cd and Cu) in water, sediments and fish from the Carrizal River, Manabí - Ecuador. 21 monitoring stations for water and sediment were carried out. In addition, liver, gill, and muscle tissue samples of Hoplias microlepis, Aequidens rivulatus, and Oreochromis niloticus were extracted; heavy metal content is determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The Pb in water and sediments was 0,41 mg/L and 0,03 mg/kg, respectively. In gills of Hoplias microlepis (0,181 mg/kg) and in muscles of Aequidens rivulatus (0,149 mg/kg), the highest levels of Pb were found. The fish species presented undetectable levels of Cd or Cu. The level of Pb in surface water exceeds the established limit; evidencing a distribution and possible biomagnification of this metal.

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