Metal contamination of a riparian area in the Conchos watershed of Chihuahua, Mexico
Metal contamination of a riparian area in the Conchos watershed of Chihuahua, Mexico
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10.2495/wrm050281
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2005-03
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H. Rubio-Arias;R. Saucedo;K. Wood;A. Núñez
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H. Rubio-Arias;R. Saucedo;K. Wood;A. Núñez
This study investigated metal contamination levels in soils at six points along a riparian area of the Conchos watershed in Chihuahua, Mexico. Soil samples were collected from the surface horizon (0-15 cm) as well as from two subsurface horizons (15-30 cm and 30-50 cm). Cadmium, sodium, manganese, lead, copper, iron and zinc concentrations were determined by flame atomic absorption spectrometry while arsenic and mercury concentrations were calculated by hydrourous-generator atomic absorption spectrometry. Also measured were pH, M.O.(%), CaCO3(%), H.C., CE, N-NO3 (as Kg ha), P, and K. Arsenic values were higher in the Zaragoza point with the highest value of 2.3192 ppm in the upper soil horizon. Mercury, manganese, and sodium did not show a specific trend, however mercury concentrations ranged from 0.2381 to 1.2715 ppm and were higher than those values that were present in a typical soil (0.03 to 0.2 mg kg). Cadmium levels were less than 9 ppm in all samples. Lead and zinc concentrations were higher in the site near an urban center reaching values of 36.8 ppm and 68.8 ppm, respectively, in the 0-15 cm horizon. The pH ranged from 7.08 to7.70. This study showed that soils in the riparian areas of one of the most important watersheds in northern Mexico are above desirable levels. Mexico. H. Rubio Arias , R. A. Saucedo , K. Wood , A. Nunez © 2005 WIT Press WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, Vol 80, www.witpress.com, ISSN 1743-3541 (on-line)