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DOI10.1007/s11368-016-1400-y
Arsenic, lead, and uranium concentrations on sediments deposited in reservoirs in the Rio Grande Basin, USA-Mexico border
Mendez-Garcia, Carmen G.1; Luna-Porres, Mayra Y.1; Montero-Cabrera, Maria E.1; Renteria-Villalobos, Marusia2; Perez-Cazares, Bernardo3; Garcia-Tenorio, Rafael4
通讯作者Montero-Cabrera, Maria E.
来源期刊JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS
ISSN1439-0108
EISSN1614-7480
出版年2016
卷号16期号:7页码:1970-1985
英文摘要

Purpose The El Granero reservoir is the last reservoir of the Rio Conchos before it joins the RioGrande at the Mexico-USA border. This reservoir, together with the San Marcos reservoir, is located in the arid region of Chihuahua, Mexico. High, naturally occurring radioactivity levels, as well as high arsenic (As) concentrations, have been found in both reservoirs. The main goal of this research was to establish the spatial and temporal distribution of trace and radioactive elements in surface sediments and cores collected from these reservoirs.


Materials and methods Sediment cores were dated using Pb-210 and Cs-137 measurements and applying the constant rate of supply (CRS) model. Major, trace, and radioactive elements were determined in surface samples and three sediment cores. Radioactive elements were determined by both alpha and gamma spectrometry. Major and trace elements were determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) using the EPA 3051a method. Enrichment factors (EF), contamination factors (CF), and pollution load indexes (PLI) were calculated in order to identify the human impact in both reservoirs, whereas the chemical index weathering (CIW) was used to assess differences in the degree of weathering.


Results and discussion High uranium (U) enrichment (EFs = 24.9-54.7) was observed in core layers at the San Marcos reservoir, while in surface sediments, this enrichment was lower. The high variability of lead (Pb) and As in sediment cores from the Granero reservoir was attributed to human influence. Arsenic and Pb enrichment differences between entry and exit sediment cores were explained by the filtering capabilities of the elongated shape, the topography, and the presence of plants on the reservoir’s bed. The highest PLI was found at the entrance core of the Granero reservoir.


Conclusions The natural element concentration levels of As, Pb, and U were established at the Granero reservoir. High EFs for As and Pb suggest an anthropogenic origin of these pollutants at specific time intervals. High U concentrations in the San Marcos area are explained as naturally occurring. The concentrations of As in most of the studied sediments could pose a risk to human health by As ingestion, since they are above the probable effect level (PEL).


英文关键词Pb-210-Cs-137 dating Arsenic Freshwater sediments Lead Pollution indicators Uranium
类型Article
语种英语
国家Mexico ; Spain
收录类别SCI-E
WOS记录号WOS:000378551000012
WOS关键词NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY ; ACCUMULATION RATES ; SOIL CONTAMINATION ; RISK-ASSESSMENT ; CONCHOS BASIN ; HEAVY-METALS ; U-SERIES ; CHIHUAHUA ; PB-210 ; GEOCHEMISTRY
WOS类目Environmental Sciences ; Soil Science
WOS研究方向Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Agriculture
资源类型期刊论文
条目标识符http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/194755
作者单位1.CIMAV, Ctr Invest Mat Avanzados, Miguel de Cervantes 120, Chihuahua 31109, Chihuahua, Mexico;
2.Univ Autonoma Chihuahua, Fac Zootecnia & Ecol, Perifer Francisco R Almada Km 1, Chihuahua 31410, Mexico;
3.Univ Autonoma Chihuahua, Fac Ingn, Circuito Univ Campus 2, Chihuahua 31125, Mexico;
4.Univ Seville, Appl Nucl Phys Grp, ETS Arquitectura, Ave Reina Mercedes S-N, E-41012 Seville, Spain
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Mendez-Garcia, Carmen G.,Luna-Porres, Mayra Y.,Montero-Cabrera, Maria E.,et al. Arsenic, lead, and uranium concentrations on sediments deposited in reservoirs in the Rio Grande Basin, USA-Mexico border[J],2016,16(7):1970-1985.
APA Mendez-Garcia, Carmen G.,Luna-Porres, Mayra Y.,Montero-Cabrera, Maria E.,Renteria-Villalobos, Marusia,Perez-Cazares, Bernardo,&Garcia-Tenorio, Rafael.(2016).Arsenic, lead, and uranium concentrations on sediments deposited in reservoirs in the Rio Grande Basin, USA-Mexico border.JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS,16(7),1970-1985.
MLA Mendez-Garcia, Carmen G.,et al."Arsenic, lead, and uranium concentrations on sediments deposited in reservoirs in the Rio Grande Basin, USA-Mexico border".JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS 16.7(2016):1970-1985.
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