Evaluation of the Concentration and Health Risks of Phosphates and Nitrates of a High Andean River
In developing countries, river monitoring is very limited. Despite environmental and health problems, there is a paucity of information regarding the contaminants phosphates and nitrates. Thus, concentration and health risks, of phosphates and nitrates of the Ichu river waters, in Huancavelica, Peru...
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| author | Wilfredo Saez Huaman Eliana Contreras-López Marcelo Portuguez-Maurtua Víctor Sánchez-Araujo Pedro Palomino-Pastrana Mabel Escobar-Soldevilla Luis Alberto Inostroza-Ruiz Jose Antonio Llahuilla Quea |
| author_facet | Wilfredo Saez Huaman Eliana Contreras-López Marcelo Portuguez-Maurtua Víctor Sánchez-Araujo Pedro Palomino-Pastrana Mabel Escobar-Soldevilla Luis Alberto Inostroza-Ruiz Jose Antonio Llahuilla Quea |
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| description | In developing countries, river monitoring is very limited. Despite environmental and health problems, there is a paucity of information regarding the contaminants phosphates and nitrates. Thus, concentration and health risks, of phosphates and nitrates of the Ichu river waters, in Huancavelica, Peru, were evaluated. Sampling was carried out at six different points. Important water quality parameters were analyzed, such as pH, Temperature, Dissolved oxygen (DO) and electric conductivity (EC). The results revealed that the phosphate and nitrate varied between 0.475 to 0.575 mg/L and 11.10 to 14.00 mg/L, respectively. The concentration of phosphates and nitrates was 0.520±0.02 mg/L and 13.10±0.48, respectively. The Ichu River water had the quality that corresponded to its category, when compared to the permitted limits of the Environmental Quality Standards (EQS) for water. It did not present contamination according to the nutrient contamination index and the health risk was from chronic low intake. Besides, it presented a moderate relationship between nitrate and phosphate, due to the low concentration of phosphates during the dry season. What is new about this research is the approach to potential health risks of exposure to nitrates and phosphates, in a high Andean river in Huancavelica, Peru. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-779fa98f925d4c0383e8c47f39f364dc2023-11-13T20:27:36ZengPolish Society of Ecological Engineering (PTIE)Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology2719-70502023-12-0124924925810.12912/27197050/174036174036Evaluation of the Concentration and Health Risks of Phosphates and Nitrates of a High Andean RiverWilfredo Saez Huaman0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1485-8273Eliana Contreras-López1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0685-2004Marcelo Portuguez-Maurtua2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2396-0074Víctor Sánchez-Araujo3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7702-0881Pedro Palomino-Pastrana4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7833-6805Mabel Escobar-Soldevilla5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9253-5974Luis Alberto Inostroza-Ruiz6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8038-0730Jose Antonio Llahuilla Quea7https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8709-5257Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica, Avenida Agricultura 319-321, Paturpampa 09001, PeruFaculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Av. Óscar R. Benavides 5737, Lima 07006, PeruCollege of Agricultural Engineering, , Water Resources Department Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Lima, PeruFaculty of Engineering Sciences, Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica, Avenida Agricultura 319-321, Paturpampa 09001, PeruFaculty of Engineering Sciences, Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica, Avenida Agricultura 319-321, Paturpampa 09001, PeruFaculty of Engineering Sciences, Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica, Avenida Agricultura 319-321, Paturpampa 09001, PeruFaculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Av. Óscar R. Benavides 5737, Lima 07006, PeruFaculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Av. Óscar R. Benavides 5737, Lima 07006, PeruIn developing countries, river monitoring is very limited. Despite environmental and health problems, there is a paucity of information regarding the contaminants phosphates and nitrates. Thus, concentration and health risks, of phosphates and nitrates of the Ichu river waters, in Huancavelica, Peru, were evaluated. Sampling was carried out at six different points. Important water quality parameters were analyzed, such as pH, Temperature, Dissolved oxygen (DO) and electric conductivity (EC). The results revealed that the phosphate and nitrate varied between 0.475 to 0.575 mg/L and 11.10 to 14.00 mg/L, respectively. The concentration of phosphates and nitrates was 0.520±0.02 mg/L and 13.10±0.48, respectively. The Ichu River water had the quality that corresponded to its category, when compared to the permitted limits of the Environmental Quality Standards (EQS) for water. It did not present contamination according to the nutrient contamination index and the health risk was from chronic low intake. Besides, it presented a moderate relationship between nitrate and phosphate, due to the low concentration of phosphates during the dry season. What is new about this research is the approach to potential health risks of exposure to nitrates and phosphates, in a high Andean river in Huancavelica, Peru.http://www.ecoeet.com/Evaluation-of-the-Concentration-and-Health-Risks-of-Phosphates-and-Nitrates-of-a,174036,0,2.htmlriverhealth risksnitratesphosphateslow waterenvironmental quality standardsnutrient contamination |
| spellingShingle | Wilfredo Saez Huaman Eliana Contreras-López Marcelo Portuguez-Maurtua Víctor Sánchez-Araujo Pedro Palomino-Pastrana Mabel Escobar-Soldevilla Luis Alberto Inostroza-Ruiz Jose Antonio Llahuilla Quea Evaluation of the Concentration and Health Risks of Phosphates and Nitrates of a High Andean River Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology river health risks nitrates phosphates low water environmental quality standards nutrient contamination |
| title | Evaluation of the Concentration and Health Risks of Phosphates and Nitrates of a High Andean River |
| title_full | Evaluation of the Concentration and Health Risks of Phosphates and Nitrates of a High Andean River |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of the Concentration and Health Risks of Phosphates and Nitrates of a High Andean River |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of the Concentration and Health Risks of Phosphates and Nitrates of a High Andean River |
| title_short | Evaluation of the Concentration and Health Risks of Phosphates and Nitrates of a High Andean River |
| title_sort | evaluation of the concentration and health risks of phosphates and nitrates of a high andean river |
| topic | river health risks nitrates phosphates low water environmental quality standards nutrient contamination |
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