INBA   12521
INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN BIOCIENCIAS AGRICOLAS Y AMBIENTALES
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Geographic Distribution of Arsenic and Trace Metals in Lotic Ecosystems of the Pampa Plain, Argentina.
Autor/es:
ROSSO, JUAN JOSE; TRONCOSO, JUAN JOSE; FERNÁNDEZ CIRELLI, ALICIA
Revista:
BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY
Editorial:
SPRINGER
Referencias:
Año: 2010
ISSN:
0007-4861
Resumen:
In this paper the geographic distribution of arsenic and other trace elements occurrence in surface waters of 39 lotic ecosystems of central Argentina was evaluated. Manganese and arsenic were the most conspicuous elements, being present in 82% and 59% of the sampled ecosystems of this region, respectively. As concentration ranged between 55 and 198 ìg L−1 , averaging 113.69 ìg L−1. Other trace elements were hardly detected or not detected at all. It was remarkable the absence of detectable concentrations of anthropogenically derived metals as lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd).