INVESTIGADORES
ROSSO Juan Jose
artículos
Título:
Occurrence of Fluoride in Arsenic-rich Surface Waters: a Case Study in the Pampa Plain, Argentina
Autor/es:
ROSSO, JUAN JOSE; PUNTORIERO, MARIA LAURA; TRONCOSO, JUAN JOSE; VOLPEDO, ALEJANDRA; FERNÁNDEZ CIRELLI, ALICIA
Revista:
BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY
Editorial:
SPRINGER
Referencias:
Año: 2011 vol. 87 p. 409 - 413
ISSN:
0007-4861
Resumen:
High levels of fluoride in freshwater ecosystems are harmful for humans and animals, particularly, aquatic biota. In this paper, the concentrations of fluoride in arsenic-rich lotic ecosystems of the Pampa Plain, Argentina, were recorded. The relationship of fluoride with the concentration of arsenic was explored. Our results show that fluoride in these freshwater ecosystems ranged from 0.15 mg L-1 to 1.65 mg L-1. Concentrations of fluoride were highly and significantly (r = 0.71; p = 0.001) correlated with arsenic.