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Metals in some lagoons of Mexico
F G Vazquez1, V K Sharma, V H Alexander
1Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia, UNAM. Cd. Universitaria.
Environmental Health Perspectives
|February 1, 1995
Abstract:
The concentrations of metals, Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn were determined in some lagoons to establish the level of metal pollution. The lagoons studied were Alvarado lagoon, Veracruz; San Andres lagoon, Tamaulipas; and Terminos lagoon, Campeche. The concentrations were determined in water, oyster (Crassostrea virginica), and sediments. Metals were accumulated in either oysters or sediments. Cu and Zn were higher in oysters and Fe and Mn were higher in sediments. The results in water samples were compared with the limit established by the Secretaria de Ecologia and Desarrollo Urbano Report and briefly discussed.