METALS CONCENTRATION ASSESSMENT IN UNDERGROUND WATER CONSUMED IN BRAZILIAN AMAZON COMMUNITIES
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https://doi.org/10.14393/19834071.2016.27713Abstract
The article aims to evaluate the concentration of metals in groundwater consumed in Amazonian communities, considering the risks that high metals concentration can cause to population health. 24 water samples were analyzed in two different periods, lower and higher rainfall periods, in order to determinate the following parameters: apparent color, turbidity, chloride, total dissolved solids, ammonia-N, nitrite, nitrate, barium, lead, copper, aluminum, iron, manganese, sodium, zinc. The results were classified in the current legislations for human consumption and submitted to the main components analysis in order to combine linearly the studied variables. Keywords: groundwater, water quality, legislation.Downloads
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2016-09-30
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Chemistry