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<journal-id>0188-4999</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista internacional de contaminación ambiental]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Int. Contam. Ambient]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0188-4999</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y Cambio Climático]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0188-49992025000100128</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.20937/rica.55258</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Potentially toxic elements in the Caribbean coastal region: A review]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Elementos potencialmente tóxicos en la región costera del Caribe: una revisión]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ruiz Hardy]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Daisy]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Niño Torres]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos Alberto]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pereira Corona]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alberto]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Blanco Parra]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María del Pilar]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Quintana Roo División de Desarrollo Sustentable ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cozumel Quintana Roo]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Quintana Roo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Chetumal Quintana Roo]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>41</volume>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0188-49992025000100128&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0188-49992025000100128&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0188-49992025000100128&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Marine pollution by potentially toxic elements (PTEs) represents a significant environmental challenge for the Caribbean coastal region. This article reviews research published between 1990 and 2022 on pollution in coastal environments in different countries. The results revealed the presence of As, Cu, Cd, Cr, Hg, Pb, Mn, Ni, and Zn, in various samples. Concentration levels in sediments and aquatic samples from various locations suggest possible environmental, toxicological, and public health risks due to contamination. Considerable accumulations were found in some marine organisms, and certain areas show severe contamination; others show lower levels, which indicates the existence of multiple and complex pollution sources, mainly of anthropogenic origin. The article aims to provide an overview of the status of PTEs pollution in the Caribbean, to understand the state of research on the topic and establish a basis for future studies. This review compiles existing knowledge to support multinational efforts. to integrate pollution monitoring and prevention programs in the Caribbean region. Findings from the samples examined vary concerning sampling schemes, parameters, and analytical techniques, as well as differences in data presentation (i.e., dry weight versus wet weight, or fraction of sediment analyzed). These differences make it difficult to make meaningful comparisons between the available data. Limited data are available for most of these contaminants for most of the countries in the region, and any attempt to develop a regional-scale assessment from contaminant data available in the open literature is made difficult by this limitation.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN La contaminación marina por elementos potencialmente tóxicos (EPT) es problema que afecta a la región costera del Caribe. Este artículo revisa las investigaciones publicadas entre 1990 y 2022 sobre contaminación en ambientes costeros en diferentes países de la región. Los resultados revelaron presencia de As, Cu, Cd, Cr, Hg, Pb, Mn, Ni y Zn, en varias matrices. Los niveles de concentración en sedimentos y matrices acuáticas de varios lugares sugieren posibles riesgos ambientales, toxicológicos y de salud pública debido a la contaminación. Se encontraron concentraciones acumuladas considerables en algunos organismos marinos. Algunos países y áreas muestran contaminación severa; otros muestran niveles más bajos, lo que indica existencia de fuentes múltiples y complejas de contaminación, principalmente de origen antrópico. El artículo tiene como objetivo brindar una visión general del estado de la contaminación por EPT en la región del Mar Caribe, con el fin de comprender el estado de investigación sobre el tema y establecer una base para futuros estudios. Se recopila el conocimiento existente para guiar esfuerzos multinacionales dirigidos a la integración de programas de monitoreo y prevención de la contaminación en el Caribe. Los hallazgos de las muestras examinadas varían con respecto a los esquemas de muestreo, parámetros y técnicas analíticas, así como en la presentación de datos (es decir, peso seco versus peso húmedo, o fracción de sedimento analizado). Estas diferencias dificultan hacer comparaciones significativas entre los datos disponibles. Se dispone de datos limitados sobre la mayoría de estos contaminantes en gran parte de los países de la región, cualquier intento de desarrollar una evaluación a escala regional a partir de datos de contaminantes disponibles en la literatura abierta se dificulta debido a dicha limitación.]]></p></abstract>
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