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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>
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<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>S0188-49992019000300623</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.20937/rica.2019.35.03.09</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[CONCENTRACIÓN DE CADMIO EN AGUA, SEDIMENTOS, Eichhornia crassipes Y Pomacea canaliculata EN EL RÍO GUAYAS (ECUADOR) Y SUS AFLUENTES]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[CONCENTRATION OF CADMIUM IN WATER, SEDIMENTS, Eichhornia crassipes AND Pomacea canaliculata IN THE GUAYAS (ECUADOR) RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES]]></article-title>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Guayaquil Facultad de Ciencias Naturales Instituto de Investigaciones de Recursos Naturales]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Guayaquil ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Guayaquil Facultad de Ciencias Naturales ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Guayaquil ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral Facultad de Ingeniería en Ciencias de la Tierra ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Guayaquil ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
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<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Gobierno Provincial del Guayas  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Guayaquil ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2019</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2019</year>
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<volume>35</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>623</fpage>
<lpage>640</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0188-49992019000300623&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0188-49992019000300623&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0188-49992019000300623&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN En Ecuador existen evidencias de contaminación por cadmio en el Golfo de Guayaquil, sin embargo, poco se conoce sobre la contaminación por este metal en sus ríos afluentes. El propósito de la investigación fue evaluar la contaminación por cadmio en agua, sedimentos, jacinto de agua Eichhornia crassipes y en el caracol Pomacea canaliculata en los ríos Guayas, Daule y Babahoyo. Para ello, se muestrearon nueve estaciones en total, se tomaron cinco muestras de agua, cinco de sedimentos y cinco de organismos por localidad, se determinaron las concentraciones de Cd y los factores de bioconcentración (FBC). Además, se midieron los parámetros pH, temperatura y salinidad. El Cd en agua no fue detectable en los sitios estudiados, mientras que en sedimentos ocho de las nueve estaciones excedieron los límites máximos permisibles según la norma ecuatoriana y la norma canadiense de calidad ambiental. Sin embargo, las concentraciones biodisponibles del metal en el sedimento fueron inferiores al nivel de efecto probable (PEL) y al valor de referencia canadiense, minimizando los posibles daños a la biota. El jacinto de agua acumuló mayores concentraciones de Cd que el gasterópodo y presentó FBC mayores a uno, indicando que es un buen biomonitor de Cd, a diferencia del caracol. También se evidenció correlación entre los parámetros físicos y químicos y la disponibilidad del metal en el sedimento y su acumulación en los organismos. Se concluye que existe contaminación por Cd en los tres ríos y se propone el monitoreo anual de estos, utilizando la especie E. crassipes como biomonitora.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT In Ecuador there is evidence of contamination by Cd in the Gulf of Guayaquil, however, little is known about the contamination by this metal in its tributaries. Evaluating the contamination by cadmium in water, sediments, flora as Eichhornia crassipes and fauna as Pomacea canaliculata in the Guayas river and the tributaries, Daule and Babahoyo rivers was the main purpose of this research. Nine stations were sampled, five samples of water, sediment and organisms were taken on each location. Cd concentrations and bioconcentration factors (BCF) were determined. In addition, pH, temperature and salinity parameters were measured. The concentrations of Cd in water were not detectable, while in sediments eight of a total of nine stations exceeded the maximum permissible limits according to the Ecuadorian standard and the Canadian Environmental Quality Guidelines. However, the bioavailable concentrations of the metal in the sediment were lower than the probable effect level (PEL) and the Canadian reference value, minimizing possible damage to the biota. The water hyacinth accumulated higher concentrations of Cd than the gastropod and presented BCF greater than one, indicating that it is a good biomonitor of Cd, unlike the snail. Correlation was also observed between the physical and chemical parameters and the availability of the metal in the sediment and its accumulation in the organisms. It is concluded that there is contamination by Cd in the three rivers and that the E. crassipes can be used as biomonitor of bioavailability of the metal in the ecosystem.]]></p></abstract>
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