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<journal-id>0188-8897</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Hidrobiológica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Hidrobiológica]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0188-8897</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0188-88972017000100103</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Hydrochemistry of the Mocorito river coastal aquifer, Sinaloa, Mexico: water quality assessment for human consumption and agriculture suitability]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Hidroquímica del acuífero costero del Río Mocorito, Sinaloa, México: evaluación de la calidad del agua para consumo humano y agricultura]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rivera-Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José R.]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Green-Ruiz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pelling-Salazar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lawren]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Trejo-Alduenda]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alejandra]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Posgrado en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mazatlán Sin]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología Unidad Académica Mazatlán]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mazatlán Sin]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>27</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>103</fpage>
<lpage>113</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0188-88972017000100103&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0188-88972017000100103&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0188-88972017000100103&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Background:  Groundwater is a vital source of water for domestic and agricultural activities and the water of the Mocorito River Coastal Aquifer (MORCA), located in the agricultural valley of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, is not an exception.  Goals:  To assess MORCA's groundwater quality for drinking and irrigation purposes and the geochemical processes affecting its composition.  Methods:  Twenty-two well samples were collected during the dry and rainy seasons. Physical and che mical parameters, major ions, drinking quality (WQI and PHASECH water quality index), and irrigation suitability Richards (1954) and Wilcox diagrams) were studied.  Results:  Total Dissolved Solid (TDS) ranged from 1688 - 8762 mg L-1 for the dry season and 89-10016 mg L-1 for the rainy season. From inland to the coastal zone, MORCA's groundwater was considered hard and very hard, with non-dominant hydrochemical facies in the dry season and calcium, magnesium and sodium (cationic), and bicarbonate and chloride (anionic) types, in the rainy season. US Salinity Staff and Wilcox diagrams revealed that MORCA's groundwater is not suitable for use in irrigation. Further, the geochemical processes controlling the chemical composition of MORCA were evaporation and weathering.  Conclusions: According to the TDS and water quality index (WQI and PHASECH) classifying just 4.5 % and over 50 % of the samples, respectively, MORCA water can be consi dered suitable for human consumption; only the groundwater from site EE-1, in the rainy season, was considered suitable for human consumption. US Salinity staff and Wilcox diagrams indicate that almost 50% of MORCA's groundwater is not suitable for irrigation use. MORCA's groundwater composition is dominated by evaporation and weathering of minerals such as anorthite, illite, and kaolinite.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Antecedentes:  El agua subterránea es una fuente vital de agua tanto para actividades domésticas como agrícolas; y el agua del acuífero costero del río Mocorito (MORCA), localizado dentro del valle agrícola de Culiacán, Sinaloa, México, no ha sido la excepción.  Objetivos:  Evaluar la calidad del agua subterránea del MORCA para propósitos de consumo humano e irrigación, así como conocer los procesos geoquímicos que gobiernan su composición.  Métodos:  Veintidós muestras de agua de pozo fueron colectadas en épocas de sequía y de lluvias. Parámetros fisicoquímicos, iones mayoritarios, calidad del agua para consumo humano e irrigación fueron estudiados.  Resultados:  Los valores de TDS variaron de 1688-8762 mg L-1 para época de secas y 89-10016 mg L-1 para lluvias. Desde tierra adentro hacia la zona costera, el agua subterránea del MORCA se consideró de dura a muy dura, observando que las facies hidroquimicas son principalmente de tipo no-dominante, en época de secas; mientras que en lluvias son clasificadas como de tipo cálcio-magnesio-sódica (catió nico) y bicarbonato y cloruro (aniónico). Los diagramas US Salinity Staff y Wilcox revelaron que el agua subterránea del MORCA no es apta para usos en irrigación. Por otro lado, los procesos geoquímicos que controlan la composición química de MORCA fueron la evaporación y meteorización.  Conclusiones:  De acuerdo con la clasificación del contenido de TDS e índices de calidad del agua (WQI y PHASECH) solo el 4.5 % y más del 50 % de las muestras, respectivamente, pueden ser consideras apropiadas para el consumo humano. En el caso de aptitud agrícola, los diagramas US Salinity Staff and Wilcox, indicaron que casi 50% del agua subterránea del MORCA no es apta para ese propósito. La composición del agua subterránea del MORCA es dominada por evaporación y meteorizacón de minerales como anortita, illita y caolinita.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Geochemical processes]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[hydrochemical facies]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[major ions]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Piper diagram]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Diagrama de Piper]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[faces hidroquímicas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[iones mayoritarios]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[procesos geoquímicos]]></kwd>
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