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<journal-id>1405-888X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[TIP. Revista especializada en ciencias químico-biológicas]]></journal-title>
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<issn>1405-888X</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1405-888X2015000200122</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Calidad del agua de la niebla captada artificialmente en la microcuenca del río Pixquiac, Veracruz, México: resultados preliminares]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Quality of fog-water artificially collected in the Pixquiac watershed, Veracruz, Mexico: preliminary results]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Jofre-Meléndez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rodolfo]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cervantes-Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Barradas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Víctor L.]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Veracruzana Facultad de Instrumentación y Ciencias Atmosféricas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Xalapa Veracruz]]></addr-line>
<country>MX</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Instituto de Ecología Depto. de Ecología Funcional]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[México D.F.]]></addr-line>
<country>MX</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2015</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2015</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>18</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>122</fpage>
<lpage>130</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1405-888X2015000200122&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1405-888X2015000200122&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1405-888X2015000200122&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Con el fin de determinar si el agua recolectada artificialmente de la niebla en la zona central montañosa del Estado de Veracruz es apta para el consumo humano, se realizó un muestreo preliminar de enero a marzo del año 2010, periodo de mayor frecuencia de nieblas, para analizar sus aspectos físicos, químicos y biológicos y evaluar su calidad. Se encontró que el agua contiene metales pesados como el mercurio, organismos coliformes y cantidades altas de nitrógeno amoniacal, pero esto se puede solucionar aplicando un tratamiento de saneamiento para uso humano con un costo de 0.00341 USD L-1 que no incluye mano de obra ni infraestructura. Se discuten las causas que pueden originar su contaminación y se concluye que el agua recolectada de la niebla no es adecuada para el consumo humano, pero sí para la agricultura.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[In order to determine if artificially collected water fog in the mountainous located in central the region of Veracruz state is suitable for human consumption; a preliminary sampling was made, from January to March (2010), the period with more fog frequency. The objective was to analyze the physical, chemical and biological aspects concerning water quality. It was found that this water is not suitable for direct human consumption, since it contains heavy metals such as mercury, coliform organisms and high amounts of ammonia nitrogen, though it is suitable for direct use in agriculture. However, it is possible to apply a sanitation treatment for human use at a cost of 0.00341 USD L-1 not including the labor cost neither the necessary infrastructure. Various causes can lead to this water pollution are discussed and it is concluded that collected fog water is not suitable for human consumption, but it might be used for agriculture.]]></p></abstract>
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