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Assessment of major ions and trace elements in groundwater supplied to the Monterrey metropolitan area, Nuevo León, Mexico

dc.creatorABRAHAN RAFAEL MORA POLANCO;733847
dc.creatorJURGEN MAHLKNECHT;120939
dc.creatorARTURO HERNANDEZ ANTONIO;96241
dc.creatorABRAHAN RAFAEL MORA POLANCO;733847es
dc.creatorJURGEN MAHLKNECHT;120939es
dc.creatorARTURO HERNANDEZ ANTONIO;96241es
dc.date2017
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-18T22:08:16Z
dc.date.available2018-10-18T22:08:16Z
dc.identifier.issn1676369
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10661-017-6096-y
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11285/630542
dc.descriptionThe Monterrey metropolitan area (MMA) is the third greatest urban area and the second largest economic city of Mexico. More than four million people living in this megacity use groundwater for drinking, industrial and household purposes. Thus, major ion and trace element content were assessed in order to investigate the main hydrochemical properties of groundwater and determine if groundwater of the area poses a threat to the MMA population. Hierarchical cluster analysis using all the groundwater chemical data showed five groups of water. The first two groups were classified as recharge waters (Ca-HCO3) coming from the foothills of mountain belts. The third group was also of Ca-HCO3 water type flowing through lutites and limestones. Transition zone waters of group four (Ca-HCO3-SO4) flow through the valley of Monterrey, whereas discharge waters of group 5 (Ca-SO4) were found toward the north and northeast of the MMA. Principal component analysis performed in groundwater data indicates four principal components (PCs). PC1 included major ions Si, Co, Se, and Zn, suggesting that these are derived by rock weathering. Other trace elements such as As, Mo, Mn, and U are coupled in PC2 because they show redox-sensitive properties. PC3 indicates that Pb and Cu could be the less mobile elements in groundwater. Although groundwater supplied to MMA showed a high-quality, high mineralized waters of group 5 have NO3 − concentrations higher than the maximum value proposed by international guidelines and SO4 2−, NO3 −, and total dissolved solid concentrations higher than the maximum levels allowed by the Mexican normative. © 2017, The Author(s).
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSpringer International Publishing
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dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
dc.sourceEnvironmental Monitoring and Assessment
dc.subjectCalcium
dc.subjectChemical analysis
dc.subjectCluster analysis
dc.subjectGroundwater
dc.subjectHierarchical systems
dc.subjectHydrochemistry
dc.subjectIons
dc.subjectTrace elements
dc.subjectUranium
dc.subjectWater quality
dc.subjectWeathering
dc.subjectHierarchical cluster analysis
dc.subjectMe-xico
dc.subjectMineralized water
dc.subjectMonterrey metropolitan areas
dc.subjectPrincipal Components
dc.subjectTotal dissolved solids
dc.subjectTrace element content
dc.subjectTransition zones
dc.subjectPrincipal component analysis
dc.subjectarsenic
dc.subjectcobalt
dc.subjectcopper
dc.subjectground water
dc.subjection
dc.subjectlead
dc.subjectmanganese
dc.subjectmolybdenum
dc.subjectselenium
dc.subjectsilicon
dc.subjecttrace element
dc.subjecturanium
dc.subjectwell water
dc.subjectzinc
dc.subjectground water
dc.subjection
dc.subjecttrace element
dc.subjectwater pollutant
dc.subjectconcentration (composition)
dc.subjectenvironmental assessment
dc.subjectgroundwater
dc.subjection
dc.subjectmetropolitan area
dc.subjecttrace element
dc.subjectwater chemistry
dc.subjectwater quality
dc.subjectArticle
dc.subjectchemical environment
dc.subjectconcentration (parameters)
dc.subjectcontrolled study
dc.subjecthealth hazard
dc.subjectMexico
dc.subjectprincipal component analysis
dc.subjectrock
dc.subjectwater analysis
dc.subjectwater content
dc.subjectwater pollutant
dc.subjectwater quality
dc.subjectwater sampling
dc.subjectanalysis
dc.subjectchemistry
dc.subjectcity
dc.subjectenvironmental monitoring
dc.subjectMexico [North America]
dc.subjectMonterrey
dc.subjectNuevo Leon
dc.subjectCities
dc.subjectEnvironmental Monitoring
dc.subjectGroundwater
dc.subjectIons
dc.subjectMexico
dc.subjectPrincipal Component Analysis
dc.subjectTrace Elements
dc.subjectWater Pollutants, Chemical
dc.subjectWater Quality
dc.subject.classification7 INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA
dc.titleAssessment of major ions and trace elements in groundwater supplied to the Monterrey metropolitan area, Nuevo León, Mexico
dc.typeArtículo
dc.identifier.volume189
dc.identifier.issue8
refterms.dateFOA2018-10-18T22:08:16Z


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