Water quality of rio La Grita and its afluents

Authors

  • Zulay Rivas Institute for Control and Conservation of Lake Maracaibo (ICLAM)
  • José Sánchez Institute for Control and Conservation of Lake Maracaibo (ICLAM)
  • Olga Castejón Institute for Control and Conservation of Lake Maracaibo (ICLAM)
  • Enrique Ochoa Institute for Control and Conservation of Lake Maracaibo (ICLAM)
  • Federico Troncone Institute for Control and Conservation of Lake Maracaibo (ICLAM)

Keywords:

Water quality, physical-chemical analysis, Rio La Grita basin

Abstract

The Rm La Grita, affluent of the no Zulia, belongs to the Hydrographic System of the Rm Catatumbo. This basin is a source of water for the inhabitants and has a high agricultural development, where chemical products and fertilizers are applied, which are transported, by runoff, to the bodies of water producing pollution in them. In this investigation the parameters were evaluated: flow, turbidity, total phosphorus, total nitrogen, total dissolved solids, oils and fats, hydrocarbons, BOD5, COD and total and fecal coliforms, in 25 stations located in the Rio La Grita, during three samplings (October 2011, April 2012 and October 2012), in the rainy season.

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Published

2024-05-02

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Rivas, Z., Sánchez, J., Castejón, O., Ochoa, E., & Troncone, F. (2024). Water quality of rio La Grita and its afluents. Observador Del Conocimiento, 2(6), 150–162. Retrieved from https://revistaoc.oncti.gob.ve/index.php/odc/article/view/471

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Vol. 2 No. 6 (2014): june

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