Chromium pollution evaluation in groundwaters of North Mexico City

Groundwater p~llution by soluble chromium species was surveyed throughout aone-year, monthly analysis of 38 welis at the "Municipio de Tultitlán", north ofMexico City. The chosen weils were located in the vicinity of the industrial disposalsite of the former plant "Cromatos de México,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Mario Villalobos Peñalosa, José A. Miranda, Margarita E. Gutiérrez Ruiz
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1990
País:México
Institución:Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Repositorio:Redalyc-UNAM
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:37060101
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37060101
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ciencias de la Tierra
chromate wastes
chromium poiiution
groundwaters México City
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Sumario:Groundwater p~llution by soluble chromium species was surveyed throughout aone-year, monthly analysis of 38 welis at the "Municipio de Tultitlán", north ofMexico City. The chosen weils were located in the vicinity of the industrial disposalsite of the former plant "Cromatos de México, S.A.", where 75,000 tons of wastematerial were inadequately confined. The study showed a considerable contaminationof the weils closest to the site, due to leaching of chromate salts found in thedisposed wastes. The high amount of water consumption by the surrounding industries,is preventing chromiun dispersion.