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Suburban Areas in Developing Countries and Their Relationship to Groundwater Pollution: A Case Study of Mar del Plata, Argentina

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were sampled in order to verify the impact of these problems on groundwater. All samples were analyzed for major ions, and about 30 of them for fecal coliforms and heavy metals. Nineteen samples were selected for pesticide analyses. The average nitrate content was 80 mg/liter, eight times the regional background value. Fecal coliforms were detected in 60% of the analyzed samples. Zinc content and a high Cl−/HCO3 − ratio were observed in the surroundings of the solid waste disposal area. Moreover, lindane and heptachlor pesticides were detected in ten samples.

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  1. Centro de Geología de Costas y Cuaternario (CGCYC), Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, CC 722 Correo Central, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina , , , , , , AR

    Hector E. Massone

  2. CECYC & CONICET CC 722 Correo Central 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina , , , , , , AR

    Daniel E. Martinez

  3. CECYC & Obras Sanitarias Mar del Plata, CC 722 Correo Central, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina , , , , , , AR

    Jose L. Cionchi

  4. CECYC & Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de la, Provincia de Buenos Aires, CC 722 Correo Central, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina , , , , , , AR

    Emilia Bocanegra

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Massone, H., Martinez, D., Cionchi, J. et al. Suburban Areas in Developing Countries and Their Relationship to Groundwater Pollution: A Case Study of Mar del Plata, Argentina. Environmental Management 22, 245–254 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002679900100

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