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Tridimensional spatial distribution of manganese in a river impacted by metallurgical activity and mining

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A three-dimensional interpolation method based on a digital elevation model (DEM) was developed to assess the impact of mining and metallurgical activity on the Claro River (Hidalgo, Mexico). This method was used to analyze the spatial concentration of manganese in sediments, water, and fish (viscera and muscle). Input data correspond to chemical manganese (Mn) analysis of the aforementioned environmental matrices, mining discharge volumes, and rainfall data. The three-dimensional model made it possible to (a) define Mn dispersion (19 km for sediments and 13 km for viscera); (b) identify northern meanders of the Claro River as areas of Mn accumulation in sediments and fish; and (c) determine river features that influence Mn concentration in fish. Results indicate that Mn concentration increases in areas receiving industrial discharges, as well as in meanders located near Acuimantla village. Total Mn levels in the water are between < 0.01 and 6.57 mg/L, while soluble and colloidal Mn concentrations range from < 0.01 to 0.49 mg/L. The highest Mn values in the water (total Mn: 6.57 mg/L and soluble-colloidal Mn: 0.49 mg/L) were detected in tributary rivers near industrial discharge sites. The concentration in water compared with that in sediments (160–213,867 mg/kg) and fish (viscera: 5–5236 mg/kg and muscle: 10.7–398.8 mg/kg) indicates low solubility of this mineral. The geoaccumulation index (Igeo) and contamination factor (CF) show that sediment composition has been affected.

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Acknowledgments

We are thankful to Dr. Suarez for the facilities provided for carrying out this project with the collaboration of academics of the Institute of Geography, to Agueda Ceniceros Gómez for her advice, to Reyna Roldán and Esaú Jiménez for their support on the chemical analysis, and, finally, to Helen Ponce Wainer for language revision and correction. We also thank all the reviewers for comments and suggestions.

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The authors declare that, simultaneously to the development of this study, a project for an industrial client (Autlán. S.A.B de C.V) was done. The company funded the sampling and the chemical analysis of water, sediment, and fishes.

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  1. Laboratorio de Biogeoquímica del Ambiente (Environmental Biogeochemistry Laboratory), Facultad de Química (School of Chemistry), UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, Circuito de la Investigación Científica s/n, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico

    Margarita Gutiérrez-Ruiz, Leticia Pérez-Manzanera, Daniel Amaro-Ramírez & Lizbeth Jardines-Mendoza

  2. Laboratorio de Análisis Geoespacial, Instituto de Geografía, UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, Circuito de la Investigación Científica s/n, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico

    Jean-François Parrot

  3. Instituto de Geografía, UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, Circuito de la Investigación Científica s/n, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico

    Carolina Ramírez-Núñez

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MGR, LPM, DAR, and LJM realized sample collection and chemical analysis; JFP and CRN developed the proposed hydric dispersion model. All the authors contributed to the analysis and results, read, and approved the final manuscript.

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Gutiérrez-Ruiz, M., Parrot, JF., Ramírez-Núñez, C. et al. Tridimensional spatial distribution of manganese in a river impacted by metallurgical activity and mining. Environ Sci Pollut Res 28, 3494–3505 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-10727-x

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