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Environmental and Health Risk by the Presence of Parasites in the Sand of Cartagena Beaches

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This study was carried out with the purpose of determining the presence of parasites of health interest in the sands of three beaches in Cartagena, Colombia, Bocagrande beach, Boquilla beach and Punta Arena beach. Monthly monitoring sessions were conducted between May 2015 and June 2016. The found parasites were characterized using the Sloss technique, and the beaches were classified according to the pollution level, according to proposal. As main results, a high presence of parasites was obtain in November 2015, being Punta Arena the beach with the highest presence of parasites. Three parasites genders were identified: Ancylostoma sp., Strongyloides sp., Taxocara sp. These results go together with a proposal for the mitigation, minimization and control of these health interest parasites, keeping into account the beaches’ characteristics.

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  1. Facultad de Ingenierías, Fundación Universitaria Tecnológico Comfenalco Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

    Jorge Iván Blanco Herrera & Betsy Paola González Arrunategui

  2. Fundación Universitaria Tecnológico Comfenalco, Programa de Ingeniería Ambiental, Grupo de Investigación Ambiental GIA, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

    Ganiveth Manjarrez-Paba

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Manjarrez-Paba, G., Blanco Herrera, J.I., Arrunategui, B.P.G. (2018). Environmental and Health Risk by the Presence of Parasites in the Sand of Cartagena Beaches. In: Botero, C., Cervantes, O., Finkl, C. (eds) Beach Management Tools - Concepts, Methodologies and Case Studies. Coastal Research Library, vol 24. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58304-4_42

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