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Evaluation of trace element concentration (acid leachable) in sediments from River Pánuco and its adjacent lagoon areas, NE México

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A set of forty-one surface sediment samples were collected in River Pánuco and its adjoining lagoon areas in NE Mexico to identify the enrichment pattern of trace elements. The samples were analyzed for sediment texture, carbonates, organic carbon and acid leachable trace elements (ALTEs) using autoclave method [Fe, Mn, Cr, Cu, Ni, Co, Pb, Zn, Cd, V, Be, Ba, Sr, As]. Geochemical results of Fe, Cr, Ni, Co, V and Sr in zone 1 indicate that erosion in the upland region (Sierra Madre Oriental Mountains) is very high. The above feature is supported by the supremacy of finer sediments (82.12 %), carbonates (44.67 %) and organic carbon (10.74 %), which are brought down from the drainage basin. The overall average concentration of ALTEs Mn (607 μg g−1), Cu (28.29 μg g−1), Ni (16.56 μg g−1), Pb (46.11 μg g−1), Cd (1.81 μg g−1) and Zn (92.18 μg g−1) indicates higher values than the lowest effect level (LEL) and effects range low (ERL) of environmental indicators. The results suggest that they are due to the increase in oil refineries, metal based industries, shipping activities and the effluent input which could enter the biological cycle and might create human health problems.

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Acknowledgments

The work forms a part of the Bilateral Project between Mexico (CONACyT) and India (DST) for the first year (2009–2010). MPJ and PFRE thanks the financial support for field work from SIP Project No. 20101147, 20100606 (IPN México) and also wish to thank EDI and COFAA (IPN Mexico). MPJ and PDR also wish to express their thanks to SNI, CONACyT, México. We also wish to express our thanks to Varian, México. This article is the 62nd contribution from Earth System Science Group (ESSG), Chennai, India.

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  1. Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo (CIIEMAD), Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN), Calle 30 de Junio de 1520, Barrio la Laguna Ticomán, Del. Gustavo A. Madero, C.P.07340, Mexico, D.F., Mexico

    M. P. Jonathan, P. F. Rodríguez-Espinosa & N. P. Muñoz-Sevilla

  2. Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacan, C.P.04510, Mexico, D.F., Mexico

    P. D. Roy

  3. Department of Marine Science, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Calcutta, 700 019, India

    S. K. Sarkar

  4. Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Laboratorio Central de Instrumentación, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN), Prol. de Manuel M Carpio y Plan de Ayala, Col. Sto. Tomas, Del. Miguel Hidalgo, C.P.11340, México, D.F., Mexico

    M. Navarrete-López

  5. Department of Geology, Anna University, Chennai, 600 025, India

    S. Srinivasalu & N. Thangadurai

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Jonathan, M.P., Roy, P.D., Rodríguez-Espinosa, P.F. et al. Evaluation of trace element concentration (acid leachable) in sediments from River Pánuco and its adjacent lagoon areas, NE México. Environ Earth Sci 68, 2239–2252 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-012-1906-6

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