title: Heavy metal concentrations in water and bottom sediments of a Mexican reservoir.
abstract: Metal concentrations have been measured in water and sediments of the Jose Antonio Alzate Reservoir, Mexico, using EDXRF and ICP techniques. Spatial and temporal distributions of total metal levels have been identified; no organised pattern was detected for any particular metal concentration. Temporal variations of metal concentrations show evidence of the water self-cleaning capacity of the reservoir, despite the high-level metal contamination determined.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Departamento de Estudios del Ambiente, México D.F., México. pap@nuclear.inin.mx
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Avila-Pérez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Balcázar
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zarazúa-Ortega
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Barceló-Quintal
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Díaz-Delgado
mesh_terms: D017753:Ecosystem; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000032:analysis*; D007221:Industry; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis*; D008800:Mexico; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical