title: Metal concentrations in water and sediments from tourist beaches of Acapulco, Mexico.
abstract: A survey on the metal concentrations (As, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sr, V, Zn) in beach water and sediments is reported from the tourist destination of Acapulco city on the Pacific coast of Mexico. The concentration of dissolved trace metals (DTMs) in beach water and acid leachable trace metals (ALTMs) in sediments indicated that they are anthropogenic in nature due to the increased tourist activities in the crowded beach locations. The statistical analysis indicates Fe and Mn play a major role as metal scavengers in both the medium (water and sediment) and the higher value of other metals is site specific in the study area, indicating that they are transported from the local area. Comparison results suggest that the beach water quality has deteriorated more than the sediments and special care needs to be taken to restore the beach quality.
authors.affiliation: 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 México DF, Mexico. mpjonathan7@yahoo.com
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Jonathan
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Thangadurai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Srinivasalu
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Espinosa
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lakshumanan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Navarrete-López
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Muñoz-Sevilla
mesh_terms: D001493:Bathing Beaches / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry*; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis*; D008800:Mexico; D012623:Seawater / Q000737:chemistry*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical