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SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART B-ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY
Volume 61, Issue 10-11, Pages 1180-1184Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2006.06.010
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water; pollution; heavy metals; total reflection X-ray fluorescence
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The present area of study is located in the Upper Course of the Lenna River (UCLR). The Lerma is one of the most important rivers of Mexico, where it drains highly populated and industrialized regions. The aim of the present study is to determine the heavy metal concentration of Cr, Mn, Fe, Cu and Pb in dissolved and total phases of the UCLR by means of Total Reflection X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (TXRF). The surface water samples were collected at 8 sites distributed following the stream flow direction of the river. Four sampling campaigns were carried out in each site in a 1-year period. A sample preparation method was applied in order to obtain the total and dissolved fraction and to destroy the organic matter. The total heavy metal average concentration decrease in the following order: Fe (2566 mu g/L) > Mn (300 mu g/L) > Cu (66 mu g/L) > Cr (21 mu g/L) > Pb (15 mu g/L). In general, the heavy metal concentrations in water of the UCLR are below the maximum permissible limits. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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