Title
Groundwater quality monitoring of the Serra Geral aquifer in Toledo, Brazil
Date Issued
06 December 2018
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Monte Blanco S.
Módenes A.
Scheufele F.
Marin P.
Schneider K.
Roberto Paraíso P.
Bergamasco R.
West Parana State University
Publisher(s)
Taylor and Francis Inc.
Abstract
In this work, a physical-chemical, elemental and microbiological groundwater monitoring was performed on wells of the Serra Geral aquifer, located in the western region of the Brazilian state of Paraná, along with an evaluation of the elemental composition of soil sediments in the region of groundwater monitoring. The monitoring was carried out in 10 wells distributed throughout the rural area of the municipality of Toledo-PR. Elemental analyses were performed using the analytical technique of total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. From the results obtained, it was observed that in some wells, iron and lead concentrations were above the maximum limits allowed by the Brazilian legislation in some months, demonstrating that the evaluated groundwater is susceptible to contamination. By the analysis of the soil sediments, the presence of iron and lead in the region soil/rock was verified, which may be associated to rainwater percolation making it necessary to periodically monitor the groundwater consumed by the population of the municipality of Toledo-PR.
Start page
1243
End page
1252
Volume
53
Issue
14
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Salud pública, Salud ambiental
Ingeniería ambiental y geológica
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85059300774
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
ISSN of the container
10934529
Sponsor(s)
The authors would like to thank CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel) and CNPq (National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development) for the financial support.
Sources of information:
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