Natural arsenic occurrence in drinking water and assessment of water quality in the southern part of the Poopó lake basin, Bolivian Altiplano

Mauricio Rodolfo Ormachea Muñoz; L. Huallpara; E. Blanco Coariti; J. L. García Aróstegui; C. Kohfahl; M. C. Hidalgo Estévez; P. Bhattacharya

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Natural arsenic occurrence in drinking water and assessment of water quality in the southern part of the Poopó lake basin, Bolivian Altiplano

Mauricio Rodolfo Ormachea Muñoz, L. Huallpara, E. Blanco Coariti, J. L. García Aróstegui, C. Kohfahl, M. C. Hidalgo Estévez, P. Bhattacharya

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Drinking water quality and the presence of natural arsenic (As) were studied in a rural, less developed area of the southern part of the Poopó lake basin in the Central Bolivian Altiplano. People in this area use untreated surface- and ground-water directly as drinking water. Water is extracted from excavated wells and from few rivers occasionally present during the rainy season. Forty-one wells and seven different sites along four rivers were sampled as they are common sources for drinking water. The main characteristics of the sampled waters showed a slightly alkaline pH, high electrical conductivity and high salinity where the principal components were sodium, chloride and bicarbonate. Arsenic concentrations reached values up to 623 μg L ^-1 exceeding the current WHO guideline value (10 μg L ^-1) in all rivers and in ninety-five percent of the sampled wells. Heavy metals and other trace elements showed relatively low concentrations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	One Century of the Discovery of Arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014)
Subtitle of host publication	As 2014 - Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment
Publisher	CRC Press/Balkema
Pages	154-156
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Print)	9781138001411
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1201/b16767-58
State	Published - 2014
Event	5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment, As 2014 - Buenos Aires, Argentina Duration: 11 May 2014 → 16 May 2014

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Name	One Century of the Discovery of Arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014): As 2014 - Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment

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Conference	5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment, As 2014
Country/Territory	Argentina
City	Buenos Aires
Period	11/05/14 → 16/05/14

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Ormachea Muñoz, M. R., Huallpara, L., Blanco Coariti, E., García Aróstegui, J. L., Kohfahl, C., Hidalgo Estévez, M. C., & Bhattacharya, P. (2014). Natural arsenic occurrence in drinking water and assessment of water quality in the southern part of the Poopó lake basin, Bolivian Altiplano. In One Century of the Discovery of Arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014): As 2014 - Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment (pp. 154-156). (One Century of the Discovery of Arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014): As 2014 - Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment). CRC Press/Balkema. https://doi.org/10.1201/b16767-58

Ormachea Muñoz, Mauricio Rodolfo ; Huallpara, L. ; Blanco Coariti, E. et al. / Natural arsenic occurrence in drinking water and assessment of water quality in the southern part of the Poopó lake basin, Bolivian Altiplano. One Century of the Discovery of Arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014): As 2014 - Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment. CRC Press/Balkema, 2014. pp. 154-156 (One Century of the Discovery of Arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014): As 2014 - Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment).

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Ormachea Muñoz, MR, Huallpara, L, Blanco Coariti, E, García Aróstegui, JL, Kohfahl, C, Hidalgo Estévez, MC & Bhattacharya, P 2014, Natural arsenic occurrence in drinking water and assessment of water quality in the southern part of the Poopó lake basin, Bolivian Altiplano. in One Century of the Discovery of Arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014): As 2014 - Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment. One Century of the Discovery of Arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014): As 2014 - Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment, CRC Press/Balkema, pp. 154-156, 5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment, As 2014, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 11/05/14. https://doi.org/10.1201/b16767-58

Natural arsenic occurrence in drinking water and assessment of water quality in the southern part of the Poopó lake basin, Bolivian Altiplano. / Ormachea Muñoz, Mauricio Rodolfo; Huallpara, L.; Blanco Coariti, E. et al.

One Century of the Discovery of Arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014): As 2014 - Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment. CRC Press/Balkema, 2014. p. 154-156 (One Century of the Discovery of Arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014): As 2014 - Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment).

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Ormachea Muñoz MR, Huallpara L, Blanco Coariti E, García Aróstegui JL, Kohfahl C, Hidalgo Estévez MC et al. Natural arsenic occurrence in drinking water and assessment of water quality in the southern part of the Poopó lake basin, Bolivian Altiplano. In One Century of the Discovery of Arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014): As 2014 - Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment. CRC Press/Balkema. 2014. p. 154-156. (One Century of the Discovery of Arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014): As 2014 - Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment). doi: 10.1201/b16767-58

Natural arsenic occurrence in drinking water and assessment of water quality in the southern part of the Poopó lake basin, Bolivian Altiplano

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