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<journal-id>1680-0338</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Ing. hidrául. ambient.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1680-0338</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro de Investigaciones Hidráulicas (CIH). Facultad de Ingeniería Civil. Universidad Tecnológica de La Habana "José A. Hecheverría" CUJAE]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1680-03382022000300013</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Distribución de metales pesados en agua, sedimentos y peces del río Carrizal, Ecuador]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Distribution of heavy metals in water, sediments and fish of the Carrizal River, Ecuador]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aveiga Ortiz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ana María]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Banchón Bajaña]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos Luis]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mendoza Cedeño]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Laura Gema]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Calderón Pincay]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Manuel]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Delgado Moreira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María Isabel]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Escuela Superior Politécnica Agropecuaria de Manabí Manuel Félix López  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>43</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>13</fpage>
<lpage>23</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1680-03382022000300013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1680-03382022000300013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1680-03382022000300013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Esta investigación pretende analizar la distribución de metales pesados (Pb, Cd y Cu) en agua, sedimentos y peces del río Carrizal, Manabí - Ecuador. Se establecieron 21 estaciones de monitoreo para agua y sedimento. Además, se extrajeron muestras de tejido hepático, branquial y muscular de Hoplias microlepis, Aequidens rivulatus y Oreochromis niloticus; el contenido de metales pesados se determinó mediante espectrofotometría de absorción atómica. El Pb en agua y sedimentos fue de 0,41 mg/L y 0,03 mg/kg, respectivamente. En branquias de Hoplias microlepis (0,181 mg/kg) y en músculos de Aequidens rivulatus (0,149 mg/kg) se obtuvieron los mayores niveles de Pb. Las especies ictícolas presentaron niveles no detectables de Cd o Cu. El nivel de Pb en agua superficial supera el límite establecido; evidenciándose una distribución y posible biomagnificación de este metal.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT This research aims to analyze the distribution of heavy metals (Pb, Cd and Cu) in water, sediments and fish from the Carrizal River, Manabí - Ecuador. 21 monitoring stations for water and sediment were carried out. In addition, liver, gill, and muscle tissue samples of Hoplias microlepis, Aequidens rivulatus, and Oreochromis niloticus were extracted; heavy metal content is determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The Pb in water and sediments was 0,41 mg/L and 0,03 mg/kg, respectively. In gills of Hoplias microlepis (0,181 mg/kg) and in muscles of Aequidens rivulatus (0,149 mg/kg), the highest levels of Pb were found. The fish species presented undetectable levels of Cd or Cu. The level of Pb in surface water exceeds the established limit; evidencing a distribution and possible biomagnification of this metal.]]></p></abstract>
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