Fluor and Arsenic concentration in tap water of General Pico from the period of 2007 to 2013

The province of La Pampa (Argen­tina) is characterized by high concentrations of arsenic and fluorine in groundwater. In this work, the concentration of fluorine and arse­nic in public potable water from General Pico and its evolution were determined. The aver­age concentration of both arsenic (0.059 mg/l) and fluorine (2,339 mg/l) in the public tap water during the period 2007-2013 exceeded those figures allowed for human consumption by the Argentine Food Code and the World Health Organization, whose maximum acceptable fig­ures are 0.01 mg/l for arsenic and 1.2 mg /l for fluoride. The arsenic concentration in the public potable water tended to decrease when rainfall increased, while the fluoride concentration was independent of the level of precipitations. Peo­ple exposed to high concentrations of arsenic tend to be also exposed to high concentrations of fluoride

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Pariani, Alberto Oscar, Perea Muñoz, José Manuel, Castaldo, Ariel Osvaldo, García Martinez, Antón Rafael, Giorgis, Alberto Osvaldo, Angón Sanchez de Pedro, Elena, Lamela Arteaga, Priscila Gisela, Hecker, F.
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	spa
Published:	EdUNLPam 2017
Online Access:	https://cerac.unlpam.edu.ar/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/1728
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