DETERMINATION OF MICROELEMENTS AND TRACE MINERALS IN SURROUNDING SOILS OF SAGUA ELECTROCHEMICAL COMPANY, CUBA

Authors

  • Pedro César Quero-Jiménez Centro de Estudios de la Química Aplicada. Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas. Carretera a Camajuaní km 5 ½, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba.
  • Margie Zorrilla Velazco Centro de Estudios de la Química Aplicada. Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas. Carretera a Camajuaní km 5 ½, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Sergio Morales Fernández Departamento de Licenciatura en Farmacia. Facultad de Química - Farmacia. Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas. Carretera a Camajuaní km 5 ½, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Jorge de la Torre Departamento de Licenciatura en Química. Facultad de Química - Farmacia. Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas. Carretera a Camajuaní km 5 ½, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Idolina Acosta Centro de Estudios de la Química Aplicada. Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas. Carretera a Camajuaní km 5 ½, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Ángel Mollineda Trujillo Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias. Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas. Carretera a Camajuaní km 5 ½, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba.

Keywords:

pollution, microelements, trace minerals, soils

Abstract

In the present work the content of cadmium, copper, chromium, lead, nickel and zinc insoil samples from a dairy located in surroundings of Sagua electrochemical company was determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy. The levels found in different samples do not exceed the reference limit values: Cd (6.1 mg.kg-1), Co (253.3 mg.kg-1), Cr (4418.3 mg.kg-1), Cu (269.9 mg.kg-1), Ni (3030.8 mg.kg-1), Pb (113.6 mg.kg-1), Zn (260.1 mg.kg-1)) for Cuban soils. Trends in distribution of metals in soils of this dairy is to increase its concentration with depth, being more pronounced for nickel and zinc.

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Published

2019-04-01

How to Cite

Quero-Jiménez, P. C., Zorrilla Velazco, M., Morales Fernández, S., de la Torre, J., Acosta, I., & Mollineda Trujillo, Ángel. (2019). DETERMINATION OF MICROELEMENTS AND TRACE MINERALS IN SURROUNDING SOILS OF SAGUA ELECTROCHEMICAL COMPANY, CUBA. Centro Azúcar Journal, 46(2), 10. Retrieved from http://centroazucar.uclv.edu.cu/index.php/centro_azucar/article/view/37

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 2 (2019)

Section

Original Articles

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