Effects of Sewage Discharge on Trophic State and Water Quality in a Coastal Ecosystem of the Gulf of California
Joint Authors
Arreola-Lizárraga, José A.
Vargas-González, Héctor Hugo
Mendoza-Salgado, Renato Arturo
Méndez-Rodríguez, Lía Celina
Lechuga-Deveze, Carlos Hernando
Padilla-Arredondo, Gustavo
Cordoba-Matson, Miguel
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-02-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
This paper provides evidence of the effects of urban wastewater discharges on the trophic state and environmental quality of a coastal water body in a semiarid subtropical region in the Gulf of California.
The concentrations of dissolved inorganic nutrients and organic matter from urban wastewater primary treatment were estimated.
La Salada Cove was the receiving water body and parameters measured during an annual cycle were temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, nitrite, nitrate, ammonia, orthophosphate, and chlorophyll a.
The effects of sewage inputs were determined by using Trophic State Index (TRIX) and the Arid Zone Coastal Water Quality Index (AZCI).
It was observed that urban wastewater of the city of Guaymas provided 1,237 ton N yr−1 and 811 ton P yr−1 and TRIX indicated that the receiving water body showed symptoms of eutrophication from an oligotrophic state to a mesotrophic state; AZCI also indicated that the environmental quality of the water body was poor.
The effects of urban wastewater supply with insufficient treatment resulted in symptoms of eutrophication and loss of ecological functions and services of the coastal ecosystem in La Salada Cove.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Vargas-González, Héctor Hugo& Arreola-Lizárraga, José A.& Mendoza-Salgado, Renato Arturo& Méndez-Rodríguez, Lía Celina& Lechuga-Deveze, Carlos Hernando& Padilla-Arredondo, Gustavo…[et al.]. 2014. Effects of Sewage Discharge on Trophic State and Water Quality in a Coastal Ecosystem of the Gulf of California. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050358
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Vargas-González, Héctor Hugo…[et al.]. Effects of Sewage Discharge on Trophic State and Water Quality in a Coastal Ecosystem of the Gulf of California. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050358
American Medical Association (AMA)
Vargas-González, Héctor Hugo& Arreola-Lizárraga, José A.& Mendoza-Salgado, Renato Arturo& Méndez-Rodríguez, Lía Celina& Lechuga-Deveze, Carlos Hernando& Padilla-Arredondo, Gustavo…[et al.]. Effects of Sewage Discharge on Trophic State and Water Quality in a Coastal Ecosystem of the Gulf of California. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050358
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1050358