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2020-01-01

Levels of radium-226 in the rainbow trout, macroinvertebrates-substrates and water adjacent to the mining concession Loma Larga, Azuay-Ecuador

Niveles de Ra-226 en la Trucha Arcoíris, macroinvertebrados-sustratos y agua adyacente a la concesión minera Loma Larga, Azuay,-Ecuador.

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https://doi.org/10.15446/esrj.v24n1.79728

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226radium, rainbow trout, pylon AB6-A, LR-115, mining. (en)
Radio 226, trucha arcoíris, pylon AB6-A, LR-115, minería. (es)

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  • Tony Jesús Viloria Ávila Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Sede Cuenca
  • Adriana Pesantez Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Sede Cuenca
  • Efrén Vázquez Silva Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Sede Cuenca https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4905-0215
  • Ernesto Manuel Delgado Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Sede Cuenca
  • Paola Duque Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Sede Cuenca
  • Laszlo Sajo-Bohus Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas.
Mineral processing has been identified among the twelve main industrial processes that must be under control due to the expose to natural radioactive sources. The modification and, generally, the increase in the concentration of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) in the earth's crust cause an imbalance in the ecosystem. Imbalance that affects the fauna, which are able to bio accumulate these radioisotopes and introduce them into the trophic chain. The main purpose of this work was to establish a radio-ecological baseline. For this purpose, the concentration levels of 226Ra in rainbow trout, in macro invertebrate matrices-substrates and water from the Irquis and Portete rivers were evaluated. A study area adjacent to the Loma Larga mining concession was selected. The measurements were made using the Lucas cells coupled to a Pylon AB6A counter and the "Can Technique", using LR-115 passive detectors. The results indicated that rainbow trout bio accumulated in bones and organsa mean of 94.7% of the total 226Ra detected, which values varied from 4.69 to 2.46 Bq/kg, while macro invertebrate-substrate matrices showed a concentration that ranged between 0.7 and 1.3 Bq/kg in the Irquis River, while in the Portete River was between 1.1 and 19.3 Bq/kg. The water samples, in the sampling points of the Irquis River, showed concentrations that ranged between 37.3 and 119.1 mBq/l and in the Portete River between 43.5 to 146.4 mBq/l.

El procesamiento de minerales se ha identificado entre los doce principales procesos industriales que deben estar bajo un control a la exposición de fuentes radiactivas naturales. La modificación y, por lo general, el aumento de la concentración de NORM en la corteza terrestre causa un desequilibrio en el ecosistema. Desequilibrio que afecta a la fauna, la cual es capaz de bioacumular estos radioisótopos e introducirlos en la cadena trófica. La finalidad principal de este trabajo fue establecer una línea base radio-ecológica; para ello se evaluaron los niveles de concentración de 226Ra en la trucha arcoíris, en matrices macroinvertebrados-sustratos y el agua de los ríos Irquis y Portete, ubicados en la provincia del Azuay, Ecuador. Se seleccionó una zona de estudio adyacente a la concesión minera Loma Larga. Las mediciones se realizaron haciendo uso de las celdas Lucas acopladas a un contador Pylon AB6-A y la “Can Technique”, utilizando detectores pasivos LR-115. Los resultados indicaron que la trucha arcoíris bioacumuló el 95.2 % del total del 226Ramdetectado, en los huesos y órganos, las matrices macroinvertebrados-sustrato presentaron una concentración que osciló entre 0.7 y 1.3 Bq/kg en el río Irquis, mientras que en el río Portete resultó entre 1.1 y 19.3 Bq/kg. Las muestras de agua en los puntos de muestreo del río Irquis, reflejaron una concentración variable entre 37.3 y 119.1 mBq/l y en el río Portete entre 43.5 a 146.4 mBq/l.

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Viloria Ávila, T. J., Pesantez, A., Vázquez Silva, E., Delgado, E. M., Duque, P. and Sajo-Bohus, L. (2020). Levels of radium-226 in the rainbow trout, macroinvertebrates-substrates and water adjacent to the mining concession Loma Larga, Azuay-Ecuador. Earth Sciences Research Journal, 24(1), 29–34. https://doi.org/10.15446/esrj.v24n1.79728

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Viloria Ávila, T.J., Pesantez, A., Vázquez Silva, E., Delgado, E.M., Duque, P. and Sajo-Bohus, L. 2020. Levels of radium-226 in the rainbow trout, macroinvertebrates-substrates and water adjacent to the mining concession Loma Larga, Azuay-Ecuador. Earth Sciences Research Journal. 24, 1 (Jan. 2020), 29–34. DOI:https://doi.org/10.15446/esrj.v24n1.79728.

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VILORIA ÁVILA, T. J.; PESANTEZ, A.; VÁZQUEZ SILVA, E.; DELGADO, E. M.; DUQUE, P.; SAJO-BOHUS, L. Levels of radium-226 in the rainbow trout, macroinvertebrates-substrates and water adjacent to the mining concession Loma Larga, Azuay-Ecuador. Earth Sciences Research Journal, [S. l.], v. 24, n. 1, p. 29–34, 2020. DOI: 10.15446/esrj.v24n1.79728. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/esrj/article/view/79728. Acesso em: 24 apr. 2024.

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Viloria Ávila, Tony Jesús, Adriana Pesantez, Efrén Vázquez Silva, Ernesto Manuel Delgado, Paola Duque, and Laszlo Sajo-Bohus. 2020. “Levels of radium-226 in the rainbow trout, macroinvertebrates-substrates and water adjacent to the mining concession Loma Larga, Azuay-Ecuador”. Earth Sciences Research Journal 24 (1):29-34. https://doi.org/10.15446/esrj.v24n1.79728.

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Viloria Ávila, T. J., Pesantez, A., Vázquez Silva, E., Delgado, E. M., Duque, P. and Sajo-Bohus, L. (2020) “Levels of radium-226 in the rainbow trout, macroinvertebrates-substrates and water adjacent to the mining concession Loma Larga, Azuay-Ecuador”, Earth Sciences Research Journal, 24(1), pp. 29–34. doi: 10.15446/esrj.v24n1.79728.

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T. J. Viloria Ávila, A. Pesantez, E. Vázquez Silva, E. M. Delgado, P. Duque, and L. Sajo-Bohus, “Levels of radium-226 in the rainbow trout, macroinvertebrates-substrates and water adjacent to the mining concession Loma Larga, Azuay-Ecuador”, Earth sci. res. j., vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 29–34, Jan. 2020.

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Viloria Ávila, T. J., A. Pesantez, E. Vázquez Silva, E. M. Delgado, P. Duque, and L. Sajo-Bohus. “Levels of radium-226 in the rainbow trout, macroinvertebrates-substrates and water adjacent to the mining concession Loma Larga, Azuay-Ecuador”. Earth Sciences Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, Jan. 2020, pp. 29-34, doi:10.15446/esrj.v24n1.79728.

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Viloria Ávila, Tony Jesús, Adriana Pesantez, Efrén Vázquez Silva, Ernesto Manuel Delgado, Paola Duque, and Laszlo Sajo-Bohus. “Levels of radium-226 in the rainbow trout, macroinvertebrates-substrates and water adjacent to the mining concession Loma Larga, Azuay-Ecuador”. Earth Sciences Research Journal 24, no. 1 (January 1, 2020): 29–34. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/esrj/article/view/79728.

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Viloria Ávila TJ, Pesantez A, Vázquez Silva E, Delgado EM, Duque P, Sajo-Bohus L. Levels of radium-226 in the rainbow trout, macroinvertebrates-substrates and water adjacent to the mining concession Loma Larga, Azuay-Ecuador. Earth sci. res. j. [Internet]. 2020 Jan. 1 [cited 2024 Apr. 24];24(1):29-34. Available from: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/esrj/article/view/79728

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