Propiedades fisico-químicas de sedimentos condicionan la asociación de contaminantes: un estudio multivariado de éteres bifenilos polibromados en áreas de irrigación del Río Mendoza

This work is a multidisciplinary environmental study that provides new insights into the relationships between sediment-organic matter characteristics and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) concentration. The aim of the present multivariate study was to correlate factors influencing PBDEs accumu...

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Autores principales: Lana, Nerina Belén, Koch, Eduardo, D' Angelo, José Alejandro, Ciocco, Nestor Fernando, Altamirano, Jorgelina Cecilia
Formato: Online
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias-UNCuyo 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs3/index.php/RFCA/article/view/5604
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Sumario:This work is a multidisciplinary environmental study that provides new insights into the relationships between sediment-organic matter characteristics and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) concentration. The aim of the present multivariate study was to correlate factors influencing PBDEs accumulation in sediment by using principal component analysis (PCA). Organic matter studies by Fourier Transform-Infrared spectroscopy and physicochemical analyses (Total Organic Carbon, pH, electrical conductivity) of sediment samples were considered for PCA. Samples were collected from an artificial irrigation network on the Mendoza River irrigation areas. PCA provided a comprehensive analysis of the studied variables, identifying two components that explained 63% of the data variance. Those factors were mainly associated to organic matter degradation degree, which represent a new insight into the relationships between organic matter in sediments and PBDEs fate. In this sense it was possible to determine that not only the content but also the type of organic matter (chemical structure) could be relevant when evaluating PBDEs accumulation and transport in the environment. Typification of organic matter may be a useful tool to predict more feasible areas where PBDE, may accumulate, as well as sediment transportation capability.