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Research Article

Organochlorine pesticides in the drinking water of Merida and its Metropolitan Zone, a Karst Region

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Pages 40-50 | Received 13 Mar 2020, Accepted 09 Jul 2021, Published online: 02 Aug 2021
 

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted to evaluate the quality of drinking water in 28 homes of Merida and 7 municipalities of its Metropolitan Zone, in Yucatan, Mexico. The organochlorine pesticides (OCP) were investigated since it represents important health risks. The karst groundwater in Yucatan is vulnerable due to the easy infiltration of contaminants. The use of prohibited OCP in agriculture and livestock production as well as the minimal infrastructure for drinking water sanitation also pose important public health risks. Samples were analyzed by GC-ECD. The concentrations of lindane (0.01896 ppm), heptachlor (0.09741 ppm), endosulfan (0.05796 ppm), DDT (0.00519 ppm), and endrin (0.00125 ppm) were above the international standards. Samples were analyzed for physicochemical parameters such as pH, electrical conductivity, CaCO3, MgCO3, hardness, Na+, K+, SO4˭, and Cl. Total hardness (405–646 mg/L) were above of international criterion. Adequate infrastructure to obtain safe drinking water for human consumption is strongly recommended.

Acknowledgements

We thank the participating families from the municipalities of Merida and its Metropolitan Area for allowing us to obtain the water samples. We also thank the Nereus COST Action, which played an important role in the preparation of this manuscript, and for allowing us to participate in their European project.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Supplementary material

Supplemental data for this article can be accessed https://doi.org/10.1080/1573062X.2021.1955279

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