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Evaluation of the raw water quality: physicochemical and toxicological approaches

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Environmental degradation has increased, mainly as a result of anthropogenic effects arising from population, industrial and agricultural growth. Water pollution is a problem that affects health, safety and welfare of the whole biota which shares the same environment. In Goiânia and metropolitan region, the main water body is the Meia Ponte River that is used for the abstraction of water, disposal of treated wastewater and effluents. In addition, this river receives wastewater from urban and rural areas. The aim in this present study was to evaluate the quality of raw water by some physical, chemical and toxicological tests. The physicochemical results found high levels of turbidity, conductivity, aluminum, phosphorus and metal iron, manganese, copper and lithium when compared to the standards of the Brazilian legislation. The values found of toxicity demonstrated a high degree of cytotoxicity and genotoxicity. Therefore, it was concluded that the Meia Ponte River has been undergoing constant environmental degradation, causing the poor quality of its waters. Thus, measures for the prevention and recovery should be adopted for the maintenance of the Meia Ponte River.

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This study was supported by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES). My sincere acknowledgments to the Sanitation Company of Goiás State (SANEAGO). The authors thank you the CAPES (Coordination of Improvement of Higher Level Personnel), by student scholarship.

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  1. Graduate Program in Biology of Host-Parasite Relationships, Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goiás, Rua 235 - s/n - Setor Leste Universitário, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

    Raylane Pereira Gomes & Winnie Castro Amorin Alburquerque

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    Junilson Augusto de Paula Silva & Débora de Jesus Pires

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    Marcos Celestino Carvalho Junior

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Gomes, R.P., de Paula Silva, J.A., Carvalho Junior, M.C. et al. Evaluation of the raw water quality: physicochemical and toxicological approaches. Environ Geochem Health 41, 2425–2442 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-019-00292-9

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