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Teores de nitrato (NO3-) e amônio (NH4+) nas águas do aqüífero Barreiras nos bairros do Reduto, Nazaré e Umarizal - Belém/PA

2007; Brazilian Chemical Society; Volume: 30; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0100-40422007000800003

ISSN

1678-7064

Autores

Natalina Maria Tinôco Cabral,

Tópico(s)

Water Quality and Pollution Assessment

Resumo

REDUTO, NAZARÉ AND UMARIZAL -BELÉM, PA.This paper evaluates the occurrence of nitrate and ammonium in the Barreiras aquifer in the metropolitan area of Belém, Pará State, Brazil.The results show that some wells display ammonium and nitrate concentrations above or close to the limits of water potability regulations.The main cause of the pollution of these waters is related the local disposal of domestic effluents and/or leakage from pipes of old sewage systems.

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