Sea water quality in the colombian Caribbean during dry season
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https://doi.org/10.26640/22159045.250Keywords:
quality index, microbiological parameters, physicochemical parametersAbstract
An analysis was carried to determinate the water quality in 10 stations of the three main ports of the Colombian Caribbean, Portete Bay, Cartagena Bay and the Gulf de Morrosquillo; during the months of March and April of 2013, at three different depths (surface, middle and bottom). The components microbiological and physicochemical were measured to define the general condition of the water quality of each of the bays, using as a tool the quality index, (expressed as a percentage) National sanitation foundation Water Quality index (NSFWQI). According to this index, there were differences in the quality of the water between the ports. In the Portete Bay NSFWQI index = 92.0%, indicating that the water of this port is of excellent quality. However, the quality of the water of the Cartagena Bay (NSFWQI = 66.5%) and the Gulf of Morrosquillo (NSFWQI = 65.3 %), suggest an average quality. Apparent differences between the concentrations of nutrients (mainly nitrates and phosphates) and dissolved oxygen of the bays, suggest that the port is of excellent quality. However, the quality of the water of the Cartagena Bay (NSFWQI = 66.5 %) and the Gulf of Morrosquillo (NSFWQI = 65.3 %), suggests an average quality. Apparent differences between the concentrations of nutrients concentrations of oxygen, which promotes high percentage in the NSFWQI. On the other hand, the waters with a higher content of nutrients were those of Cartagena Bay and the Gulf of Morrosquillo, possibly due to anthropogenic sources and natural nutrients that enter, perhaps through rivers, bays, classifying them as waters of average quality.Downloads
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Sea water quality in the colombian Caribbean during dry season. (2013). CIOH Scientific Bulletin, 31, 29-48. https://doi.org/10.26640/22159045.250
