Presencia de hormonas esteroides en el lago Titicaca y agua potable, Puno (Perú)

Autor: Walter Zamalloa-Cuba, Sirleith Siomara Condori Canaza, Olivia Magaly Luque Vilca, Franz Zirena Vilca, Valdemar Valdemar
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Revista de Investigaciones Altoandinas - Journal of High Andean Research. 23:193-199
ISSN: 2313-2957
2306-8582
DOI: 10.18271/ria.2021.307
Popis: The presence of steroid hormones in lake waters causes contamination of aquatic ecosystems, which may cause endocrine alterations in the organisms that inhabit them. Moreover, many of these waters are purified and distributed to populations located around the lake. Therefore, these effects could be repeated in humans consuming the water. This study reports the presence of steroid hormone residues in the waters of the inner bay of Lake Titicaca and drinking water in the city of Puno (Peru). The solid phase extraction method was used for sample preparation, and the analyses were developed in an HPLC-DAD system. Results show maximum concentrations of steroid hormones estrone (E1) 1.56, 17 β- estradiol (E2) 2.27, 17 α- ethinylestradiol (EE2) 13. 88 ng L-1 respectively. These concentrations vary at the different monitoring points, and their presence could cause ecotoxicological effects to the endemic aquatic biota that inhabit this part of the lake. At the same time they also could affect the health of the human population that consumes this water
Databáze: OpenAIRE