Ammonium depletion associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in the Mexican Caribbean.
Mar Pollut Bull
; 202: 116347, 2024 May.
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| ID: mdl-38608428
ABSTRACT
The Mexican Caribbean contributes significantly to Mexico's gross national product. The number of tourists declined from 16.7 million in 2019 to 8.8 million in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a rapid recovery of 13.5 million in 2021. Wastewater discharge is the primary contamination source associated with the tourism sector's demand for goods and services. Water quality could improve due to fewer tourists arriving during the COVID-19 sanitary emergency. This study aimed to quantify ammonium concentrations at eleven locations to evaluate water quality during the sanitary restriction due to the pandemic in the Mexican Caribbean. The ammonium concentrations were 85 % (Nov-2019), 89 % (Feb-2020), and 86 % (Feb-2021) higher than in Nov-2020, where six of the eleven sampled stations were below the detection limit (0.15 µM). Lower ammonium concentrations coincide with the sanitary restriction period and a decrease in affluent tourists.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Monitoramento Ambiental
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Compostos de Amônio
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COVID-19
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mar Pollut Bull
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Reino Unido