Geochemical Characterization and Saturation Index (Si) in the Montebello Lagunar System Liquidamber Lagoon, Chiapas Mexico

The “Lagunas de Montebello” National Park located in Chiapas, Mexico, is well known for its crystal blue water bodies, some of which, in 2003, started to change color from crystalline to cloudy brown, and occasionally emit a foul smell, contains white-yellowish supernatant debris and dead fish. To d...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature environment and pollution technology 2021-12, Vol.20 (4), p.1415-1425
Main Authors: Reyes-Santiago, J. R., García-Villanueva, L. A., Fernández-Villagómez, G., Guzmán-Guadarrama, P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
agricultural waste, erosion risk, loss of fertile soil, water quality
Aragonite
Calcite
Calcium
Calcium sulfate
Chemistry
Coloration
Dolomite
Geochemistry
Lagoons
Magnesium
Microorganisms
Minerals
Morphology
National parks
Photosynthesis
Precipitation
Saturation
Saturation index
Smell
Speciation
Turbidity
Water circulation
Water column
Water quality
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The “Lagunas de Montebello” National Park located in Chiapas, Mexico, is well known for its crystal blue water bodies, some of which, in 2003, started to change color from crystalline to cloudy brown, and occasionally emit a foul smell, contains white-yellowish supernatant debris and dead fish. To determine the causes of the changes in the water characteristics of the “Liquidambar” lagoon of the Montebello lagoon system, a physicochemical characterization was carried out over the first six meters of the water column, together with geochemical speciation analysis and the saturation index calculation for different minerals. Water was classified as calcium-sulfated and the main mechanism that controlled its chemistry was rocks dissolution. Sulfide was found at all sampled depths in the range of 0.11 to 1.13 mg.L-1. The concentration of sulfate in the water column ranged from 249.21 to 298.7 mg.L-1, carbonate ranged from 140.5 to 261.4 mg.L-1, calcium and magnesium ranged from 94.5 to 146.9 mg.L-1 and 34.2 to 38.3 mg.L-1, respectively. Likewise, oxygen was also found to be oversaturated on the surface with a value of 9.32 mg.L-1. The speciation results and SI indicated that the mineral phases calcite, aragonite, and dolomite were oversaturated, being greater on the surface. The results suggested the possibility that the turbidity, the coloration change, and the whitish supernatant were due to the precipitation of carbonate minerals, microbiologically influenced by the photosynthetic activity in the upper layer of the lagoon water.
ISSN:0972-6268
2395-3454
DOI:10.46488/NEPT.2021.v20i04.004