The Determination of the water quality of the Caldera River, Boquete, Chiriquí
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This study evaluated the water quality of the Caldera River, one of the most important rivers in the province of Chiriqui, which supplies the district of Boquete, for human consumption as well as for agricultural and livestock purposes. Three sites of the Caldera River were measured (upper, middle and lower part), obtaining the average water temperature (20.55 °C), electrical conductivity (69.37 µS cm-1) and pH (7.5) parameters. Comparing the data obtained with the values of the Technical Regulation DGNTI-COPANIT 23- 395 -99 for drinking water: the pH levels maintain a permissible range (6.5 - 8.5), the TDS indicate water with low mineralization (<100 mgL-1), the conductivity is lower than the stipulated limit (850 µScm-1) and the temperature below 28 °C is optimal. The results indicate good water quality according to the parameters studied; however, of the five metals studied (Al, Cd, Cr, Cu and Pb), most showed concentrations below the established limits, except for cadmium, which exceeds the limit of 0.003 mgL-1 according to the established legislation.
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