Essays about: "Poopó River"

Found 5 essays containing the words Poopó River.

  1. 1. Anthropogenic Influence on the Water Quality in the lake Poopó Area, Bolivia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Sara Eklund; Johan Lundström; [2013]
    Keywords : Mining; Water quality; Heavy metals; Ions; Superficial waters; Antequera; Pazña; Urmiri; Poopó; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Problem Definition: For several hundreds of years, mining in Bolivia has been an important part of the economy. The mining activity has a negative effect on both the environment and the health of the people. Previous studies conducted in the Lake Poopó area show elevated concentrations of heavy metals and ions harmful to people and nature. READ MORE

  3. 2. Evaluation of Heavy Metals in Waters Influenced by Mining in the Poopó and Antequera River Basins, Oruro – Bolivia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Malin Rosenberg; Kristofer Stålhammar; [2010]
    Keywords : thermal spring; surface water; groundwater; mining; heavy metals; Antequera River; Lake Poopó; Poopó River; arsenic; Technology and Engineering; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : A study of heavy metals in surface and groundwater was conducted in Poopó and Antequera River basins in Bolivia. Problems with high levels of heavy metals in waters on the Bolivian high plateau have been known for many years and are to a great extent the cause of the mining industry in the region. READ MORE

  4. 3. Ground Water and Surface Water Influence on the Water Quality in the Antequera River basin, Bolivia : A Minor Field Study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Cornelia Ny; Anna Mikaelsson; [2009]
    Keywords : Hydrogeology; Miljöstudier; river flow; Water quality; surface water; ground water; cations; anions; pH; TDS; Antequera; Lake Poopó; Environmental studies; mining activity; geographical and geological engineering; Hydrogeologi; teknisk geologi; teknisk geografi; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The Antequera Basin of 150 km2 is a sub-basin to Lake Poopó, located at an altitude of 3800 meters above sea level on the Bolivian high plateau. Lake Poopó is a terminal lake with high salinity and heavy pollution from centuries of extensive mining activity. READ MORE

  5. 4. Water utilization in a river basin in the Lake Poopó region of Bolivia : problems and conflicts.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Anna Ekdahl; [2007]
    Keywords : teknisk geografi; teknisk geologi; Poopó; altiplano; Bolivia; water resources; hydraulic engineering; Civil engineering; water contamination; acid mine drainage; Hydrogeology; Hydrogeologi; geographical and geological engineering; offshore technology; soil mechanics; Väg- och vattenbyggnadsteknik; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The main objective of this thesis is to investigate the distribution of hydrological resources over time and space in two sub basins of the Lake Poopó area in Bolivia. This investigation is made in order to evaluate how supply and demand can be balanced and what effect the insufficiency of hydrological resources has on the socio economic situation. READ MORE

  6. 5. Occurrence and distribution of heavy metals in three rivers on the Bolivian high plateau

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Anders Lilja; Greger Linde; [2006]
    Keywords : soil mechanics; Superficial waters; Sediments; Heavy metals; ARD; Altiplano; hydraulic engineering; Civil engineering; offshore technology; Väg- och vattenbyggnadsteknik; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The basin of the Poopó Lake, situated on the Bolivian high plateau, is severely contaminated by the mineral extraction and processing activities within the area. Many rivers in the area contain high concentrations of arsenic, lead and cadmium both in the water and the sediment phase. READ MORE