Radiometric study of heavy metal levels in sediments from areas of fishing, therapeutic and environmental interest and in urban soils from different cities in Cuba
Díaz Rizo, Óscar, Olivares Rieumont, Susana, D'Alessandro Rodríguez, Katia, López Pino, Neivy, Arado López, Juana Orquídea, Gelen Rudnikas, Alina, Díaz Arado, Óscar, Lima Cazorla, Lázaro, García Céspedes, Damaris, González Hernández, Patricia, Arencibia Carballo, Gustavo, Padilla Cabal, Fátima, Echevarría Castillo, Frank, Hernández Merlo, M., Casanova Díaz, A., Corrales Martínez, Y., Reyes, H., Viguri Fuente, Javier Rufino, Ródenas Palomino, Carmen, Santana, J. L.
UCrea (University of Cantabria)
Urban Farm DB summary
This 2015 study in Cuba used X-ray Fluorescence and Low Background Gamma Spectrometry to analyze heavy metal and radioactive element concentrations in marine/river sediments and urban soils. It found heavy metal contamination in coastal sediments of Guacanayabo Gulf and possible selenium contamination in the Sagua River estuary. The study also reported heavy metal concentrations in urban soils of Havana, Moa, Las Tunas, and Cienfuegos, including contamination levels in urban agricultural farms.